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- Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage for the final keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 today - an afternoon session that followed lunch and got off to a rough start when Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan who was scheduled to speak after Ellison came on stage first and spent 45 minutes...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Fusion, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Ellison wants to model new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM
- At a Churchhill Club event, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talked to former Sun Microsystems President Ed Zander about Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. He said he’d like to pattern the new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM, combining both hardware and software systems. Ellison said that...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Tools & Techniques, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Management, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Ellison wants to model new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM
- 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 he'd like to pattern the new Oracle after T.J. Watson Jr.'s IBM, combining both hardware and software systems.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Ellison, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Management, Business Operations, IBM, Oracle Sun
- Videos 2009-09-23
- Ellison and McNealy: Java here to stay
- At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks to Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy about the future of Java development. Ellison says he will continue to expand investment in Java and sees the programming language being used in a variety of devices including Google's Android phones and...
- Tags: Larry Ellison, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Ellison
- Videos 2009-06-02
- Ellison applies the 'Art of War' in Sun deal
- ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the Oracle CEO's gamesmanship in buying Sun Microsystems and how he outplayed IBM. They also share their views on the future of Java and what Oracle plans to do with Sun's troubled hardware business. [video=291380] by Larry...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Ellison
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Ellison applies the 'Art of War' in Sun deal
- ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the Oracle CEO's gamesmanship in buying Sun Microsystems and how he outplayed IBM. They also share their views on the future of Java and what Oracle plans to do with Sun's troubled hardware business.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Ellison, Oracle, Sun
- Videos 2009-04-23
- What does Oracle mean for Sun's open source efforts?
- So much for a big blue Sun. Instead, the company is being gobbled up Oracle for about $7.4 billion. Does this mean that Oracle will become "the biggest contributor to open source," or a gaping hole in the FOSS ecosystem? Sun often likes to brag that it's...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Ellison, Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Ellison reflects on Oracle history
- At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison shares his insights into the company's 30-year history, including its contract with the CIA to build the first commercial relational database.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., History, Ellison, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Videos 2007-11-12
- Ellison puts NetSuite shares in 'lockbox'
- NetSuite in an SEC filing on Tuesday said that Larry Ellison is putting his shares--all 639,298,039 of them--into a "lockbox" that diminishes his control over the company. The filing is an amendment to NetSuite's current IPO plans. According to NetSuite's latest IPO filing: ...
- Tags: NetSuite Inc., Larry Ellison, Ellison, IPO, Financial Planning, Corporate Governance, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Ellison spurns SaaS for easy ERP pickings
- Information Week's Mary Hayes Weier has spotted that Larry Ellison rather let the cat out of the bag on Oracle's earnings call last week when he said the company won't start selling SaaS because "so far no one has figured out how to make any money at it." She notes:...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Information Week, ERP, Larry Ellison, Ellison, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Software, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
Additional Resources
- Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?
- Pressure is building on Larry Ellison to get rid of MySQL if he wants to close the acquisition of Sun... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: MySQL, Larry Ellison, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent
- Oracle is reportedly gearing up for a formal rejection by European regulators of its bid to acquire Sun Microsystems, according to a report in the Financial Times. An official statement of objection, the first step in blocking the $7.4 billion deal, could come as early as this week - but...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?
- We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Did Stallman fisk himself?
- boogeyman?the most irritating thing about stallman is not his "political incorrectness" or his "shooting from the lip," but that is he is so often right. that really gets under your skin.I hate to agree...I've always felt that RMS is irritating, obnoxious and downright rude. However, anyone who dismisses what...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- mySQL starring as Peter Pan
- the solution is simple...Oracle must commit 1 billion for MySQL and the deal will sail through.That would work, but...I don't know if Oracle is willing to commit to that. Instead they're doing the old National Lampoon "buy this magazine or we'll shoot this dog" trick, laying off 10% of Sun's...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- mySQL founders fork on the post-Oracle future
- paranoia againi remember paranoia when sun bought openoffice and mysql...look they are still here!!!and oracle bought sun...people will be paranoid for some time, and than that story will go to oblivion just like any other paranoid story in open source world.Oracle must commit 1 billion for MySQLand also 5 billions...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- HR specialist asks Oracle: where's the 'fusion'?
- In an analysis of last week's announcement at Oracle OpenWorld that Oracle would finally be releasing its Fusion Applications next year, HR technology specialist Bill Kutik wondered out loud where and when we'll see Fusion HCM Human Capital Management emerge in an SOA-ready configuration. Despite Larry...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Human Resources Inc., SOA, Larry Ellison, HR Specialist, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Human Capital, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine
- Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...
- Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Of snow, rocks, a book, and another partisan attack on IBM
- Title shotFirst thought is RISING SUN which fits, though loosely, on many fronts ... down to the name of Larry Ellison's yacht I vaguely recall.Copyright waived.Rights to make more suggestions reserved.Donations gratefully received :-)Some thoughts1. Ethanol from corn is a very stupid idea - foisted onto the American public via...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, SECURITY, Prom, IBM Corp., dress, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
- Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years
- Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company's prospects. Although I'm not sure you could ever describe Oracle management as timid---does Larry Ellison allow that?---analyst notes seem to portray executives as exceedingly confident. Judging...
- Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Ross MacMillan, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
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