Oracle announced on Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against archrival SAP, alleging the software giant hacked into Oracle's customer support center and downloaded copies of its proprietary software code.
Department of Defence officials have rejected Oracle's PeopleSoft pitch for its human resources (HR) upgrade and asked that it resubmit a tender against rival SAP.
SAP responded on Friday to allegations raised by Oracle that SAP's wholly owned subsidiary, TomorrowNow, illegally accessed its rival's customer support and maintenance site.
An economist testified Friday that an Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft would allow the database powerhouse and SAP to unfairly dominate the market for business software.
Oracle amended its lawsuit against SAP on Friday, alleging its rival copied its software and support materials to the point of repeating minor errors it had in the original versions.
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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