Short Take: Oracle executives promoted

Oracle announced that Gary Bloom has been appointed senior vice president of system products. Bloom, an 11-year veteran of Oracle, was responsible for the significant improvement in Oracle's time to market for its software in his previous position as head of Oracle's worldwide alliances and technologies group. Meanwhile, Oracle's vice president of server marketing, Mark Jarvis, will assume a broader role as vice president of system products marketing, and Jerry Held, senior vice president of Oracle's server technology division, has decided to leave the company.

Oct. 31, 1997 3:00 p.m. PT

announced that Gary Bloom has been appointed senior vice president of system products. Bloom, an 11-year veteran of Oracle, was responsible for the significant improvement in Oracle's time to market for its software in his previous position as head of Oracle's worldwide alliances and technologies group. Meanwhile, Oracle's vice president of server marketing, Mark Jarvis, will assume a broader role as vice president of system products marketing, and Jerry Held, senior vice president of Oracle's server technology division, has decided to leave the company.