A Gartner report criticising Oracle for 'significant missteps' sparks a war of words as the database software maker responds with an article that accuses Gartner of bias.
Tech research and analysis provider Gartner expects no "dramatic difference" to software maker PeopleSoft in the short term after it surrendered to Oracle's hostile takeover.
Opinions are mixed amongst Australian chief information officers, partners and analysts on whether Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems will end up with a positive or negative result.
Oracle's acquisition of BEA will boost the latter's presence in Asia Pacific, as well as strengthening Oracle's foothold in the telecommunications space, but there will be no serious ramifications on the local market, according to analysts.
The Department of Defence is seeking proposals from vendors to provide extensive systems upgrades, services and support for its military integrated logistics information system, an IT project it has described as one of the largest currently underway in Australia.
A market research report on database sales last year found that Oracle has the most market share and that revenue from databases overall grew slightly last year.
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The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year, fuelled in part by sales of Linux.
When it comes to customer relationship management software, much of what businesses purchase is never put to use, according to a new study.
Concepts such as utility computing, Web services and business process management shouldn't be considered in isolation but rather as components of the real-time enterprise (RTE).
At the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo 2009 in Orlando, Fla., Peter Sondergaard, a senior vice president of research at Gartner, says 2009 was the worst spending cycle ever. He adds that Silicon Valley will no longer be in charge of the rebound and emerging regions will drive IT spending and how it's deployed.
Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of US$75.95 in a more concerted effort by the server specialist to take on Microsoft's overwhelmingly dominant Office.
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Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors.
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