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Oracle Sued For Ripping Off Government Agencies
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Oracle for allegedly failing to disclose discounts and overcharging the federal government
Oracle To Axe Sun Workforce, Again
Oracle is looking to make yet more job cuts in the wake of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to a regulatory filing
Oracle Provides Virtual Update To Sun Ray Thin Client
Oracle has introduced the Sun Ray 3 Plus Client, which runs on Oracle's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure software
Oracle Bags Secerno’s Database Security
Oracle is buying database security vendor Secerno in a bid to grab its database firewall technology
Oracle Launches Enterprise Update To MySQL
Database and enterprise application giant Oracle has released the first major upgrade of the open source relational database since Oracle acquired MySQL
Oracle User Group Reveals Key Virtualisation Problems
Independent Oracle Users Group members reveal the thorniest issues involved in transforming an older data centre or building a new one
Oracle Outlines Plans For MySQL Database
Oracle exec Edward Screven talked to eWEEK about the future of MySQL, InnoDB and the beta release of version 5.5 of the open source database
Oracle Database Attack To Be Shown in Europe
This week's Black Hat Europe event will be shown how user credentials can be stolen from Oracle databases
Java Creator Gosling Quits Oracle
Despite placating developers over Oracle's intentions for Sun, the creator of Java has left the company
Oracle To Address MySQL Concerns and Outline Strategy
An Oracle executive will use a show next week to address concerns about the future roadmap and strategy for MySQL
Oracle Absorbs Sun Without Financial Harm
After acquiring Sun Microsystems, Oracle looks tanned and healthy, with solid quarterly financial results
Hardware Vendors Line Up Storage Offerings
Storage is the uncontrolled part of IT expenditure. That's a temptation that few hardware vendors can resist.
Java Creator Reassures Over Software’s Future Under Oracle
Java creator James Gosling assures the Java faithful that the software is safe and secure in Oracle's hands.
Sun Open Source Chief Leaves Oracle To Join OSI
As Oracle cemented its purchase of Sun last week, the head of open source at Sun left to take up a post at the Open Source Initiative
Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen
SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?
Why Microsoft Can’t Afford To Let Novell Die
Make no mistake - The hedge fund offer for Novell could effectively mean the end of the company. And Microsoft could suffer the worst, says Peter Judge
Oracle Dismisses Death Of OpenSolaris Reports
Oracle says it is not killing off the freely down-loadable community version of Sun's Unix-based Solaris enterprise operating system anytime soon
Review: OpenOffice.org 3.2 Offers Modest Improvements
Version 3.2 of the open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite delivers a handful of file format compatibility enhancements alongside continued gains in startup speed