Brian Fonseca

Oracle Corp. is taking on the U.S. Department of Justice. After the Justice Department, joined by seven states attorneys general, announced Thursday it will seek to block Oracles $9.4 billion takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. by federal injunction, Oracles board of directors voted to challenge the deal. Oracle also dropped its slate of five nominees for […]

IBM has assembled a dozen of its top customers from vertical industries to form the IBM Information Integration Leadership Board, which will work with the company to define and solve emerging data integration problems in customer IT environments. The board will meet throughout the year to preview business technology originating in IBMs labs, as well […]

Veritas Software Corp., Softek and Sun Microsystems Inc. are each aiming to help customers turn data centers into operational storage utilities through several new storage utilization features and products. The result, according to the companies, should be better management of resources, improved performance and lower costs. Veritas this week will announce the availability of Veritas […]

The American Shareholders Association (ASA) is stepping forward to request that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Assistant Attorney General R. Hewitt Pate not interfere with Oracle Corp.s proposed $9.4 billion bid to purchase PeopleSoft on the grounds that the potential acquisitions outcome should be decided solely by PeopleSoft shareholders. The non-profit ASA, which […]

IBM has assembled a dozen of its top customers from a variety of vertical industry arenas to form the IBM Information Integration Leadership Board, a group that will work closely in tandem with IBM to define and solve emerging data integration issues plaguing customer IT environments. The new board will meet regularly throughout the year […]

With the holy grail of utility or grid computing as their quest, Oracle Corp., IBM and Veritas Software Corp. are each working on technologies tied to their respective platforms that automate load balancing management—a key milestone in the journey. Oracle, of Redwood Shores, Calif., is beta testing Oracle Database 10g functionality that extends the capability […]

With its long-awaited Oracle 10g database out the door, Oracle Corp. is altering its entry-level pricing, processor support and clustering option in an effort to make the new technology appeal to small and midtier customers. The Redwood Shores, Calif., software company last week announced availability of 10g versions for Linux, 64-bit Solaris and HP-UX. A […]

Following a year in which it aggressively invested in storage management software, EMC Corp. is revitalizing its hardware focus with a massive overhaul of its storage platforms. In a grand plan to bolster performance and compatibility across existing products, the Hopkinton, Mass., company this week will launch new and enhanced Symmetrix DMX-2 and Clariion CX […]

Oracle Corp.s announcement last week that it was increasing its bid for competitor PeopleSoft Inc. by 33 percent, to $9.4 billion, is prompting some investors to look seriously at the offer for the first time. Enterprise customers of both companies software also are now wondering about the likelihood and impact of the deal going through. […]

Acknowledging its intentions to scoop up smaller database customers who may have shied away from pricey Oracle entry points, Oracle Corp. on Tuesday slashed the price of its entry-level product. The company was buoyed by the release of its long-anticipated Oracle 10g database and offered clustering and managment options. During a conference call, the software […]

Oracle Corp. on Tuesday will unveil a sharp $1,000 price reduction in its entry-level Oracle 10g Standard Edition One database release during an Oracle 10g-related news conference, officials of the software maker confirmed. During a briefing today, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based database company acknowledged plans to announce that Standard Edition One will shift towards dual-processor […]

Network Appliance Inc. is planting its storage foothold in the grid computing landscape, unveiling a number of partnerships and technology deployments this week toward cementing that goal. At Oracle AppsWorld on Tuesday, NetApp announced that Oracle Corp. has implemented more than 1,000 terabytes of the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based storage vendors offerings to underpin part of its […]