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Article | 20/08/2009 Oracle 11g R2 database release coming in September
Oracle is planning to release a long-awaited update to its flagship database in September, according to a source with knowledge of its plans.
Article | 18/08/2009 Oracle looks to planning apps for next billions
Oracle is devoting two full days and 70 sessions at the upcoming OpenWorld conference to its Primavera PPM (project portfolio management) software, wh...
Article | 31/07/2009 IBM, HP use big discounts to woo Sun customers
IBM and HP are trying to lure server and storage customers away from Sun Microsystems by exploiting uncertainty caused by Oracle's pending acquisition...
Article | 29/07/2009 Sun's JRuby team jumps ship to Engine Yard
Sun Microsystems' JRuby team is leaving the company to work for application hosting company Engine Yard, citing the uncertainty surrounding Sun's plan...
Article | 17/07/2009 Oracle hikes prices on database options
Oracle has apparently raised the cost of some management options for its flagship database by 40 percent, according to an official price list dated Ju...
Article | 17/07/2009 Sun shareholders approve Oracle merger
Sun Microsystems' shareholders voted on Thursday to approve the company's acquisition by Oracle, but not by a wide margin.
Article | 16/07/2009 Oracle's software development reins in new hands
Oracle's executive vice president of product development, Charles Rozwat, is taking a one-year leave of absence and his responsibilities will be assum...
Article | 15/07/2009 Sun expects sharp revenue drop ahead of Oracle vote
Sun Microsystems said it expects to report a sharp drop in sales for the June quarter as it prepares to put its planned acquisition by Oracle to a sha...
Article | 10/07/2009 Oracle mysteriously halts work on green data center
Oracle recently halted work on a green data center project in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but it is not clear why.
Article | 8/07/2009 VMware offering 'safe passage' to Virtual Iron users
VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle, with a new "safe passa...
Article | 6/07/2009 Oracle may cut up to 1,000 European jobs, union says
Oracle may lay off between 850 to 1,000 European employees, according to the French union CFDT.
Article | 2/07/2009 Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g
Oracle unveiled a major chunk of Fusion Middleware 11g, the foundation for its next-generation Fusion Applications, during an event in Washington, D.C...
Article | 2/07/2009 Java development critical to Oracle Fusion strategy
For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along wit...
Article | 24/06/2009 Software sales drop, but Oracle beats expectations
Oracle reported a 13 percent dip in new software sales Tuesday, but posted quarterly financial results that were ahead of analyst expectations.
Article | 23/06/2009 Sun tools upgrade geared for multicore apps
Recognizing that developers these days must program for multicore processors, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday is releasing an upgrade to its native develo...