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9 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Oracle Launches PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials and Supply Chain Management 9.1

Complete, Robust Solution for Financials and Supply Chain Management PeopleSoft Financials 9.1 helps organizations achieve world-class finance processes by dramatically improving the period close, maximizing cash and reducing liabilities, and further automating compliance and financial control.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Bloomberg.com

Oracle $7.4 Billion Sun Takeover May Be Blocked by EU on Competition Issue

Oracle Corp. a s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. may be blocked by European Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to eliminate Suna s MySQL database product as a competitor, according to an EU document.

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Related Topix: Software, Startups, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Computers, Lawrence Ellison, Redwood City, CA

San Jose Mercury News

Cassidy: Former Silicon Valley CEO settles into the writing life

No sooner does the question leave my lips than I realize just how dumb it is. What makes Silicon Valley a good setting for a novel? Keith Raffel is a nice guy.

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Related Topix: Palo Alto, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Los Angeles, CA, Software, Siebel Systems

Fri Nov 20, 2009

TheStreet.com

Oracle Gets More Time to Swallow Sun

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. has received an extension from the European Union as the database giant attempts to complete its controversial acquisition of Sun .

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software

The New Zealand Herald

Yachting: Court backs Valencia as Cup venue

A New York court today backed the staging of the next America's Cup in the Spanish port of Valencia in February, but doubt still remained over the venue for the duel between defender Alinghi and US challenger Oracle.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software

AndhraNews

How Google and Nike got their names

Google got its name from googol - the number one followed by 100 zeroes which represents the amount of information the site was expected to cover, and Nikes name come from a Greek goddess, reveals a new book.

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Related Topix: Software

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Imaging Magazine

Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Goodbye Letter To European Customers

For most modern businesses, Microsoft Office is the standard for productivity applications.

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Related Topix: CIO News, Lawrence Ellison, Software, Microsoft, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WEBSPHERE Journal

IBM Sitting Pretty on Oracle-Sun Debacle

Mergers & Acquisitions on Ulitzer You have to know when to hold them, and when to fold them.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro, Lawrence Ellison

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hotel Online

Flyte Systems Implements Airport Information Displays at Oracle and...

Corporate headquarters, training centers benefit from real-time airport travel information and boarding pass printing CHICAGO, IL - November 17, 2009 - Flyte Systems , the leading provider of airport travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality industry, digital signage companies, convention centers and related ...

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Startups, Oracle, Software, Chicago Metro, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Marketing

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Rapid Planning

With Oracle Rapid Planning, customers will benefit from real-time, event driven planning and simulation that delivers quick, predictive and actionable intelligence, enabling planners to react quickly to changes.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software

InformationWeek

Global CIO: Why Oracle's Larry Ellison Will Tell The EU To Pound Sand

It's partly because of the European Union's deadly combination of ignorance and arrogance, and partly because Ellison's already invested so much time and money, and partly because he wants Sun before it must shed several thousand more jobs due to the EU's dithering.

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Related Topix: CIO News, Software, Lawrence Ellison, Science / Technology, CPU

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

O'Brien: Ellison's new battle is different from PeopleSoft

I couldn't be sure whether that was fog rolling past Oracle's shimmering Redwood City towers last week or steam coming out of the ears of Larry Ellison when he learned the European Union had officially objected to his purchase of Sun Microsystems.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software, Lawrence Ellison, Sun Microsystems, Computers, San Francisco Metro

Sat Nov 14, 2009

KNTV-TV

Plot Thickens in Possible TomKat Move to the City

Rumors are flying that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have bought a home in San Francisco's exclusive Sea Cliff neighborhood on the down low.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Software, Lawrence Ellison

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Internet News

Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL?

How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun? : Oracle's push to get its purchase of Sun completed has hit a well-publicized snag with the European Commission on competition.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software, Microsoft

Thu Nov 12, 2009

TheNational

Alinghi accepts a Valencia race

The America's Cup sailing race took a step farther away from Ras al Khaimah last night as Alinghi, the Cup holders, officially invited the challengers to compete in Valencia, Spain, the only venue with no legal obstructions.

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Related Topix: Spain, World News, Startups, Oracle, Software

JAVA Developer's Journal

SAP Statement on The Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece About Oracle-Sun Deal

The Wall Street Journal speculated last week that SAP CEO Leo Apotheker may have intended to offer facilitating the Oracle-Sun merger in the ongoing European Commission's review of the Oracle-Sun deal when he wrote a letter to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in September.

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Related Topix: SAP, Software, Lawrence Ellison, US News

TownHall.com

HP to buy 3Com for $3.1 billion

Hewlett-Packard Co is making a move into the telecom equipment market by striking a $3.1 billion deal for 3Com Corp , in a major challenge to Cisco Systems Inc .

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Related Topix: Computers, 3Com, HP, Telecom, Cisco Systems, Startups, Software

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Freshnews

IOUG Supports Oracle Acquisition of Sun

The Independent Oracle Users Group , an independent community of more than 20,000 international database and technology professionals representing companies, government agencies and educational institutions, today released a letter opposing the recent European Commission objection to the Oracle acquisition of Sun.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software

Customer Interaction Solutions

Oracle Further Automates Database Auditing and Monitoring With Latest ...

Complete Solution for Database Auditing and Activity Monitoring Delivers New Reporting, Alerting, Compliance Features Oracle Audit Vault Release 10.2.3.2 automates the database audit process with new features including: Report scheduling, notification, attestation and archiving capabilities that can help organizations lower the cost of complying ...

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle, Software, Privacy

The Post Chronicle

Why Is Oracle Fighting So Hard For Sun's MySQL?

Oracle Corp has allowed regulatory approval of its $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc to drag on for months due to controversy over a database that most users get for free.

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Related Topix: Software, Startups, Oracle, MySQL, Sun Microsystems, Computers, Microsoft, Lawrence Ellison

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