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Oracle Seeks £1.6bn From Google Over Android Clash
Oracle is looking for Google to cough up £1.6bn in its battle over whether Android infringes its Java patents
Oracle Acquires Struggling Storage Player Pillar Data
Larry Ellison's Oracle is buying Larry Ellison's storage outfit, namely Pillar Data Systems
Business Intelligence Market Thriving
IDC reports that the market for business intelligence tools will continue to grow after rising 13 percent in 2010
Oracle Releases MySQL VM Template
Oracle's new template eliminates most of the manual configuration required for virtualised MySQL environments
Only One Winner In HP-Oracle Battle: IBM
Analysts say IBM is likely to benefit the from dispute between Oracle and HP by offering enterprise customers stability
Oracle Won’t Give An Inch On Google Android
What is the cost to Google of offering Android free to 100 million-plus users? Oracle reckons billions of dollars, says Clint Boulton
HP Sues Oracle Over Itanium Support
Oracle maintains Intel has plans to kill Itanium, while HP says Oracle wants to force users onto Sun Sparc servers
Vendors Converge On Packaged Clouds
HP and Oracle extend their converged infrastructure products but smaller packages are also appearing
HP Warns Oracle It May Sue Over Itanium Decision
HP has threatened Oracle with legal action over its decision to end support for Intel's Itanium platform
Java Update Fixes 17 Remote Execution Vulnerabilities
Oracle has closed 17 remote execution vulnerabilities in Java, most are in the runtime browser plug-ins
Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money
Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit
OpenOffice.org Project Moves To Apache
Oracle has donated the source code for OpenOffice to Apache in a surprise move
Oracle Issues Android Lawsuit Subpoena To Apache
Oracle’s attorneys issued a subpoena to Apache to produce documents relating to the Google Android lawsuit
Oracle Adds BI Apps Access For Apple iPad
The BI release provides 24/7 access to a range of alerts, ad hoc analyses, dashboards, reporting and more
First Round To Oracle In Google Android Java Suit
In Oracle's lawsuit against Google, the judge has sided with Oracle on the interpretation of certain patent terms
Itanium Users Focus Anger On Cynical Oracle
Users of Itanium servers, angry at Oracle’s decision to stop software development, are seeking alternatives
Oracle Shifts OpenOffice.org To Full Open Source
Oracle has said it will turn the OpenOffice.org office suite into a fully community-based project
Oracle Readies 73 Bug Fixes For Critical Patch Update
Oracle is to fix 73 vulnerabilities, some critical, across its product portfolio in its quarterly update
Oracle Pushed By HP Users Over Itanium Decision
HP’s largest user group Connect is trying to convince Oracle to reverse its decision to end support for Itanium
Kroll Ontrack Updates Recovery For Oracle Databases
Kroll Ontrack has upgraded its 'do-it-yourself' service recovery package for Oracle databases
Oracle Tunes MySQL 5.6 For The Cloud
With the first developer release of MySQL 5.6, Oracle is fine-tuning the database for cloud systems
Middleware Market Dominated By IBM In 2010
After over a decade at the top, IBM's hold on the middleware market continues to grow, says Gartner
Bagging Gosling Is A Major Coup For Google
Despite the Oracle Android case, Google wins big in hiring James Gosling, the creator of the Java language, says Darryl K. Taft
HP Calls On Partners To Chip In To Oracle-Itanium Slur
HP urges channel partners to persuade Oracle to continue with Itanium software development
Gosling Will Boost Google’s Defence Against Oracle
Google's hiring of Java creator James Gosling in the midst of a legal brawl with Oracle over Java patent infringement in Android is deeply tactical, says Clint Boulton
SQL Injection Attacks Hit Sun.com And MySQL.com
SQL injection attacks targeting Oracle sites have exposed database names and email addresses
Java Founder Gosling Lands At Google
James Gosling, founder of Java, has joined Google in a wide-ranging role after his high-profile exit from Oracle
Oracle Slates HP For Defending Itanium’s Future
Oracle reiterated its claim Itanium will be phased out and accused defensive HP of doing customers a disservice
Oracle’s 37% Revenue Growth Exceeds Expectations
Larry Ellison cites an upsurge in new business, largely as a result of last year’s Sun Microsystems buy