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Oracle OpenWorld 2010 swings into action (photos)

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    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.

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    HP executive vice president David Donatelli and .NET developer John Paul Cook give a keynote presentation.

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    The Moscone Center. Credit: CNET News

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    Oracle chief Larry Ellison takes center stage.

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    People watching ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd on the outdoor screens. Here's a video highlight of Hurd's speedh.

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    Oracle knows how to get the party started with a Polka band.

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    Outside the bikes are flying.

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    The future of Java is ... BMX?

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    Making some last-minute adjustments.

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    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.

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    Oracle spared no expense when it came to security, with Iron Man keeping tabs on the event.

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    You should have seen the other guy.

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    Oracle shows off its America's Cup trophy.

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    The view inside the Intel booth on the expo floor of Moscone's South Hall, where partners are putting their integrated applications on display.

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    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.

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    More flying bikes.

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    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.

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    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.

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    When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems last year, it gave Oracle the power of having extensive resources in both hardware and software.

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Oracle uses it OpenWorld 2010 to showcase new products and its new president, Mark Hurd.

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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)

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