SAP’s US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors has passed an important regulatory step, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission deciding to …
Hurd set to speak at Oracle OpenWorld
Oracle's newly minted co-president, Mark Hurd, is set to deliver a keynote speech at the vendor's OpenWorld conference on Sept. …
Hurd joins Oracle
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday. Hurd, who also joined …
Hurd joins Oracle as co-president
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday. Hurd, who also joined …
Cisco acquired nearly 50 start-ups in decade, most in M&A market
Cisco purchased 48 venture capital-backed companies between 2000 and 2009, followed by IBM with 35, Microsoft with 30, EMC with …
Cisco acquired nearly 50 start-ups in decade, most in M&A market
Cisco acquired more start-ups than any other corporation over the past decade, in a list dominated by IT vendors such …
Oracle, Sun to launch new product despite merger hurdles
Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is being closely scrutinized by European Union regulatory authorities, but that isn't stopping the companies …
Microsoft-Yahoo's big hurdle: Google search loyalty
The biggest challenge to the Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership may not be Google Inc. the company as much as Google the …
“Completely automated, completely autonomous” – Oracle OpenWorld 2018
Cloud and infrastructure giant Oracle used its OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco to spotlight the ways it will embed …
Oracle OpenWorld: AI and machine learning to tilt balance in favour of cyber-defence
Machine learning and artificial intelligence will shift the balance against cyber-attackers by offering greater assistance to cyber defence efforts, Oracle’s chief corporate architect has said.
Oracle announces Saudi data centre plans
Oracle has announced plans to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, with a new data centre in Saudi Arabia. The company’s …
UAE to participate in high-profile Web Summit in Portugal
The UAE is set to participate in the Web Summit 2017, which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6th-9th …
SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner defends S/4HANA cloud strategy
The co-founder of the German software giant SAP, Dr Hasso Plattner, took to the stage at the Sapphire conference last week to talk about the company’s latest Leonardo product and why he sees its next generation ERP S/4HANA’s future as residing in the cloud.
NetSuite set to go global under Oracle’s flag
As part of Oracle, NetSuite plans to localise its products for many more countries while expanding its data centre capacity, sales operations, partner channel and other assets to reach customers in those new areas.
Oracle buys cloud software company NetSuite
Oracle has recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite. The transaction is valued at $109.00 per share in cash, or approximately $9.3 billion.
Oracle to debut Middle Eastern data centre in Abu Dhabi
To keep pace with growing customer demand for Oracle’s complete cloud portfolio, Oracle today announced its intent to open a new cloud data centre in Abu Dhabi.
Oracle, Samsung, reportedly combining for mobile cloud
Oracle and Samsung Electronics have reportedly forged a new partnership through which they will work together to deliver mobile cloud services.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison steps down
It’s the end of an era at Oracle, as CEO Larry Ellison has been appointed executive chairman and CTO of …
Oracle to buy $5.3 billion retail tech vendor Micros
Oracle will buy hospitality and retail technology vendor Micros Systems for US$5.3 billion, in a deal that will be its largest since the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010.
Oracle reverses hardware revenue decline in Q3
Oracle’s third-quarter revenue rose 4 percent to US$9.3 billion while net income increased 2 percent to $2.6 billion, buoyed by growth in new software licenses and cloud subscriptions as well as a long-anticipated rise in hardware product revenue.