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- Oracle announces Exadata 2
- At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than can its biggest...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Computer, Productivity, Application Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Oracle, Exadata 2
- Videos 2009-10-14
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- News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- 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
- 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
- Oracle unveils Exadata 2 [video]
- I disagree...[i]"The future is about moving from the data center to the desktop - delivering previously impossibly analytics on massive amounts of data to everyone that needs it. Companies want to learn something. Predict. Adapt as fast possible, without super computers and without great expense or a single massive check...
- Tags: Thin clients, Data centers, video, Oracle Corp., thin client
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more
- Ellison..claims Exadata 2 is "16 X faster" than IBM's nearest equivalent .....seems kind of apt, now, that they had Roger Daltry along."...Maybe Oracle is only 6 times faster. "they could've ended the proceedings with Daltry singing "Won't Get Fooled Again".
- Tags: Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Oracle announces Exadata 2
- Cute. No SPF in this box? Hmmm....Well since Larry did not mention that the box does not have UPS tied into itself, the SPF Single Point of Failure for the unit is simply the PLUG. What a maroon. Pull the plug and it's down across the board.What I love about...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SPF
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- News to know: Oracle OpenWorld; Google Wave; Intel; Windows 7; WiFi
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more Paul Greenberg: Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- 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
- Oracle unveils Exadata 2 [video]
- At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than can its biggest...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Analytics, Video, Larry Ellison, Computer, Productivity, Business Intelligence, Financial Planning, Storage, Data Centers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Oracle's Q1: "We grew faster than SAP"
- Oracle Corp., which is facing a delay of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, today reported first quarter non-GAAP earnings of $1.5 billion, or 30 cents per share, a three-percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $5.1 billion, a 7 percent drop from last year. Wall Street...
- Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., SAP AG, Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, GAAP, Corporate Law, Databases, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Sergey Brin, OIN, Enterprise Service Bus, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tablets, Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Oracle unveils second Exadata machine; Ellison steps up data warehousing push
- Oracle chief Larry Ellison unveiled the latest version of its Exadata data warehousing appliance on Tuesday and it's clear the company plans on increasing its data warehousing push. Ellison's Exadata Version 2 launch had three primary goals: Knock data warehousing rivals Netezza...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Oracle 11g Release 2 available
- Oracle said Tuesday that the second release of its 11g database is generally available. The update comes two years after the launch of 11g. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is heavily focused on consolidating hardware and virtualization, according to Mark Townsend, vice president database product...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Real Application Cluster OneNode, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Oracle bucks economic trends; beats Q4 estimates
- Oracle, bucking Wall Street trends by continuing to beat quarterly estimates, said today that it earned $2.3 billion, or 46 cents per share, on sales of $6.9 billion, a 5 percent revenue dip but still enough to beat Wall Street's estimates of 44 cents on $6.47 billion in sales. Earnings...
- Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Earnings Per Share, Quarter, Software License Revenue, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Oracle-Sun: an enterprise catastrophe
- Oracle acquires Sun- that came out of left field. Well not quite. Fellow Irregular Josh Greenbaum talked about Oracle 'completing the picture' with a Sun acquisition back in 2003. Yes - SIX years ago. Putting on my curmudgeon's curmudgeon hat I can't help but think this is...
- Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Open Source, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Oracle delivers solid third quarter; Strong dollar dings fourth quarter outlook
- Oracle's fiscal third quarter earnings were better than expected and the company declared its first-ever dividend as a way to spin off its excess cash directly to shareholders. The applications and database giant reported net income of $1.33 billion, or 26 cents a share, on revenue of $5.45 billion,...
- Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Software License, Dividend, Quarter, Earnings, Database Revenue, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Databases, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
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