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- Does larry ellison have the best SaaS strategy?
- Does Larry Ellison have the best SaaS strategy?it takes a flexible mindsetlots of ex-enterprise software alumni have tried the SaaS route and not all are successful from a product standpoint. In that sense, I think there is value to non-traditional backgrounds, which leads to out of the box thinking when...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Larry Ellison, software-as-a-service, SaaS strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Does larry ellison have the best SaaS strategy?
- Software as a service sounds deceptively simple: Host an application, charge folks monthly and customers come running because they don't have to implement software. The reality: SaaS is rocket science and few do it truly well. This perception vs. reality SaaS gap bonked me over the head...
- Tags: Strategy, Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., Larry Ellison, SaaS Trajectory, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Steve Jobs named
- Steve Jobs namedI agree, The only thing he is shaping the futureof is "corporate acquisitions".Agreed...Don't hardly ever hear his name these days.Totally AgreeLarry's name probably shouldn't even be on the list and if it must be, then it should be the last one. All Oracle has done is acquire...
- Tags: Linux, Strategy, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Steve Jobs, Microsoft Corp., Larry Ellison, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- A surprise conversation with larry ellison
- A surprise conversation with Larry EllisonYou could have done one about MS and open standardsbut that's already been done - just somebody forgot to tell them it's only applicable on April 1st.RE: A surprise conversation with Larry EllisonI love it; my fav past was "share a stage with Henning Kagerman."...
- Tags: surprise conversation, Larry Ellison
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- A surprise conversation with larry ellison
- Late last evening I received an invitation to attend Oracle's Collaborate08 conference in Denver. I had to decline, living some 5,144 miles away from this year's venue and, being a blogger, barely have two red cents to rub together. Imagine my surprise when I got a return call from Oracle's...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Annuity, Larry Ellison, Larry, Qu, Investment, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- Oracle's Ellison says SOA migration rate is 'slow'
- According to a new report in CIO, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said what many vendors may already know but not want to admit -- that SOA adoption is a long-term process, not a quick fix. Oddly enough, Ellison says he based this observation on news articles, versus...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SOA, Migration, Larry Ellison, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- A great day for larry ellison
- A great day for Larry EllisonA great day for HumanityNow that heading should spark some interest - A great day for humanity. But I speak as an auditor would speak.Oracle 10 has a feature where data can be requested as it would have been viewed at a set point of...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Oracle Corp., great day, Larry Ellison, Oracle 10
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- A great day for larry ellison
- Earlier in the day, Larry Ellison, CEO at Oracle was crowing about the company's Q2 results. Larry Dignan reported the numbers but in amongst the commentary, the company claimed to have made 365 direct wins against SAP. I live Twittered the call in conference and at least one SAPper called...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Larry Ellison, Investment, IPO, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Smb/Sme, Finance, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- larry ellison: First Fusion apps to arrive early in 2008
- For the final Oracle OpenWorld keynote, singer Billy Joel, part of the evening entertainment lineup, introduced Larry Ellison, who is celebrating 30 years at the helm of the company he co-founded. He announced that the first Fusion applications would come out early in 2008, focusing on salesforce...
- Tags: Application, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Larry Ellison, Fusion Middleware, Customer Data, Sales Library, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Linux, Open Source, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- @oow: on following Oracle OpenWorld
- I'm impressed. The folk at Oracle Technology Network are marshaling a bunch of web 2.0 style resources to bring everyone within touching distance of Oracle OpenWorld. While we have seen tools like YouTube, Flickr, ustream.tv and Twitter start to appear in ad hoc fashion at conferences,...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, Larry Ellison, Twitter, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2007-11-11
- 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
- Fake larry ellison weighs in on LA payroll issues
- Fake Larry Ellison weighs in on LA payroll issuesapples/orangesSoftware vendor aside, LA USD was late and over budget, no? ASU was on time and under budget. The implementations took much different approaches too, so is this a fair comparison?Let's look at the factsLAUSD: Late, over-budget, no payrollASU: On-time, under-budget, no...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Larry Ellison, ASU, payroll, Oracle Corp., SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Fake larry ellison weighs in on LA payroll issues
- When Larry Ellison comments on specifics of an SAP implementation, how can it not be interesting? In the interest of avoiding lawsuits, I won't repeat his comments, but it's worth a look. Note to Larry: aren't those comments just a wee bit harsh? Update:...
- Tags: Payroll, Larry Ellison, Operational Accounting, Finance, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- 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
- Ellison: Where's the big money in SaaS?
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says software as a service and the small business markets are interesting, but not terribly profitable. In other words, Ellison largely dismissed SAP's Business ByDesign. But the dismissal isn't exactly what it seems. Ellison was speaking for Oracle and for the company a move downmarket...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., Middleware, SAP AG, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-21
- Hell Freezes Over: Oracle Buying Shares in SAP?
- Hell Freezes Over: Oracle Buying Shares in SAP?Larry Ellison - the guy who ....Whats the difference between GOD and Larry Ellison?Answer : GOD does not think he is Larry Ellison.thatWell it was rightly said..its just another entertainment news..
- Tags: Larry Ellison, Hell Freezes, God, SAP AG, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Dennis Howlett: Is larry ellison unwittingly handing SAP a winning card?
- Fellow Enterprise Irregular and desconstructor of the ERP giants Dennis Howlett contributes this guest post on the ongoing Oracle vs. SAP battle. He goes deep in looking at the ramifications of Oracles recent lawsuit versus SAP and its TomorrowNow subsidiary that provides affordable support for Oracles J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft and...
- Tags: Larry Ellison, SAP AG, Oracle Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Trash talk scorecard: What did BEA do to peeve larry ellison?
- Trash talk scorecard: What did BEA do to peeve Larry Ellison?Was it trash talk?In my brief skimming of the 3rd quarter conference call transcript, BEA was mentioned quite a bit, but I didn't see anything derogatory. Is Ellison obsessed with BEA? Probably, but I haven't seen any "trash...
- Tags: Larry Ellison, BEA Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-21
- larry ellison: Oracle replaced Red Hat support at Yahoo
- Larry Ellison: Oracle replaced Red Hat support at YahooOracle Linux certificationOne of Red Hat's arguments supporting the assertion that the company could fend off Oracle was that Oracle's version of Red hat wasn't certified. I know the discussion in this article was about service, but selling the software is...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Ellison
- Discussion threads 2007-03-21
- Trash talk scorecard: What did BEA do to peeve larry ellison?
- BEA must be doing something right. The middleware company has become Oracle CEO Larry Ellisons latest obsession.For those of you keeping score at home, Ellison mentioned BEA 10 times on last nights fiscal third quarter earnings conference call. Ellison didnt mention BEA at all in the second quarter. Red Hat...
- Tags: BEA Systems Inc., SAP AG, Larry Ellison
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
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