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With the upcoming launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft will focus its massive resources on the issue of licensing, in an attempt to win customers for Oracle and IBM.
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The list of hardware compatible with Oracle's Linux distribution continues to grow, with the software maker certifying six new configurations this week.
Oracle has offered to purchase rival BEA Systems for US$17 per share, a total of about US$6.66 billion in cash -- but BEA rejected the offer as too low.
Oracle and SAP customers will soon have to negotiate new licensing models with changes to both vendors' plans on the way.
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Co-president Charles Phillips says his former brethren are doing a poor job of grading the company's performance.
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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