Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?
- The EC is CLUELESSAbsolutely NOTHING changes about MySQL or its license open source with the buy out.infiltrated M$ agents are obfuscating this issueThe MySql should be a slam dunk, but M$ agents are feeding false information to the commision to harm OSS.Are you sure about that?MySql (and of course SUN...
- Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., agent
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- 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
- 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
- Oracle Fusion - a damp squib
- Earlier in the week I speculated that Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle would make a monster announcement about Fusion apps. I was wrong. According to Sam Diaz, it's worse: Ellison spent some time talking about new Fusion applications coming down the pipeline. But first, Ellison said he recognized that companies...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Jim, Revenue Recognition, Team Management, Public Relations, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- 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
- Churchill Club audio: Larry Ellison, in Conversation with Ed Zander
- 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. Ellison covered a wide range of topics ranging from the economy to IBM and IT demand. Here's the full audio. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Audio, Ed Zander, Larry Ellison, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- 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
- 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
- Oracle tries to stop Sun's bleeding: Is it too late?
- Oracle has officially came out of the corner to stem the defections from Sun Microsystems' customers. The message: Oracle is serious about hardware and is looking forward to swinging back at IBM. As pointed out by Matt Asay, Oracle has launched a full court press to convince...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- 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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- 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
- What would Larry Ellison do with Microsoft (it wouldn't be Vine)
- What would Larry Ellison do with Microsoft (it wouldn't be Vine)Well...Since Ballmer does not know what he is doing I suppose that explains the first dip in revenue in 23 years, an OS that will be just as big a failure as Vista (Win 7), a desktop office suite that...
- Tags: Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Vine, Larry Ellison
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- What would Larry Ellison do with Microsoft (it wouldn't be Vine)
- The blogosphere is abuzz with the latest creation from Microsoft---Vine, a Twitter meets Facebook messaging system Techmeme. The big question: Would Larry Ellison do this? Answer: Nope. Vine---and a lot of other Microsoft businesses (MSN, Xbox to name a few) take away from the real goal of...
- Tags: Instant Messaging, Internet, Larry, Larry Dignan, Larry Ellison, Management, Microsoft Corp., Online Communications, Oracle Corp., Strategy, Vision
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player
- Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. The company added that the acquisition of Java "is the most important software Oracle has...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, Corporate Law, Storage, Databases, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Oracle puts Salesforce.com in its sights
- Oracle's fiscal second quarter conference call was interesting on a couple of fronts. Here are a few observations: No. 1: Oracle has a new whipping boy: Salesforce.com. Check out CEO Larry Ellison's comments about Salesforce.com, which totaled eight mentions (not quite SAP territory,...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-19
- Oracle's second quarter in line; Ellison takes aim at Salesforce.com
- Oracle's second quarter was roughly in line with expectations as earnings excluding charges hit targets on lower than expected revenue. Meanwhile, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who picks on a competitor every quarter, said the company had "several recent wins over Salesforce.com" for on-demand software. Oracle reported second...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Software License, Quarter, Earnings, Larry Ellison, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- HP and Oracle team up on 'data warehouse appliances' that re-architect database-storage landscape
- The reason for the 10x to 72x performance improvements cited by Ellison are do to bringing the "intelligence" closer to the data, that is bringing the Exadata Programmable Storage Server appliance into close proximity to the Oracle database servers, and then connecting them through InfiniBand connections. In essence, this architecture...
- Tags: Team, Data Warehouse, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Storage, Business Intelligence, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Oracle enters hardware market; Launches storage server to ride shotgun with database
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on Wednesday unveiled its first ever hardware product--a storage server with embedded software designed to work with the company's databases and be used in a grid. The Exadata programmable storage server aims to put database intelligence next to each drive. Oracle and HP also launched a...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Server, Larry Ellison, Storage Server, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence
- According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld e-mails and failed to preserve tape recordings that should have been turned over to lawyers for shareholders suing him......
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
SmartPlanet
-
Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large.
Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
-
Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN!
Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
-
Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management
Read the EMA Analyst Report
White Papers and Webcasts
Doc delivers the scoop on today's enterprise content management, printer maintenance, and all other issues related to document management. It's the DocuMentor Blog.
