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Oracle offers a peek at social apps and FusionPosted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on Nov 13, 2007 6:12 PM Subscribe Alerts: Oracle showed how it is bringing a social dimension into its software and offered a peek at Fusion applications this afternoon at Oracle OpenWorld. It demonstrated that Oracle has fully...[Read the rest]

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Oracle stair-steps to on-demand: Oracle is concerned that glib assertions and misconceptions about multi-tenancy are causing people to undervalue its own expertise and assets in the on-demand space. Company president Charles Phillips connected with... [Read the rest]; Posted by Phil Wainewright in Software as Services on: Nov 12, 2007 11:58 PM
The Innovator’s Dilemma, Oracle Style: Is Oracle an innovative company, as Charles Philips contended, or is it more of a legacy apps company largely focused on protecting its equally conservative customer base? This was the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Joshua Greenbaum in Enterprise Anti-matter on: Nov 12, 2007 5:45 PM; 1 Comment
HP's Mark Hurd: More content is fantastic for us: HP CEO Mark Hurd took a turn at Oracle OpenWorld, responding to a series of video questions from attendees. The engaging Hurd was ready for softballs, including whether one should... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Nov 12, 2007 5:41 PM
Charles Phillips' troubling keynote: At some 5,500 miles distance, there is always a risk of getting the wrong end of the stick in parsing keynotes. Fortunately, some of my Irregular colleagues had the benefit... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dennis Howlett in Irregular Enterprise on: Nov 12, 2007 3:48 PM; 5 Comments
Oracle's Charles Phillips: Fusion on track and SaaS for all: In a meeting with Enterprise Irregulars after his keynote at OpenWorld, Oracle President Charles Phillips discussed the future of Fusion, software-as-a-service (SaaS), his notion of "acquired innovation" and other topics.... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Nov 12, 2007 2:58 PM
Oracle virtualization 3x better than the competition?: Updated below: At Oracle OpenWorld today, the company announced its own server virtualization software that the company claims is three times more efficient than existing x86 and x86-64 VM products... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Nov 12, 2007 10:01 AM
Oracle OpenWorld: The fruits of 'acquired innovation': Oracle has taken over the Moscone Center and cordoned off streets this week in San Francisco for the annual gathering of its tribe. Last night CEO Larry Ellison celebrated the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Nov 12, 2007 9:19 AM
@oow: on following Oracle OpenWorld: I'm impressed. The folk at Oracle Technology Network are marshaling a bunch of web 2.0 style resources to bring everyone within touching distance of Oracle OpenWorld. While we have... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dennis Howlett in Irregular Enterprise on: Nov 11, 2007 6:55 PM
Oracle goes for the CRM jugular: Oracle tomorrow will unveil an innovative new set of CRM OnDemand applications designed to establish its enterprise 2.0, enterprise SaaS credentials as well as put the boot into Salesforce.com. [Read the rest]; Posted by Phil Wainewright in Software as Services on: Nov 11, 2007 6:38 PM
Subtle change at Oracle: old meets new: Anyone who reads this blog knows that I have a tendency to poke fun at Oracle and I'm not always kind. I've repeatedly asserted they 'don't get' but that's... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dennis Howlett in Irregular Enterprise on: Nov 8, 2007 12:51 PM
Peeking Under the Tent At Oracle OpenWorld: Fusion On Schedule and Web 2.0 Meets CRM: Oracle has a lot to talk about at OpenWorld, which starts next week in San Francisco. There’s news about upgrades, an update on Fusion, some examples of what look like... [Read the rest]; Posted by Joshua Greenbaum in Enterprise Anti-matter on: Nov 8, 2007 9:11 AM
Are third party Oracle support providers losing momentum?: Oracle's lawsuit against SAP and its TomorrowNow unit may be paying off for the company. A Wall Street research firm argues that TomorrowNow and Rimini Street are losing momentum.... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 2, 2007 8:09 AM
BEA Acquired By Oracle (Sooner Rather than Later): I’m predicting a relatively quick end to the silliness over at BEA, with BEA’s executives, prompted by a little medicine from Dr. Icahn, acquiring enough temporary sanity to accept whatever... [Read the rest]; Posted by Joshua Greenbaum in Enterprise Anti-matter on: Oct 31, 2007 2:35 PM; 2 Comments
Oracle sends a "Dear BEA" letter; Puts deadline on offer: Oracle said Tuesday that it sent a letter to BEA's board of directors, urging them to accept the company's $17 a share in cash offer or watch it expire by... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Oct 23, 2007 6:20 AM
Five questions: Oracle's BEA buyout: Oracle launched and unsolicited $17 a share bid for middleware software maker BEA. BEA responded in a letter arguing that the company is undervalued. In the end, the deal... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Oct 15, 2007 6:54 AM
Oracle vs SAP gets trial date: A judge has set a trial date for Oracle's corporate theft lawsuit against SAP: Feb. 9, 2009. The trial date was disclosed by SAP. SAP indicated that the company... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Sep 26, 2007 6:48 AM
SAP: Let's speed this Oracle case up: SAP is arguing for a "prompt resolution" of the Oracle suit, which alleges "corporate theft on a grand scale." Oracle and SAP on Tuesday filed their case management conference... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Aug 29, 2007 5:31 AM
Oracle gloats over SAP filing; reality may be different: Oracle is taking SAP's response to its lawsuit and running with it. In a statement, Oracle said: "SAP CEO Henning Kagermann has now admitted to the repeated and illegal... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jul 3, 2007 5:57 AM
SAP acknowledges inappropriate downloads by TomorrowNow in response to Oracle suit: SAP responded to rival Oracle's lawsuit tonight (at 8:00 AM in SAP's Walldorf, Germany headquarters), just ahead of the July 2 PST filing deadline. In the filing (pdf), SAP said... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jul 2, 2007 11:12 PM
Nucleus Research: Oracle beats SAP among small, mid-sized enterprises: A Nucleus Research report about how Oracle and SAP fare among small and mid-sized enterprises has sparked a dust-up between the two--again. In a survey, Nucleus Research finds that... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 5, 2007 10:55 AM
Oracle amends SAP complaint: Oracle said Friday that it has amended its complaint against SAP to add in copyright infringement and breach of contract claims. As a refresher, Oracle filed suit against SAP... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 1, 2007 10:38 AM
Oracle's service packs meet SOA: Oracle later today will unveil the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, an initiative that allows customers with a bevy of applications to boil them down to a business process. This... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 16, 2007 11:46 AM
SAP comments on Oracle suit (sort of): Not a whole lot of chatter in SAPs response to Oracles lawsuit. In a statement just released, SAP said:SAP will not comment other than to make it clear to our... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 23, 2007 12:05 PM
Will Oracle's perception issues hurt SAP lawsuit?: Oracle files a lawsuit against SAP alleges massive corporate fraud and folks just dont seem to believe it. In fact, most observers are wondering what Oracle is really up to.... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 23, 2007 10:23 AM
The lawsuit As barometer: SAP finally scores big with TomorrowNow: Todays announcement that Oracle is suing SAP for allegedly using its TomorrowNow subsidiary to steal software code and other nasties highlights the effectiveness with which TomorrowNow is hitting Oracle where... [Read the rest]; Posted by Joshua Greenbaum in Enterprise Anti-matter on: Mar 22, 2007 2:52 PM; 6 Comments
Oracle sues SAP; alleges 'corporate theft on a grand scale': The war between Oracle and SAP is about to move beyond enterprise applications to the courtroom. Oracle said Wednesday that it has sued SAP "about corporate theft on a grand... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 22, 2007 11:39 AM
No Larry Ellispin zone: Yahoo still dating Red Hat: On Oracles earnings conference call CEO Larry Ellison said the company displaced Red Hat for Linux support at Yahoo. The truth is a bit more nuanced. Yahoo said it is... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 22, 2007 5:06 AM
Trash talk scorecard: What did BEA do to peeve Larry Ellison?: BEA must be doing something right. The middleware company has become Oracle CEO Larry Ellisons latest obsession.For those of you keeping score at home, Ellison mentioned BEA 10 times on... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 21, 2007 7:53 AM
Larry Ellison: Oracle replaced Red Hat support at Yahoo: Updated: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was spreading the love for his competitors on the companys third quarter conference call. Notably, Ellison said Oracle replaced Red Hat for Linux support at... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 20, 2007 2:32 PM
Oracle's third quarter impresses: Oracles third quarter delivered better-than-expected results on the back of strong middleware. Meanwhile, Oracle took a few swipes at BEA and SAP. Oracle reported net income of $1.03 billion, or... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 20, 2007 2:11 PM