Oracle said yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire FatWire Software, a privately-held company that specialises in …
Oracle Exadata certified to run SAP applications
Oracle’s Exadata X2 machines are now certified to run applications from rival SAP, following recent steps by SAP to move …
Oracle is legally bound to reverse Itanium decision: HP
Oracle’s decision in March to stop developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips is in violation of “legally-binding commitments” Oracle has …
Oracle donates OpenOffice.org codebase to Apache
Oracle is submitting the codebase for OpenOffice.org to the Apache Software Foundation, where the productivity suite will live on in …
Oracle introduces JavaFX 2.0 beta
JavaFX 2.0, an upgrade to the Java-based rich client platform that originated at Sun Microsystems, was made available in a …
Oracle returns growth to Sun server business: IDC
Oracle logged a small milestone in its Sun acquisition during the first quarter, expanding sales of Sun’s server hardware for …
IBM lures Oracle users
IBM is attempting to lure Oracle database and middleware customers to “move up” to its own software with a new …
SAP granted “stay of execution” in Oracle lawsuit
Oracle will have to wait a bit longer to get its hands on the US$1.3 billion awarded to it last …
Oracle gives up on commercial Open Office
Oracle announced over the weekend that it will no longer sell a commercial version of the Open Office productivity suite, …
Track launches EXtra Oracle partner programme
Track Distribution, part of Aptec Holdings, an IT distribution group covering the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey, Akhut and Africa, has …
Oracle releases free version of 11g database in beta
Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE), the free-of-charge version of Oracle’s flagship database, is now in beta. “XE provides an “entry-level, …
Oracle customers using Itanium chips rethink IT upgrades
Oracle customers this week expressed concern about the effort and cost of upgrading IT infrastructures after the software maker said …
Oracle stops developing software for Intel’s Itanium chips
Oracle recently became the latest software maker to say it will stop developing applications for Intel Itanium microprocessors, following a …
SAP takes on IBM, Oracle with new GRC suite
SAP is hoping to cement its foothold in the growing market for GRC (governance, risk and compliance) software with a …
Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL server
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up …
Avnet appointed VAD for Oracle
Avnet will distribute the wide range of Oracle applications, hardware and technology products in all the countries of MENA region …
IBM fires back at Oracle in middleware fray
IBM is returning fire to Oracle in an increasingly heated battle over who has the faster stack of middleware. Big …
Oracle making Java, Solaris certifications pricier
Later this year, Oracle will begin requiring people interested in gaining Java and Solaris certifications to attend “hands-on” training courses, …
Amazon to offer Oracle DB in the cloud
Oracle’s database will be available in the second quarter as part of Amazon Web Services’ Relational Database Service, the companies …
Oracle changes WebCenter suite
Oracle has released what it has described as a significant update to its WebCenter 11g allowing its customers to build …