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Oracle Vows to Expand Lawsuit Against SAP

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 5:03:00 PM       Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox                            Digg This Article   Add to Delicious

Abstract:Oracle plans to file additional claims against SAP for alleged misappropriation of copyrighted material, a new twist in a case that began last March.
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In a ruling this week, U.S. District Court Judge Martin Jenkins referred Oracle's lawsuit against SAP and its TomorrowNow subsidiary to alternative dispute resolution (ADR), or mediation, court documents revealed.

"We had always advocated the exploration of mediation and felt that [Tuesday's] decision was appropriate," SAP spokesperson Andy Kendsie told Managing Automation.

Oracle said it is not discussing a settlement of the case with SAP at this time and, in an unexpected twist, said it will expand the scope of the lawsuit to include other alleged infractions by SAP.

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