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Cloud computing is for the birds

October 11, 2008 — 8:15pm ET | By Judi Hasson
Cloud computing is all the rage and being heavily promoted by the likes of Google and Microsoft. Well, forget about it. At least that's the view of Larry Ellison, the chief executive of Oracle. At... Read more...

More work needed on risk management

April 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A new survey by Ernst & Young LLP, entitled "Managing Information Technology Risk," found that an effective ITRM program is still missing from many companies at a time when it is important to... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: A candid interview with Larry Ellison; First Atom-based machines spotted; and much more...

April 1, 2008 — 12:45pm ET | By Mehan Jayasuriya

> A candid interview with Larry Ellison. Article

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ALSO NOTED: Skype worm on the loose; 2007: The year of the laptop?;

December 18, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> A Skype worm is reportedly on the loose. Article
> Oracle's Larry Ellison looks to the future. Article
> ComputerWorld reviews Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003 R2. Review
> Will …

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Oracle certifies pretested stacks

August 14, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Oracle is now certifying 10 pretested software stacks for Linux, officials said. They've also completed pretesting for storage switches from Brocade Communications Systems and Cisco Systems, and for storage itself from start-up Pillar Data Systems (founded and funded by Oracle's Larry Ellison.) Oracle calls its stack testing Validated Configurations and expects to add one new partner per month, officials said. In the future, they'll also seek tests from customers.

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Oracle's shopping spree finally pays off

June 22, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Oracle's income jumped 27 percent to $1.3 billion (24 cents a share) for its fourth quarter, compared with $1.02 billion (20 cents) last year, while revenue jumped 25 percent to $4.85 billion from $3.88 billion. The improvement is impressive considering Oracle's $20 billion spent on acquisitions in the past 18 months. For the year, Oracle has profits up 17 percent to $3.38 billion (64 cents) from $2.87 billion (55 cents) last year, while revenue jumped 22 percent to $14.38 billion from …

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Editor's Corner

April 20, 2006 — 8:01pm ET


Someone press rewind: Did Larry Ellison really say he'd like Oracle to acquire Novell or Red Hat? Not according to blogger Matthew Aslett, he didn't. Alas, the Financial Times transcript cited by …

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Oracle considers Linux acquisition

April 16, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Would Oracle acquire Red Hat or Novell? That kind of deal could create a seismic shift in the business computing landscape by giving Oracle an operating system it can use to compete against Microsoft. This is not mere speculation: Oracle chief Larry Ellison said he is pondering such a move. Another option is for Oracle to build its own Linux distribution, Ellison said. Start placing your bets now and definitely email me your opinions: Will it …

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C&L: Juniper hires Lynn; Maffei leaves Oracle

November 8, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Michael Lynn, the security researcher known for terrifying Cisco Systems and then losing his job at a recent industry conference, now works at rival Juniper Networks in an unspecified role.

Borland hired Tod Nielsen as its new CEO. He previously worked at Oracle as senior VP of marketing and global sales support. He …

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Ellison: Oracle likes on-demand software

September 21, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Yesterday was Larry Ellison's turn to speak at Oracle OpenWorld. As always, he gave a keynote and a press conference. On his mind this time: Oracle will support, not smother, Siebel's hosted applications and Oracle's own as well; there's no decision yet about whether to support non-Oracle databases for Oracle applications; Siebel's Project Nexus services design won't last; Oracle's databases are still mostly un-hackable, but there won't be standard update schedules. On the business side, …

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