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OpenOffice In Danger Of Retirement, Warns Project Leader
Lack of developers blamed, but others cite poor support from Apache for the Microsoft Office alternative
Oracle, Fujitsu Upgrade SPARC64 X+ Servers
Oracle and Fujitsu continue their relationship with an upgrade to their co-developed Fujitsu M10 servers
Apache OpenOffice Valued at £13m Per Day
Open source Apache OpenOffice is worth £13m a day based on the number of average daily downloads
Oracle Pledges Itanium Support, But Could Still Appeal Court Ruling
Larry Ellison has had to swallow a bitter pill after Oracle announced it would continue supporting HP's Itanium servers
Schwartz And McNealy Clash In Court Over Java APIs
Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has clashed in court with Sun's last CEO, Jonathan Schwartz
Oracle Launches New Xeon E5-based Server Lineup
Oracle has unveiled a new lineup of Sun rack and blade systems based on Intel’s new Xeon E5-2600 chips
Why Does Oracle Want Another Storage Provider?
There are three good reasons, says Chris Preimesberger. The IP is good, Larry Ellison can afford it and egos needed to avoid bruising
Cisco Surprise In x86 Blade Server Top Five, IDC Says
IDC takes Cisco into account and finds it is the third-largest blade vendor, passing Dell but trailing HP and IBM
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
Fujitsu And Oracle Extend Long-Term Sparc Partnership
Oracle and Fujitsu promise Sparc-based Unix servers 15 times faster than today's models
Breakaway Group Launches LibreOffice 3.3 Suite
The group that broke away from OpenOffice.org has launched its first version of the LibreOffice suite
Patent Evidence Grows Against Google’s Android
Oracle's claim that Google broke Sun's Java patents is backed by code, says an expert
Oracle Makes MySQL 5.5 Database Generally Available
Despite previous fears over Oracle's commitment to MySQL, the company has made the new version of the open source database generally available
IBM Claims Record Migrations From Competitors In Q3
IBM claims 400 Oracle/Sun and HP migrations to its servers and storage systems in the last quarter
Oracle Snaps Up Art Technology Group for £624 Million
Oracle is once again splashing the cash, this time over half a billion pounds for e-commerce software provider Art Technology Group
Sun’s ZFS Creator to Quit Oracle and Join Startup
Jeff Bonwick is leaving Oracle. Known as the father of ZFS, the innovative file system in the Solaris operating system, he is preparing to join an unnamed startup.
OpenOffice.org Community Declares Independence
Members behind the Openoffice.org community have broken from Oracle under the name LibreOffice
Why I Quit “Creepy” Oracle: The Father Of Java James Gosling Speaks Out
Talking exclusively to eWEEK, Java creator James Gosling opens up on a series of issues he declined to make public before he quit Oracle
Performance Of MySQL 5.5 Release Candidate Praised
MySQL 5.5 release candidate got high marks for its performance enhancements from analysts at the Oracle OpenWorld conference
HP Settles ‘Kickback’ Investigation With £36 Million Fine
HP is to cough up $55 million (£36 million) in order to settle claims that it participated in a kickback scheme to win federal contracts
Oracle SPARC Server Road Map Holds Promise
Oracle executives are finally talking about plans for the high-end Sun SPARC servers. Now they need to execute on those plans, analysts say
Oracle Outlines SPARC And Solaris Road Maps
Oracle officials say Solaris 11 will arrive in 2011, and SPARC performance will at least double every other year until 2015
Surprise Survey Says MySQL And Java Will Prosper At Oracle
Despite widespread concern over Oracle's acquisition of Sun, a survey has actually found renewed interest in Java and faster growth of MySQL
Cisco Hires Former Sun VP As Cloud CTO
The appointment of Lew Tucker is a clear sign to competitors that Cisco is serious about getting deep into the cloud wars
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 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