- ERP Sales Up for Oracle in QuarterDec 17 2010
Customers are buying new software licenses and maintenance contracts for Oracle’s ERP and other enterprise applications at an increasing rate.
- Oracle-HP Rivalry Grows as Computer Systems Market Heats UpDec 3 2010
Computer systems provider Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison said his company would take market share from new rival HP in the database, middleware, server, and storage markets, intensifying a feud between the one-time close partners.
- SAP Releases In-Memory Business Intelligence ApplianceDec 1 2010
SAP looks to boost its business intelligence bona fides with the release of HANA, its High-Performance Analytic Appliance, and promises that the technology will transform SAP’s entire product portfolio.
- SAP Ordered to Pay Oracle $1.3 BillionNov 24 2010
The jury’s $1.3 billion verdict in the copyright infringement case that featured ERP rivals Oracle and SAP is the largest-ever copyright award but does not end the question of damages, SAP says.
- HP Sees Solid Growth in Servers, Storage, DesktopsNov 23 2010
New CEO Apotheker says the company needs to beef up its software assets and continue pushing R&D investments.
- Oracle Maintenance Policies Anticompetitive, Group SaysNov 18 2010
Oracle is using anticompetitive practices to win Sun Microsystems server maintenance contracts from third-party providers, the Service Industry Association alleges.
- Oracle’s Ellison: A License Would Have Cost SAP $4 BillionNov 8 2010
Testifying in court, the CEO says Oracle was “very concerned” when SAP bought third-party ERP maintenance provider TomorrowNow.
- SAP: We Should Have Shut Down TomorrowNowNov 8 2010
Testifying in response to Oracle’s copyright infringement charges, SAP executive board member Werner Brandt says the company should have pulled the plug on TomorrowNow soon after Oracle filed suit.
- Report: SAP Offers to Settle Part of Oracle SuitNov 5 2010
Reported deal would take punitive damages off the table.
- SAP Pleads No Contest to Final Charge in Oracle SuitOct 29 2010
Move on the eve of trial prompts outburst from Oracle CEO Ellison, who wants former SAP CEO to testify.