Oracle OpenWorld 2010 swings into action (photos)

1 of 19 NEXT PREV

The line forms outside the Moscone Center in San Francisco for Oracle OpenWorld 2010 which runs from Sept. 20-23. Oracle is using the event to showcase new products such as its Exalogic Elastic Compute Cloud, aka cloud in a box, and its new president, ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd. Colin Ho and Paul Corning from ZDNet Australia were there to report.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
HP executive vice president David Donatelli and .NET developer John Paul Cook give a keynote presentation.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
The Moscone Center. Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Oracle chief Larry Ellison takes center stage.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
People watching ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd on the outdoor screens. Here's a video highlight of Hurd's speedh.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Oracle knows how to get the party started with a Polka band.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Outside the bikes are flying.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
The future of Java is ... BMX?
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Making some last-minute adjustments.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Executive vice president of the HP Enterprise Business Ann Livermore delivers her keynote address to the Oracle audience. ZDNet blogger Dennis Howlett did not give the first-day keynotes very high marks.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Oracle spared no expense when it came to security, with Iron Man keeping tabs on the event.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
You should have seen the other guy.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Oracle shows off its America's Cup trophy.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
The view inside the Intel booth on the expo floor of Moscone's South Hall, where partners are putting their integrated applications on display.
Credit: Paul Corning/ZDNet Australia

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
From the pedestrian overpass leading to Yerba Buena Gardens, one can see the tent city that has sprung up along Howard Street to host the nearly 41,000 people who are expected to attend this year's expo.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
More flying bikes.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
The show floor at Oracle OpenWorld, where IBM, HP, and Fujitsu each put their enterprise solutions on display, with cloud-based IT infrastructure and engineering for better business growth.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
Spilling over into nearby Yerba Buena Gardens, lunchtime seating and a stage featuring live music are set up on the park overlooking downtown San Francisco.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems last year, it gave Oracle the power of having extensive resources in both hardware and software.
Credit: CNET News

Published: September 21, 2010 -- 07:34 GMT (00:34 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith