The new "collaboration" software is less expensive than rival applications, says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, but can the database giant stave off competition from the likes of Microsoft?
NGS Software, a UK based information security company, have identified several high-risk vulnerabilities in Oracle database server software.
In a bid to compete better against IBM and Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems said Tuesday it will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers and partially subsidise the fees customers would otherwise have to pay to use the software.
Oracle is preparing to release software designed to make it easier for business users to access data through a Web browser.
Oracle's recent debacles in the media are illustrations of the flaws inherent in the monolithic software approach to enterprise solutions -- and shows that the times are finally catching up with these dinosaurs.
As Oracle gets bigger and bigger, one question remains unanswered: what type of company is Oracle?
The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into.
Question: When is a bug not a bug? Answer: Before it's a "known bug".
Welcome to San Francisco, California, for Oracle's takeover of a different sort of entity; a city.
With Melbourne resuming its rightful place as Sydney's slightly embarrassing provincial neighbour after the Commonwealth Games, the scene is now set for an event of real significance.
Longhaus' Sam Higgins and Perth developer Chris Muir give the Australian reaction to announcements at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in the US this week.
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Oracle will release a new version of its set of business applications next month, repositioning some programs to take advantage of a trend and adding features that move the company into a market it's not yet tapped.
As Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid passes, the tech world is still waiting for information from either company on their wedding plans.
Shai Agassi has a technical mind, as one would expect of the president of product and technology for the world's largest enterprise software applications vendor, SAP.
We chat to Oracle ANZ chief Ian White on the sidelines of OpenWorld 2009.
At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco Monday, Oracle President Charles Phillips unveils the company's plans for virtualization and discusses the partnerships and software to make it happen.
At a Churchhill Club event, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks to former Sun Microsystems President Ed Zander about Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. He says hed like to pattern the new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM, combining both hardware and software systems.
What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.
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.
Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.
Oracle is betting on the lure of cost savings and the strength of its database to help sell its new product, Oracle Collaboration Suite. Get an advance look at this competitor to Microsoft Exchange.
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