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Ellison wants to model new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM
At a Churchhill Club event, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talked to former Sun Microsystems President Ed Zander about Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. He said he’d like to pattern the new Oracle after T.
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At a Churchhill Club event, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talked to former Sun Microsystems President Ed Zander about Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. He said he’d like to pattern the new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM, combining both hardware and software systems.
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It's an interesting take worth watching as you put the Oracle-Sun deal into perspective. Ellison's riff on how Sun is a national treasure is a bit of a stretch, but you can see what Oracle's master plan is.