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Oracle to Lower Price for 10g Standard Database

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...

PeopleSoft Speeds Up Timeline for Vote

Responding to Oracle Corp.s ploy to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. through a proxy battle, PeopleSofts board of directors voted late last week to hold its...

Firebird Frenzy Erupts

After comparing what are commonly thought of as the two most common and most popular open-source databases—MySQL and PostgreSQL—I was floored by the amount...

Ellison Answers Financial, Technical Questions

SAN DIEGO—Wednesday at Oracle AppsWorld here, Larry Ellison was one busy CEO. In between meeting with customers, he managed to fit in an hour-long...

Microsoft Dismisses Oracles Attempt to Grab SQL Server Users

Oracle Corp.s recent declaration that 10g will cost the same as Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server isnt particularly impressive, given that for your money, you...

UN: Managing Peace Through Infrastructure

Jason Mayordomo has a tough assignment. A technology manager with the united nations peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone, he has to make sure information...

Oracles Ellison Touts Real-Time Data Hub, RFID Support

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—In a roundtable discussion with members of the technology press, Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison on Wednesday talked frankly about backtracking on...

Oracle Announces Customer Hub

Oracle is transitioning from its message of suite versus best of breed promulgated at past AppsWorld events. This year, the message at AppsWorld in...

Oracle Sets Sights on Microsoft

SAN DIEGO—Calling its "Unbreakable Linux" campaign a big success, Oracle Corp. President Chuck Phillips announced a new focus on the Windows market.Speaking at Oracles...

Partners: Microsoft Reporting Services Will Cut BI Costs

Microsoft Corp. partners that are integrating into their products the companys newly released business-intelligence tool, Reporting Services, say the software will save end users...