Oracle News Headlines

09-NOV-05 Liberty Media Names Oracle's Maffei as Chief Executive to Replace Bennett
Liberty Media Corp., the cable-television broadcaster controlled by billionaire John Malone, namedOracle Corp.'s Greg Maffei its next chief executive officer.
Bloomberg: Top Worldwide

09-NOV-05 Train Start-up Companies To Enhance MSC, Says Oracle
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The government should train and identify innovative start-up companies to enhance the ability of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) in the future, says Oracle Corporation's executive vice president for Asia Pacific, Derek Williams.
Bernama: Business

14-OCT-05 Forrester Evaluates Enterprise CRM Software Vendors
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) has released a new Forrester Wave(TM) that evaluates and ranks four major CRM players -- Amdocs, Oracle, SAP, and Siebel Systems -- to help companies make smart CRM investment decisions
CRMDirectory.com

14-OCT-05 Oracle bares its business strategy for next two years
SAN FRANCISCO ? Inorder to keep its dominant position in the enterprise software market, Oracle Corp., the world?s leading supplier of software for information management, has identified key areas that will help propel it to the No. 1 position in the increasingly competitive business applications market.
Infotech

14-OCT-05 $17 Billion Expected Future Growth in Enterprise Applications Market
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) powerhouse vendors such as SAP and Oracle have steadily bitten off market share positions in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM), according to a report released today by AMR Research.
AMR Research

10-OCT-05 Merrill lifts SAP price target, sees license sales growth
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Merrill Lynch raised its price target on German software maker SAP AG to 165 euros from 150 euros, saying that as consolidation continues in the sector, it believes staying with the established, financially disciplined market leader is a safe choice for investors. The broker told clients it believes the company will show in its third-quarter results that it can continue to growth its license sales ahead of market growth and significantly ahead of Oracle Corp. .
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07-OCT-05 Oracle issues PeopleSoft updates
The updated applications with serve as 'a launch pad to Project Fusion
ZDNet UK

07-OCT-05 Ellison's Oracle army seeks telecomms domination
Our customers are the most advanced
The Inquirer: Mobile/PDA

19-SEP-05 SofTrek Partners with the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics&Life Sciences to Provide Oracle Technology Hosting Services
SofTrek Corporation, an Oracle hosting and technology company, announced today at Oracle Open World, that they have formalized membership in the Corporate Partner Program for The New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics&Life Sciences
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

19-SEP-05 Unitask Object Migration Manager Enhanced to Increase Control and Auditability of Oracle Applications Object Migrations
Organizations using the Oracle E-Business Suite can save valuable time and money with Unitask Object Migration Manager.. Object Migration Manager speeds the process of and eliminates the errors associated with migrating AOL and setup objects from one Oracle instance to another
PR Web: Software

19-SEP-05 Oracle upgrades app server with SOA in mind (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Positioning its middleware as a comprehensive SOA platform, Oracle on Monday will roll out an upgrade to its application server that adds a business rules engine, boosts support for Web services, and features an updated ESB (enterprise services bus)
Yahoo! News - Technology - Enterprise

19-SEP-05 Oracle OpenWorld Preview: 10g Release 3 To Be Unveiled
This coming week at Oracle OpenWorld the big news will all be about Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3
Wireless Business and Technology Latest Articles

22-AUG-05 Oracle certifies ReadSoft and Consit's solution for electronic invoice processing
The certification guarantees 100% compatibility between the invoice solution InvoiceIT and Oracle’s business system Oracle e-Business Suite
IT Reseller Magazine

22-AUG-05 Oracle 10G Collaboration Suite Finding Its Niche
As Oracle prepares to launch the long-delayed update to its Collaboration Suite, early testers say that the package could find a strong support base in a market dominated by IBM Lotus and Microsoft
Microsoft - technology.updates.com

22-AUG-05 Oracle/IBM battle beyond the database
No longer satisfied with its role as the corporate database leader, Oracle has been building out its middleware portfolio through R&D and acquisitions and is increasingly going head-to-head with IBM.
Network World on Applications

22-AUG-05 SAP lures ex-PeopleSoft customers
We'll support you ever more SAP says that it will provide support for PeopleSoft applications for half the price quoted by Oracle, hoping to gain from uncertainty among PeopleSoft clients.…
The Register

21-AUG-05 System Access sees new opportunities ahead
HOMEGROWN banking software maker System Access says the recent acquisition of a majority stake by Oracle in rival i-flex solutions for nearly US$1 billion is not a threat but an opportunity
Business Times Online - All The Headlines

20-AUG-05 Oracle Anticipates High SOA Adoption in Latin America
U.S. database solutions provider Oracle expects Latin American companies to adopt Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) packages to a greater extent than companies in other regions in the world
Linux Insider: Global

20-AUG-05 Security Firm: Oracle Opatch Leaves Firms Uncovered (Ziff Davis) (Yahoo! News - Technology)
Ziff Davis - A security company reports that users may find that their Oracle database servers are not as well protected and compliant with regulations as they believe
Technology Owl

19-AUG-05 SSA Global's midmarket empire dreams
has lately been on a buying spree of enterprise application vendors that rivals Oracle's, in deal frequency if not size.. areas that less targeted CRM products can't match. "I think this is a market that keeps SAP and Oracle up at night," Wang said
InfoWorld: Top News

18-AUG-05 RFID Industry Growing in Age and Maturity
SAP and Oracle are actively tying RFID information into enterprise architectures, while smaller fry such as TrueDemand Software, OATSystems, Connecterra and ACSIS try to redefine themselves to complement their bigger neighbors.Read more
RFID Gazette

17-AUG-05 Oracle still tops AP database software sellers
ORACLE, which recently made available the latest version of its information and data base management software, says it has maintained its market leadership in the Asia Pacific, excluding Japan , in the IDMS category
Business Times Online - All The Headline

16-AUG-05 Atlantas largest Oracle boutique implementation company benefits from national merger
Atlanta - Atlanta - When Oracle acquired PeopleSoft in the biggest software merger ever this past January, Dinero Solutions, Atlanta?s largest Oracle implementation company, took notice
dBusinessNews.com

16-AUG-05 Oracle Technology and Applications on x86-64-bit Linux
Oracle provides support for the Linux operating system, makes technical contributions to the Linux kernel, and has forged strategic partnerships with hardware vendors and Linux distributors.. At Oracles world-class Data Center, Oracle On Demand customers have mission- critical, transactional applications deployed and managed on AMD-64-based Sun back-end systems running Novells SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Novell - technology.updates.com

15-AUG-05 Oracle Discoverer 10g certified for use with Peoplesoft EPM
Oracle has announced that its Discoverer 10g tool has been certified for use with the Peoplesoft Enterprise Performance Management 8.9 analytic applications suite
Computer Weekly: Technology

15-AUG-05 Oracle to target new high-growth areas
ORACLE is expanding rapidly in India, mining new segments and broadening offerings
The Hindu Business Line: Corporate

14-AUG-05 i-flex hottest software firm in banking industry: Oracle CEO
ACCORDING to Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison, i-flex is the hottest software company in the banking industry, signing more new customers than any other banking software company in each of the last three years
Business Times Online - All The Headlines

12-AUG-05 Oracle Backs Linux with File System Release
Oracle is releasing its Cluster File System Release 2 to the open-source community to demonstrate its support for Linux, even as it prospers as a producer of proprietary software products
PDF zone News, Tips, and Best Practices

12-AUG-05 Oracle Plugs Cluster Files System Into SUSE
Novells SUSE Linux Enterprise Server distribution will have the Oracle OCFS Release 2 on-board when it ships to customers
Novell - technology.updates.com

11-AUG-05 Oracle® Identity Management delivers first integrated identity and access solutions that extend support for all major applications, directories and platforms
The Middle East operations of Oracle today announced the first integrated release of the Oracle® Identity Management suite since acquiring Oblix in March 2005
AME Info

11-AUG-05 Oracle takes first stab at PeopleSoft EPM integration
Database vendor Oracle Corp has announced certification of its Discoverer 10g product to work with PeopleSoft's Enterprise Performance Management analytic applications suite.. But there is a catch: EPM users will have to buy into parts of Oracle's infrastructure to benefit from the integration
CBR Online News

11-AUG-05 HP-UX-Oracle 10g combo tops another TPC-H test
Last week, we told you about how an Integrity server from Hewlett-Packard running HP-UX 11i and Oracle 10g had topped the TPC-H data warehousing benchmark running against a 3 TB data warehouse, and this week, the HP and Oracle combination has taken the top slot in the 1 TB version of the test
CBR Online News

07-AUG-05 Oracle To Buy Majority Interest In Indian Banking Software
Big News Network.com - Banking News

05-AUG-05 i-flex will now get to flex its muscle with the worlds best
i-flex's acquisition by Oracle shows that for a product company it is very difficult to survive without deep pockets and large reserves in the global software product industry
Times Of India: Software

05-AUG-05 Oracle details Fusion plans
Government program managers got a glimpse of the next-generation enterprise resource planning platform from Oracle Corp. during the Oracle Government Users Conference
GCN: Knowledge Management

05-AUG-05 Hudson's Bay Company Saves More Than US$130K Annually in Administrative Cost Reduction and Expects to Achieve 100% ROI Within 2 Years With Oracle E-Business Suite
In its first phase of cost cutting, HBC implemented Oracle Internet Expenses and realized immediate savings of more than US$130K annually by reduced administrative costs and business process cycle time
ITPapers.com - E-procurement

05-AUG-05 KPN's Online Procurement Solution Saves 32% on Costs of Goods and Services and Achieves 275% ROI in One Year
The company chose Oracle to create an online procurement solution later called KPN Xchange
ITPapers.com - E-procurement

05-AUG-05 Natref Reduces Administrative Costs With Oracle Diagnostic Server
Oracle South Africa with a view of partnering on this project through the provision of database administration (DBA) staff and the installation of a suitable database management system.. Natref eventually outsourced the entire DBA function to Oracle specialists who now work on site at Natref and at Oracle's remote monitoring centre in Johannesburg
ITPapers.com - Remote Access / RA Servers

28-JUL-05 eCube Systems Announces Legacy Support for Oracle Fusion Middleware Platform
announced that its NXTware Evolution Server would provide legacy integration and evolution support for the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.. With NXTware, legacy C and COBOL business logic will be easily exposed as SOA business services in Oracle's popular SOA/J2EE middleware platform
KeralaNext: Business

28-JUL-05 Oracle says 230 will switch from SAP
Database giant Oracle has announced that it has a pipeline of 230 companies that have expressed an interest in migrating from rival SAP to its own applications
Computer Weekly: News

28-JUL-05 Oracle interested in Indian banking software company
The latest news has Oracle in talks to buy a controlling stake in I-flex Solutions, an Indian firm that makes the world's best-selling banking software. [in San Francisco Chronicle
Big News Network.com - Banking News

28-JUL-05 Mapletree Reit provides main focus
ORACLE is in talks with Citigroup's private equity unit about the purchase of its controlling stake in India's I-flex Solutions - maker of the world's best-selling banking software - in a deal that could be worth more than US$650 million, the Financial Times
Business Times Online - India New

25-JUL-05 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) implements Oracle E-Business Suite
One of the UAE?s leading Investment Authorities has deployed Oracle E-Business Suite to streamline business processes across different divisions of the organization
AME Info

25-JUL-05 Noetix and Oracle Team to Extend the Value of Oracle Daily Business Intelligence for Oracle E-Business Suite Customers
StockHouse US

25-JUL-05 Linux is optimal OS for grid computing, says Oracle
and to help the IT industry deliver better products at reduced costs, said Guy Cross, director, Business Development, Oracle Asia Pacific Linux Business Unit. [in LinuxWorld.au
Big News Network.com - Asia Pacific News

25-JUL-05 Oracle eyes industry-based structure, new pricing
Oracle will gradually reorganise itself around specific industries and seek alternative pricing models that are tied to how customers use its software, according to company President Charles Phillips
ZDNet Australia: Software

20-JUL-05 News: Six Unpatched Flaws in Oracle Database Products
A German database security outfit on Tuesday went public with information on six unpatched vulnerabilities?some rated critical?in Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports, two widely deployed enterprise-facing products. Red-Database-Security GmbH, a company that specializes in Oracle security audits, warned that the most serious flaw could allow a malicious hacker to use a Web browser to overwrite
Whitedust

20-JUL-05 Security Patch Deluge: A Double-Edged Sword (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - News Analysis: Patch Tuesday is no longer an exclusive Microsoft event. During the last two days, Oracle, Apple, Mozilla, Sun and Cisco have joined Microsoft on the patch train, leaving IT administrators scrambling
XMLMania.com Headlines - XMLMania.com News RSS/RDF Feed

19-JUL-05 Spirent Communications Upgrades to Latest Version of Oracle?s JD Edwards on Linux
Following through on its commitment to support and help upgrade customers running JD Edwards products, Oracle today announced that Spirent Communications is one of the first customers to go live on the newest release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.. Spirent Communications, a global test and measurement company, relied on Oracle Support(r) and Deloitte Consulting LLP through its systems upgrade to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Version 8.11 on Linux
i-Newswire.co

19-JUL-05 Oracle Defends Its Math on Multicore Discount
Oracle defended the math behind its new and comparatively stingy 25 percent rebate on multicore processors, saying that customers are now getting charged for what they in fact get: a 1.5 to 1.75 percent performance boost from a dual-core chip
Publish Ziff Davis Channel Zone

19-JUL-05 APPLICATION SERVICES: Short Takes
Oracle has reached a deal to acquire privately held ProfitLogic, a developer of software for the retail industry, Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.. The acquisition comes on the heels of Oracle's April purchase of retail ERP software maker Retek
Rednova News - Technology

19-JUL-05 Oracle Offers New License to Process
Oracle has changed its licensing policies for dual core processors, bringing the database and enterprise software vendor's pricing schemes more in line with those of its rivals
Linux Insider: Infrastructure

19-JUL-05 ECM Growth Outpaces The Overall Software Market
As larger infrastructure vendors such as Oracle and Microsoft provide ECM capabilities, the expansion of the ECM market to currently underserved geographies and vertical markets will also drive growth
Forrester Research: Forrester Whole Vie

18-JUL-05 Oracle defends multi-core pricing
Oracle Corp late last week said it was justified in charging a premium for its software that runs on computers with multiple processor cores because multi-core machines pack a greater performance punch than their solo-core counterparts
CBR Online News

18-JUL-05 Oracle shifts multicore licensing model
Following months of anticipation and some high-profile criticism, Oracle has changed the licensing model for its databases and middleware on multicore servers, bringing it a step closer in line with competitors
ZDNet Australia

18-JUL-05 Oracle Implements Thai Electronic Medical Records
In a partnership with the government of Thailand, Oracle will set up a national electronic health record system that will be used for clinical and research purposes
Technology News (eWEEK & Ziff Davis)

15-JUL-05 Oracle Confirms Licensing Change For Multi-Core Chips
An Oracle executive confirmed that the company has adjusted its per-CPU licensing to accommodate a new generation of multi-core chips
TechWeb

15-JUL-05 Oracles multicore licensing model takes a new twist
Oracle will edge closer to a licensing model for multicore processors that has been adopted by other software vendors, but doesnt plan to go all the way, according to information posted on the companys Web site
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

15-JUL-05 Computer Business Review: Oracle Leads with Red Hat for Database 10g Update
Oracle Corp has released the second version of its Database 10g product, but the database management system is only initially available for Red Hat Inc's Enterprise Linux operating system..
CodingTheWeb.com Newslog: Red Hat

14-JUL-05 Oracle integrates Web services, security products
Oracle plans to combine two of its Web services products to make it easier for developers to set security policies for applications built using its Oracle BPEL Process Manager software, a company executive said Tuesday
Network World on Security

14-JUL-05 Oracle releases critical security updates
Oracle has released its latest quarterly batch of secuity updates, offering fixes for several dozen security flaws in its database, application server, business applications and other products.
Network World on Security

14-JUL-05 Oracle leads with Red Hat for database 1Arrayg update
Oracle Corp has released the second version of its Database 1Arrayg product, but the database management system is only initially available for Red Hat Inc's Enterprise Linux operating system
CBR Online News

13-JUL-05 Thai Govt, Oracle To Develop Medical, Genetic Database
DJ Thai Govt, Oracle To Develop Medical, Genetic DatabaseBANGKOK (Dow Jones)-Oracle Corp
Dow Jones News

13-JUL-05 Oracle leads with Red Hat for database 10g update
Oracle Corp has released the second version of its Database 10g product, but the database management system is only initially available for Red Hat Inc's Enterprise Linux operating system
CBR Online News

13-JUL-05 Irish Department of Defence to encrypt military personnel records database
within its Oracle E-Business Suite and database
PublicTechnology.net

13-JUL-05 Oracle introduces release 2 of 10g database
Eighteen months after its initial release of the grid computing-oriented Oracle 10g database, Oracle Corp has released version 2, with several upgrades to scalability, security, and tooling
CBR Online News

12-JUL-05 Oracle Unleashes Database 10g R2
Oracle let Release 2 of Database 10g out of the bag, promising tighter security and better performance and availability with the much-anticipated revamp
eWEEK Database

11-JUL-05 News Briefs
Oracle to Buy ProfitLogicOracle reached a deal to acquire ProfitLogic, a developer of retail-industry software. The acquisition comes on the heels of Oracle’s April purchase of retail ERP software maker Retek
IDG InfoWorld

08-JUL-05 Solution Beacon is Proud to Announce That John Stouffer Has Been Selected to Function as Chair for the OAUG Fusion Council
Seattle - SEATTLE - In May 2005 the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), the world's largest user knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users, and Quest International Users Group, an independent, not-for-profit association serving PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users, announced the formation of
dBusinessNews.com: seattle

08-JUL-05 Oracle promotes partner support for Fusion middleware server
Picking up from its announcement of midrange offerings for its Fusion middleware products, Oracle Corp is also boasting that it has critical mass partner support
CBR Online News

08-JUL-05 J.D. Edwards Resellers Worry about Oracle Competition
J.D. Edwards resellers say they are concerned that Oracles direct-sales organization will be taking a greater share of the midsized corporate sales that they used to get
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

08-JUL-05 Linux/Intel Effectiveness as a Scalable Database Server: A Case Study of Lithonia Lighting Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation
Lithonia Lighting recently implemented Oracle E-Business Suite (Oracle11i) with Oracle9i RAC on Dell Servers running Red Hat Linux Advanced Server.. After the implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite implementation, there was over 50% reduction in critical batch jobs and online response time, and the overall performance of the Oracle database and applications improved after the migration to the Dell/RedHat/Oracle9i RAC environment
ITPapers.com - Linux Server OS

08-JUL-05 Egnatia Bank Launches 24/7 Telebanking System, Boosts Service Levels and Growth Prospects, Saves 7.6Million Over 5 Years
multichannel telebanking solution based on Oracle customer relationship management (CRM) technology
ITPapers.com - Call Center / Contact

08-JUL-05 Dell to sell JD Edwards apps
Dell is making plans to sell Oracles popular JD Edwards line of business applications. We are already one of Oracles top resellers, (mostly) in middleware and database technology, T.J
Dell Computer - technology.updates.com

08-JUL-05 Oracle assures JD Edwards partners, makes nice with IBM
Oracle went a long way Thursday to mollify partners who resell JD Edwards business applications.. At its partner summit for JD Edwards resellers and ISVs, Oracle presented a strong support scenario and promised to work closely with rival IBM to ensure no disruption in JD Edwards implementations
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

08-JUL-05 Multicore CPUs Speed Shift in Software Licensing
One exception is Oracle Corp., which licenses its database and server software per core rather than per processor, Lewis said.. However, Oracle supports various licensing models, including site licenses and per-user licenses, depending upon what they negotiate with customers
IT News and Commentary

07-JUL-05 Users of expanded Oracle to meet
MASSIVE changes for software company Oracle will top the agenda when members of the South African Oracle User Group hold their annual conference in October.
Business Day: Technology @ Work

07-JUL-05 Oracle's Irish arm contributed €600m in profit
TECHNOLOGY giant Oracle generated a net profit of €600.75m from its operations based in Ireland in the year to May 2004, new figures reveal
eircom net: business Irish Independent

07-JUL-05 Oracle® Fusion Middleware Now Available for MidMarket Customers
Oracle today announced the worldwide availability of Oracle(r) Application Server Standard Edition One, a full-featured, easy to use middleware solution priced and packaged for the mid-market
i-Newswire.com

07-JUL-05 Leading Independent Software Vendors Adopt Oracle® Fusion Middleware
Oracle today announced market leading independent software vendors (ISVs) are demonstrating broad, global support for Oracle(r) Fusion Middleware
i-Newswire.com

06-JUL-05 Oracle to buy retail software vendor ProfitLogic
Oracle has reached a deal to acquire privately held ProfitLogic, a Cambridge, Mass., developer of software for the retail industry
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

06-JUL-05 Oracle Acquires ProfitLogic: The Drive To Lead in Retail Software Continues
Oracle is acquiring privately held ProfitLogic, a retail software vendor of merchandise optimization technology. Deal terms were not disclosed, although the transaction is expected to close by the end of this month, subject to appropriate approvals. ..ProfitLogic brings a new level of industry and technology ability to Oracle as Oracle continues to fight for leadership in the retail enterprise application suite market. An immediate, effective integration and migration roadmap for all of Oracle’s acquired retail technology is a must if it wants to win
AMR Research

05-JUL-05 OTN: DeployPHP Series - Top 7 Tips for Optimizing PHP and Oracle
In this first installment of the DeployPHP Series on OTN, get a checklist for developing and deploying powerful, scalable PHP applications on Oracle. As a PHP developer, you know that the database is probably the most important component with which you will be interacting.. John Lim discusses this checklist for developing and deploying powerful and scalable PHP applications on Oracle (He assumes that you have some knowledge of PHP and SQL, but not much of Oracle):Choose the right extension APIKnow when to fetch and hintBe smart about bindingUse a class library
International PHP Magazine

04-JUL-05 News briefs: AMD launches anti-trust suit against Intel
Also: Supreme Court backs FCC on sharing rules; Gates: Don't outsource core business or staff; CA files amended financial results; Oracle reports big revenue jump
Intel news from Network World

04-JUL-05 Tim Thomas: What is Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager Advanced Applications ?
The product is written in Java and sits on top of an Oracle database.. The Oracle software and license is included with the product. Sun StorEdge Operations Manager provides discovery services, topology services, capacity management, performance management, policy and event management and reporting services
Planet Sun

01-JUL-05 BEA options in demand on Oracle takeover talk
on speculation the business software maker could soon be the next company bought by software giant Oracle Corp.. ORCL.O, traders said on Thursday. "Traders are buying BEA Systems calls due to a rumor buyout by Oracle," said Mark Bell, chief operating officer at Spyglass trading L.P., a Dallas, Texas-based broker dealer, specializing in institutional options trading
KeralaNext: Technology

01-JUL-05 Infosys's bank product links with Oracle
BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software exporter, said on Thursday it will integrate Oracle Corp.'s Internet-based business software with its banking product, Finacle
KeralaNext: Technology

01-JUL-05 Oracle applications with Finacle
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies will integrate Oracle E-Business Suite applications into its universal banking solution Finacle
The Hindu Business Line: Money & Banking

01-JUL-05 Oracle CEO to give $$115M to Harvard
Larry Ellison is going from college dropout to big-league benefactor. The billionaire CEO of Oracle Corp
BostonHerald.com Business Headlines

01-JUL-05 $351,100 for lunch with Buffett
Thursday evening, one lucky bidder put in the winning bid of $351,100 for lunch with the Oracle of Omaha, beating the next highest bid by only $100
CNN Money: News in Brief

01-JUL-05 SAP tries to lure small firms from Oracle
Oracle-this time aiming it at small and midsize businesses
ZDNet Australia

01-JUL-05 Larry Ellison: Rule Breaker
Oracle's CEO once again defies conventional thinking for the benefit of shareholders.[ORCL
The Motley Foo

30-JUN-05 Oracle revenue jumps 26% in healthy quarter
Oracle Wedmesday reported a big jump in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by its merger with PeopleSoft and strong sales from all product categories
Network World on Applications

30-JUN-05 Oracle Profit Rises on Database Demand
Oracle posted a higher-than-expected quarterly net profit, boosted by the acquisition of its rival PeopleSoft, and its shares rose 2.5 percent in pre-market trade
eWEEK Database

30-JUN-05 Oracle Japan Fiscal Year Co Pretax Profit Y28.80 Billion Vs Y27.78 Billion Profit
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Oracle Corp
Big News Network.com - Asia Pacific News

30-JUN-05 Oracle profit up 3 percent, exceeding Wall Streets expectations
SAN FRANCISCO - In the first full quarter following its $10.6 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp.s profit rose 3.2 percent, easily exceeding Wall Streets expectations thanks to strong sales of database software in the United States
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

30-JUN-05 Larry Ellison's Roving Eye
The Oracle CEO isn't naming names, but the rapid and remarkable success of the PeopleSoft acquisition may well mean fresh target
Business Week: Technology

30-JUN-05 SAP keeps after Oracle
Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday it is extending a program aimed at poaching customers from U.S. rival Oracle Corp., part of a tussle between the two biggest players in the business software market.. Edwards, both of whom were recently acquired by Oracle. The program provides a conversion credit for up to..
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Technology

30-JUN-05 Sun Shares More on Database Plans, JDS
Although Sun doesn't aim to compete with major vendors like Oracle, it will include a database app in its operating system, says Executive Vice President John Loiacono
PDF zone News, Tips, and Best Practices

29-JUN-05 Oracle becomes EJB 3.0 'standard'
JavaOne Oracle is throwing open its application server to millions of Java developers after Sun Microsystems approved Oracle's version of the proposed EJB 3.0 ...
Register, UK

28-JUN-05 Oracle India targets 100 ERP customers from SME segment
Oracle India is targeting an addition of 100 new ERP customers from the small and medium (SME) segment in the next two years to its existing SME customer base ...
Business Standard, India

28-JUN-05 Oracle Leads SAP and Siebel in CRM User Survey
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM applications are rated the top large enterprise CRM solutions in the CRMGuru Summit Awards for CRM Solution Excellence. ...
I-Newswire.com (press release)

28-JUN-05 Oracle Korea Launches 'Oracle Insurance Solution' to Address ...
SEOUL, Korea 28-JUN-2005 Oracle Korea announced that it has launched the Oracle Insurance Solution to address customers' demand and accelerate its business in ...
I-Newswire.com (press release)

28-JUN-05 Oracle India launches data hub to store information on government ...
Oracle India has created a model for a networked data hub that will serve as a single source of information regarding a person for different government ...
iD4online, India

28-JUN-05 The Question in Oracle's Numbers
When Oracle (ORCL ) reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on June 29, expect more tea-leaf reading than usual. Not only ...
BusinessWeek

27-JUN-05 SAP to turn up heat on Oracle
SAP has built up its arsenal for its struggle to win PeopleSoft and JD Edwards customers away from Oracle in Australia, with a local launch of TomorrowNow ...
Australian IT, Australia

27-JUN-05 Oracle pitches database future on XML
Oracle will support advanced XML features in the imminent release of its 10g database, including the emerging W3C standard XQuery for accessing unstructured ...
Techworld.com, UK

27-JUN-05 Oracle, Fed Top the Week's News
Earnings from Oracle (Quote, Chart) and the Federal Reserve's expected ninth interest rate hike in a year will likely dominate this week's financial news. ...
InternetNews.com

27-JUN-05 Oracle "strong buy"
NEW YORK, June 27 (newratings.com) - Analysts at JMP Securities reiterate their "strong buy" rating on Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS). ...
New Ratings

27-JUN-05 First Coffee -- Oracle and SAP's TomorrowNow War -- EagleACD ...
The war between SAP and Oracle is escalating now that SAP’s combing through Oracle’s client base as part of a “telephone market research survey” trying ...
TMCnet (press release)

26-JUN-05 Abouseif, new Oracle MD
Oracle has announced the appointment of Ayman Abouseif as Managing Director for the Gulf States. He will be responsible for driving ...
AME Info, United Arab Emirates

24-JUN-05 Oracle appoints new President and CFO
Oracle appointed Gregory Maffei, a former Microsoft executive, as president.. leaving in January 2000 to become chief executive officer of 360Networks. At Oracle, his responsibilities will include the legal, human resources, manufacturing and distribution departments, and global real estate, the company said. Oracle already has two presidents: Safra Catz and Charles Phillips. Catz had been acting
InfoWorld: Top News

24-JUN-05 Kirby Rankin (formerly of Oracle/PeopleSoft/JD Edwards) Joins the Klee Associates Maintenance Team
Klee Associates expands its capabilities to deliver 3rd Party Maintenance for JD Edwards World clients by hiring Kirby Rankin, formerly of Oracle Corporation
PR Web: Recent Headline

23-JUN-05 Oracle CEO gets 6mn stock options
Oracle Corp, the world's second biggest software maker, said on Wednesday it awarded CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison six million stock options
Times Of India: Software

23-JUN-05 Oracle To Make JDeveloper Free For All Developers
Oracle will publically announce next week that it is making JDevelope 10g available for free to all developers
Javalobby Front Page

23-JUN-05 Oracle eyes mid-market space
ORACLE Corporation is targeting the country's mid-market segment with a re-packaged and custom developed enterprise solution for sectors such as automotives, garments and textiles
The Hindu Business Line: Info-Tech

23-JUN-05 Oracle Set for Strong Results
Concerns over Oracle's acquisition strategy and integration of PeopleSoft are likely to keep a lid on the stock despite forecasts for strong quarterly earnings and an enviable cash position, analysts say
eWEEK Enterprise Apps

25-APR-05 Sidebar: No Forced March to Fusion for Users, Oracle Says
Oracle Co-president Charles Phillips said the companys planned convergence of its various business applications will be an evolutionary process, and he promised users that they wont be forced to immediately migrate away from their current software.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

25-APR-05 Microsoft, Oracle say US patent system is severely flawed
[JURIST] Industry leaders including Microsoft and Oracle spoke out on Monday about the need to reform US patent law to curb abusive litigation and protect technological development
Blawg Republic - LEGAL NEWS NEWS

25-APR-05 Ellison-backed Pillar Data readies for debut
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's $100-million baby - storage start-up Pillar Data Systems - is expected to deliver as early as June what analysts are calling a unique storage subsystem that stores data on disk based on its importance to a customer's business.
Network World on Storage

25-APR-05 New computer chip could cause software price problems
Software makers such as Oracle and IBM frequently price software on a per-core basis because, until now, one core was roughly equal to one computer's worth of [in USA Today]
The US News: US Business News

25-APR-05 Oracle execs talk up application plans
Two top Oracle executives last week met with analysts and customers in New York as part of an Oracle road show aimed at reassuring those nervous about Oracle's recent buying spree and its plans for a merged applications set, dubbed Fusion, incorporating its purchases
Network World on Application

25-APR-05 Channelling Oracle strategy
More than 50 per cent of Oracle's EMEA revenue comes through channel partners, with 100 per cent of consulting services and up to 90 per cent of e-business carried through partners.. Jimmy Anidjar, Senior VP, Oracle EMEA, says the company is expanding its presence in every single regional market.
AME Info

25-APR-05 Oracle On SAP's NetWeaver: Bring It On
With its ambitious Project Fusion, Oracle is absorbing software from a string of acquisitions and getting ready to go toe-to-toe with heavyweight SAP in back-end server software
High Tech Magazine: Software News

23-APR-05 Oracle re-brands middleware, lays out PeopleSoft road map
Oracle on Monday is re-branding its middleware line, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and laying out a road map for when these middleware products will be certified to work with newly acquired PeopleSoft and J.D
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

22-APR-05 Oracle reseller day
Oracle Middle East and Africa has hosted its largest-ever regional reseller meeting. Regional Oracle partners discussed strategies to increase profitability in the next twelve months through strengthening their vertical sector focus, responding to emerging demand in the mid-market, and scaling up with new technologies such as radio frequency identification
AME Info

22-APR-05 Retail Apps Drove the Retek Buyout
When Oracle took over its former partner last month, beating back SAP, it demonstrated an understanding of the growing importance of retail applications.
SAP - technology.updates.com

22-APR-05 Oracle offers more on Fusion, but users' questions remain
Oracle has shed some light on its emerging plans to converge five business application suites - a move that was once seen as a big selling point in its hostile pursuit of PeopleSoft.
ComputerWorld

22-APR-05 SAP beats forecasts, increases market share
driven by gains in the United States but strong across all regions and unexpectedly so in Europe. While arch rival Oracle began to digest its $10.6-billion acquisition of PeopleSoft, and Siebel cut its outlook, SAP's focus on a broader, more integrated software portfolio and beefed-up sales force appeared to pay off.
KeralaNext: Technology

22-APR-05 Oracle to keep Retek brand
Having finalized the purchase of the retail management software company it stole from under SAP's nose last month, Oracle plans a non-intrusive approach in terms of the development of Retek, but is confident of achieving growth because the specialist will gain strength from Oracle's financial position.
CBR Online News

22-APR-05 SAP continues to extend lead over rivals (AFP) (Yahoo! News - Technology)
AFP - SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, said that it had extended its lead over rivals such as Oracle and PeopleSoft in the US in the first quarter of 2005, winning some of their clients following the merger of the two US firms.
Technology Owl

22-APR-05 Aepona and Oracle Give Web Services Further Boost in Telco Sector
The announcement adds the power of Oracle development and deployment platforms for telecommunications operators building end-to-end business logic flows into their new Parlay X web services applications
Wireless Developer Network

22-APR-05 SAP Posts First Quarter Profit
In a direct jab to arch-rival Oracle, SAP said that growth was particularly driven by its U.S
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

22-APR-05 South Africa: Partners Top Priority for Oracle
Oracle is committed to partner competency and sees this as its number one priority, the company's VP for Middle East and Africa (MEA) told guests at its PartnerNetwork day in Dubai this week.
AllAfrica News: ICT

22-APR-05 Oracle Positioned® in Leader Quadrant in Integration Backbone Software Suppliers Magic Quadrant
Oracle today announced that the Oracle(r) Application Platform suite has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the 1H05 Gartner Integration Backbone Software Suppliers Magic Quadrant.(1)
i-Newswire.com

22-APR-05 Oracle offers more on Fusion, but users questions remain
Oracle has shed some light on its emerging plans to converge five business application suites - a move that was once seen as a big selling point in its hostile pursuit of PeopleSoft.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

22-APR-05 Oracle to Take Gradual Approach with Project Fusion
The merged Oracle-PeopleSoft application suite will be released over a period of several years, company officials say.
PeopleSoft - technology.updates.com

21-APR-05 Oracle on SAPs NetWeaver: Bring it on
Fusion middleware project will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with German rivals NetWeaver.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

21-APR-05 Oracle eyes mid-segment
ORACLE India Pvt Ltd has identified the mid-market segment as a major thrust area for its database offerings, according to Mr Arunava Dutta, Director of Technology Sales, Oracle India Pvt Ltd
The Hindu Business Line: Info-Tech

21-APR-05 EJB 3.0 is not Hibernate [Inside Scoop on J2EE]
TopLink has support for CMPs for all leading application servers namely OracleAS, WebLogic and Websphere.. Oracle’s EJB 3.0 expert wrote a nice piece The EJB 3.0 Hibernate Fallacy that clarifies
java.blogs

21-APR-05 Oracle Education Foundation's ThinkQuest Named Best Internet Site For Kids
The Oracle Education Foundation today announced that ThinkQuest, the international student Web site library and competition, was named "Best Internet Site for Kids" by Common Sense Media.
i-Newswire.com

21-APR-05 Partners Use Oracle® BPEL Process Manager to Facilitate SOA Implementation and Simplify Integration for Customers
Leading Independent Software Providers and Technology Partners Meet Growing Demand for Streamlined Business Processes with Oracle BPEL Process Manager
i-Newswire.com

20-APR-05 Small is beautiful for Oracle revenues
Calcutta, April 19: Oracle plans to tap the small and medium enterprise (SME) market and has drawn up a strategy to boost revenues from this segment. [in Database Journal]
India Gazette: India News

20-APR-05 LOBs 101, Why BFILE and Web Services don't work together. [OrindaBlog]
Oracle users currently have 3 different Large OBject data types to choose from - BLOB, CLOB and BFILE.. We'll look at the basic mechanics of how they work from a Java developers perspective and then explain why oracle.sql.BFILE poses serious challanges for web service developers. LOB's 101 When you retrieve an oracle.sql.BLOB or oracle.sql.CLOB the single most important thing to understand is that you're dealing with a pointer, not a file
java.blogs

20-APR-05 Why do people hate Oracle?
While there are a good many people that loathe Microsoft, this is typically at the individual user level, whereas it is Oracle that tends to be the target for competitive vendors.
IT-Director.com: Data Management

20-APR-05 Oracle's Think.com to be launched in KV schools
New Delhi, April. 20 (PTI): Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan will roll out Oracle's Think.com initiative in its over 900 schools in India in a phased manner
The Hindu: National

20-APR-05 Oracle PartnerNetwork Day spurs regional channel growth
Oracle Middle East and Africa today hosted its largest-ever regional reseller gathering, the second annual Oracle® PartnerNetwork (OPN) Day, with more than 700 attendees from 50 countries registered to take part.
AME Info

20-APR-05 Top Oracle Executives Cleared of Insider Trading Allegations
Delaware's highest court has cleared Oracle Corp.'s top executives of allegations of insider trading a ruling handed down at a time when courts are grappling with unprecedented scrutiny of directors and officers accused of putting their own interests ahead of shareholders.
LA Times: Business

19-APR-05 Oracle execs talk up Fusion plans
Two top Oracle executives met with analysts and customers in New York on Monday as part of an Oracle road show aimed at reassuring those nervous about Oracle's recent buying spree and its plans for a merged applications set, dubbed Fusion, incorporating its purchases
Network World on Applications

18-APR-05 Tech Notebook: SAP chief is polite, -- but don't push him
So whose private jet is louder? Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's, or that of his fierce competitor over in Germany, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann? You might be hearing Kagermann's landing in the Bay Area more frequently, because he signaled that he's on the prowl for more acquisitions.
Lexington Herald-Leader: Technology

18-APR-05 [AppSecInc Team SHATTER Security Advisory] Denial of Service in Oracle interMedia
Denial of Service in Oracle interMedia AppSecInc Team SHATTER Security Advisory April 18, 2005 Affected versions: Oracle Database Server versions 9i and 10g Risk level: Medium Credits: This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Esteban Martínez Fayó of Argeniss for Application
bugtraq at insecure.org

15-APR-05 Oracle warms to Eclipse with open-source project
Looking to promote usage of Enterprise Java Beans for database access, Oracle proposes open-source tool based on its TopLink software.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

15-APR-05 Oracle promotes Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 within Eclipse
Oracle on Wednesday said it is spearheading a project within the Eclipse open source community to boost the EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 3.0 specification.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

14-APR-05 Oracle promotes Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 within Eclipse
Oracle on Wednesday said it is spearheading a project within the Eclipse open source community to boost the EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 3.0 specification.
updates.com

14-APR-05 Oracle/PeopleSoft to implement product changes gradually
US database solutions developer Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) will not make radical changes to its product line until 2008, in the wake of its recent merger with PeopleSoft, Oracle's Latin America VP Luiz Mei...
bnamericas.com

14-APR-05 Application integration and middle market generated $6.7 bln in 2004; IBM, BEA and Oracle led
IBM continued to extend its lead in the overall application integration and middleware market over BEA Systems and Oracle, capturing above 37% of the worldwide market in 2004, according to Gartner..2 with 7.2%; Oracle was #3 with 4.4%, and Microsoft was #4 with 4.3%
technology.updates.com

14-APR-05 Oracle will build an EJB 3.0 ORM tool for Eclipse [Blog: BeJUG (BeJUG)]
Oracle will help build an open source EJB 3.0 Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tool under the Eclipse Public License that focuses on design-time tooling and supports deployment to any J2EE-compatible application server.. The new tool will build on Oracle's expertise in persistence with Oracle® TopLink, a Java object-to-relational tool and deployment platform that provides advanced ORM capabilities suitable for mission critical enterprise applications."
java.blogs

14-APR-05 Oracle warms to Eclipse with open-source project Looking to promote usage of Enterprise Java Beans for database access, Oracle proposes open-source tool based on its TopLink software.
ZDNet News: Software

14-APR-05 Oracle promotes Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 within Eclipse Oracle on Wednesday said it is spearheading a project within the Eclipse open source community to boost the EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 3.0 specification.
InfoWorld: Top News

14-APR-05 Oracle to develop EJB 3 Tool for Eclipse
Oracle has announced that it will be building an EJB 3 IDE as a project within the Eclipse open-source community.. The tool will support graphically defining and editing O/R mapping, based on Oracle's experience with the Toplink mapping workbench
TheServerSide.Com: Your J2EE Communit

13-APR-05 Getting By With A Little Help From My Friends?
Last week several US firms joined the coalition aiding the EU in the antitrust investigation of Microsoft. The players are IBM, Red Hat, Oracle, Nokia, and RealNetworks. More details here.
Blawg Republic - BUSINESS LAW NEWS

13-APR-05 Oracle-Intel to offer RFID solutions
supply chain review, Australia -Oracle says it will work with chip-maker Intel on a common service-oriented enterprise (SOE) framework for RFID
barcoding News

12-APR-05 Oracle closes Retek deal
to acquire Minneapolis-based retail software maker Retek. The move comes after the company acquired 94 percent of Retek shares. Oracle said that Retek will operate as a separate retail business unit w... [in ZDNet]
Big News Network.com - Breaking Technology News

11-APR-05 Hackers IT event in Bahrain
The event is sponsored by Microsoft, Oracle, Argus Systems Group, Bahrain International Circuit, Kingdom University, and supported by Bahrain Information Technology Society
AME Info News - Telco, Internet and IT

11-APR-05 Write once, run everywhere -- no kidding
As free servers continue to rack up rapid gains in the installed base, Oracle hopes to hang on to its third-place position among vendors selling commercial J2EE-certified app servers.. To boost AS (Application Server) 10g’s attractiveness alongside freeware alternatives, Oracle tries to split the difference between the cost benefits of free and the feature-richness of branded by making the entire server stack and tools free for development use.
InfoWorld: Platforms

10-APR-05 Brother, can you spare $25 million?
Blog: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has put his older Atherton, Calif., estate on the block for just that
CNET News.com

10-APR-05 Oracle Phils. assures support for local PeopleSoft customers
Local customers of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards are assured of technical support by Oracle Philippines following the recent integration of PeopleSoft applications into Oracle, the leading database vendor.
Manila Bulletin: Infotech

10-APR-05 Oracle Phils. assures support for local PeopleSoft customers
Oracle also reported that its Asia Pacific operations posted a 13 percent increase in revenues to $425 million in the third quarter ending February 2005
[in Manila Bulletin]
Big News Network.com - Asia Pacific News

09-APR-05 Emirates Media goes live on Oracle Financials with Hyperlink
Emirates Media Inc. has installed the latest Oracle Financials software with the objective of providing a comprehensive, scalable solution to fit the company's requirements over the long term.
[in Strategiy]
Topix.net: Software

09-APR-05 Oracle rings up win for Retek
Oracle Corp. last month won the bidding war against German software rival SAP AG to acquire retail management software developer Retek Inc. Oracle and Retek have signed a definitive merger agreement that will see Oracle acquire the Minneapolis company for US$630 million
ITWorld Canada: Enterprise Business Applications

07-APR-05 IBM, Oracle back EU v Microsoft
IBM, Oracle, Red Hat, RealNetworks and Nokia have applied to intervene in Microsoft's court appeal against last year's EU anti-monopoly ruling.
Guardian - UK

07-APR-05 Oracle takes control of retail software maker Retek
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - Business software maker Oracle Corp.. said Wednesday that 83 percent of retail software maker Retek Inc.'s stockholders had accepted Oracle's $11.25-per-share acquisition offer, which topped an earlier bid by another business software maker, Germany-based SAP.
Detroit News: Technology

06-APR-05 IBM, Nokia, Oracle Backs EU Against Microsoft
ECIS, a lobby group backed by Nokia , Oracle and IBM has asked an EU court for permission to join the antitrust battle with Microsoft.
technology.updates.com

06-APR-05 Oracle takes control of Retek
Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday that 83 percent of retail software maker Retek Inc.'s stockholders had accepted Oracle's $11.25-per-share acquisition offer, which topped an earlier bid by another business software maker, Germany-based SAP.
SiliconValley.com

06-APR-05 IBM, Nokia, Oracle backs EU against Microsoft
A lobby group backed by Nokia, Oracle and IBM has asked an EU court for permission to join the European Commission in its antitrust battle with Microsoft, it said on Wednesday.
Network.com

05-APR-05 Flexcube now on Oracle 10g
MUMBAI: i-flex solutions' core banking solutions Flexcube is now available on Oracle's 10g infrastructure software, that has been designed specifically for grid computing, said a company press release
The Hindu Business Line: Info-Tech

05-APR-05 SAP beefs up for battle with Oracle
SAP Australia will bulk up staff by about 20 per cent through 2005 as the big German business software outfit grapples with its recently swollen foe, Oracle, and moves into new markets such as mainline banking systems.
Australian IT

05-APR-05 Oracle to open operations in Belfast
U.S. software giant Oracle Corp. plans to set up a services center in Belfast, giving a boost to Northern Ireland's effort to land more such investments.
Irish Sun: Ireland News

05-APR-05 Oracle keeps on buying into SOA
Buying Oblix has plugged important gaps in Oracles SOA strategy, putting it temporarily ahead of competitors IBM, HP and SAP.
SAP - technology.updates.com

05-APR-05 SAP Extends Plan to Lure Oracle Customers
on Monday widened the reach of its plan to take away customers from rival Oracle Corp.ORCL.O by extending it to 6,500 Oracle customers who are not currently SAP users.
SAP - technology.updates.com

05-APR-05 Oracle: Squaring up to SAP
Despite having a CEO famed for saying that sign of a struggling software company is that it starts writing checks instead of software, Oracle is making acquisitions left right and centre
SAP - technology.updates.com

04-APR-05 Oracle Earns Five-Star Rating
Oracle today announced that it has been recognized by CMP Medias VARBusiness magazine as one of North Americas top information-technology (IT) vendors in terms of the breadth and depth of channel-partner programs it presents to solution providers that sell its.. Oracle(r) received a Five-Star Rating, acknowledging the robust features of its programs for IT integrators, resellers and consultants.
Oracle Corporation - technology.updates.com

04-APR-05 Larrys war: Oracle vs. SAP
The Oracle-SAP rivalry is nothing new, but Ellisons acquisition strategy is infusing the struggle with new vigor, and may redefine an industry.
SAP - technology.updates.com

04-APR-05 Oracle buys Oblix for ID mgmt.
Oracle's $93 million acquisition of Oblix last week is the latest example of an independent identity-management product vendor becoming part of a larger software vendor.
Identity mangement news

04-APR-05 Oracle, Infovalley team up for bioinformatics
ORACLE Corp Malaysia Sdn Bhd and local Multimedia Super Corridor company Infovalley Life Sciences Sdn Bhd are joining forces to use the former's database capabilities and the latter's domain knowledge to jointly develop IT tools for intensive data analysis.
Biohealthmatics.com

03-APR-2005 Oracle offers extensive free sales training for partners
Oracle today announced it is offering free sales training for partners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
AME Info

02-APR-2005 Oracle goes into pause mode until final arguments. Oracle, DoJ trial on pause
SAN FRANCISCO - Following four weeks of testimony the Justice Department's suit against software maker Oracle is on hold until final arguments are presented in late July. The Justice Department sued in February to stop Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile takeover attempt of its business software rival PeopleSoft on antitrust grounds
AlwaysOn Network

02-APR-2005 IBM documents discuss measures to counter Oracle's PeopleSoft bid
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 01, 2004 - Rattled by Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., IBM Corp.. IBM's assessment of Oracle's $7.7 billion bid for PeopleSoft is part of the evidence that has piled up in a month-long antitrust deal challenging the proposed combination of business software makers
AlwaysOn Network

02-APR-2005 Oracle tools in Gartner Quadrant
NEW DELHI: Oracle on Friday announced that Oracle iStore and Oracle Partner Management, part of the its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite of applications, have been positioned in the `Leaders Quadrant' in the 2005 Gartner B2B ...
The Hindu Business Line: Info-Tech

31-MAR-05 Oracle issues progress report for PeopleSoft merger in Asia
More than a quarter of PeopleSoft's offices in Asia have been merged with Oracle's regional operations, with the remainder targeted for completion within the next two months, a senior Oracle official said.
CNET Asia