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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has remade the company via acquisitions. Oracle has acquired a bevy of companies such as Siebel Systems, PeopleSoft, BEA Systems and others to become a significant applications player. Meanwhile, Oracle remains the database leader and displays strength in middleware. Oracle's next frontier: Hardware. The acquisition of Sun Microsystems could position Oracle as "T.J. Watson's IBM" or be a big headache.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 software stack still under wraps
There was a story recently that Red Hat would replace MySQL with MariaDB in the next version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Actually, Red Hat isn't saying yet which DBMS, or any other specific program, will be shipping in RHEL 7.
DataStax CEO: Open source databases onslaught for Oracle
Netflix, Openwave Messaging and Ooyala have migrated from Oracle to an enterprise edition of Apache Cassandra. DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth argues more companies and developers will follow.
Big-data confusion blunting business-intelligence spend
Big data may be handy shorthand for a whole group of issues but it's done little to increase businesses' willingness to spend on analytics in the short term.
Salesforce's Oracle database dependence: Can it open source its way out?
Salesforce is acquiring a laundry list of databases: NoSQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle. Oracle, however, is rumored to have landed a nine figure deal from Salesforce. Ouch.
Appeal dismissed for plaintiff's lawyer in Oracle sexual harrassment case
The Full Federal Court has ruled that the use of the term 'disturbing' in the judgment of the Oracle case did not damage the reputation of the plaintiff's former solicitor.
SAP HANA sales fly but there's more to the in-memory story
While figures just out suggest impressive sales growth for SAP's in-memory database technology, rivals and critics are painting a more complex picture.
Dell prepping new x86 infrastructure for Oracle enterprise software
The new x86 server infrastructure essentially combines Dell hardware with Oracle software.
Oracle outlines steps to improve Java home, enterprise security
Following high-profile hacks and breaches at major technology companies, including Apple and Facebook, the Java maker is knuckling down on the Web plug-in's security.
Open source: Its true cost and where it's going awry by Monty Widenius
Principal creator of MySQL Monty Widenius is concerned about the consequences of certain corporate attitudes towards open-source software.
Workday takes on SAP and Oracle with payroll plans for UK, France
With its sights set firmly on European expansion, cloud ERP firm Workday has flagged up its strategic intentions with two new payroll initiatives.
Cisco, Dell server share grows amid weak demand
Server sales have been whacked by a weak economy and consolidation moves. Cisco, however, is growing rapidly and Dell picked up market share.
MariaDB close to cracking MySQL website speed issue
A drawback of MySQL for high-availability websites should soon be eliminated by the MariaDB fork, according to Michael 'Monty' Widenius, the open-source database's main author.
Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?
No one in the industry is talking about any fears they may be having about the cloud -- at least not out loud.
Telstra apologetic after old customer data leaks online
The telco that said its privacy bungles 'must not happen again' has found itself apologising yet again after old customer data was found leaking into the public domain.
Oracle report examines impact of bad cloud deployments on business results
Oracle's latest survey attempts to reveal "the good, the bad, and the ugly" sides of the cloud for business managers.