Oracle handed setback in HP Itanium case

A court in California rejected Oracle's bid to use a fraud claim to undo an agreement to support the Itanium processor, that it is said to have made with Hewlett-Packard. [...]

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Oracle calls HP suit over Itanium a ‘publicity stunt’
Hewlett-Packard's lawsuit against Oracle over its decision to stop developing software for Intel's Itanium...
French antitrust regulator rejects HP’s demand that Oracle continue Itanium support
France's antitrust regulator has declined Hewlett Packard's request for an injunction ordering...
‘Important’ Oracle patent rejected in Google Android case
Oracle has suffered a setback in its lawsuit accusing Google of patent infringement and copyright violation...
Oracle: HP paying Intel to keep Itanium going
Hewlett-Packard has secretly contracted with Intel to keep making Itanium processors so that HP can maintain...

Infor revamps support services, heightens competition against SAP, Oracle

Infor has rebranded and revamped its software support offerings in a bid to cement its profile as a potential alternative to rivals like SAP and Oracle. [...]

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Infor tries for reinvention with Infor10 software launch
Infor and its CEO, former Oracle co-president Charles Phillips, are hoping to jump-start the ERP (enterprise-resource-planning)...
Infor looks to raise profile with personnel, strategy moves
Although Infor is one of the largest ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendors in the world after SAP...
3M, Infor in legal battle over millions in software fees
In a case that hinges on interpretations of software contract language and the respective rights of customers...
Charles Phillips named CEO of Infor
Former Oracle co-president Charles Phillips emerged as CEO of ERP software vendor Infor on Monday, about...

Oracle outlines plans for RightNow integration

Oracle executives on Tuesday gave a more detailed picture of their plans to integrate technologies gained through October's US$1.5 billion acquisition of RightNow, maker of cloud-based software for customer service through the Web, social networks and contact centers. [...]

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Oracle shows off sheer technology volume
An Oracle official at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference gave a glimpse into the volume of technologies...
RightNow shareholders approve US$1.5 billion sale to Oracle
Oracle's US$1.5 billion purchase of cloud software vendor RightNow Technologies took another step...
Oracle aims at Salesforce in buying RightNow
Software giant Oracle is acquiring RightNow Technologies Inc. for $43 a share, or a total of about $1.5...
Oracle buys RightNow for about US$1.5 billion
Oracle is buying RightNow Technologies for about US$1.5 billion in order to boost its recently announced...

Oracle proposal would create single committee to oversee Java specs

If a new proposal by Oracle is accepted, oversight of Java technical standards will fall under the auspices of a single committee, rather than the current system, which has separate entities for Java EE/SE and ME. [...]

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Oracle launches scorched-earth fight to profit from Java
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Update: Oracle asks Apache to reconsider Java committee departure
Oracle is hoping to salvage the relationship after Apache said Oracle has too much control over Java...
Oracle asks Apache to reconsider Java committee departure
Oracle has asked the Apache Software Foundation to reconsider its decision to quit the Java SE/EE Executive...
Oracle: Don’t count out Java in the mobile space
Oracle says it will modernize Java ME. Company officials also eye long-term releases of standard and...

Oracle to take third stab at damages estimate in Google case

Oracle agreed on Tuesday to bear the costs of a third attempt at estimating damages in its lawsuit against Google, rather than postpone the damages claims. [...]

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Oracle, SAP duel over damages in opening arguments
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Oracle-SAP case goes to jury to decide damages
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Major damages sought in Oracle-Google patent dispute
A new document in a year-old patent lawsuit filed by Oracle against Google over Android intellectual...
Google disputes damages estimate in Oracle case
Google has asked a California court to throw out the testimony of an expert witness who said Google should...

The Oracle flaw: Clarifications and more information

In the wake of InfoWorld's exclusive story on a flaw in Oracle's flagship database product, Oracle weighs in and new developments emerge [...]

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IBM calls new DB2 grid feature an Oracle ‘Exadata-killer’
IBM today unveiled a clustering feature that it says will allow the performance of its DB2 database to...
Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps
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Brocade, Oracle partner for database, SAN connectivity
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Oracle: Security flaw could bring down app servers
Oracle has issued an emergency patch to fix a vulnerability it says could bring down HTTP application...

Judge rejects Oracle’s proposed plan to speed up Android trial

A judge on Friday shot down Oracle's offer to put its Java patent-infringement claims against Google over the Android mobile OS on hold, in exchange for a speedier trial on its copyright claims. [...]

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Judge in Oracle-Google case gets a lesson in Java
Lawyers for Oracle and Google gave the judge overseeing their Java patent dispute a tutorial on Wednesday...
Oracle-Google trial start may be delayed
The start of the trial in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over alleged Java copyright and patent...
Judge: No date for Android trial until Oracle fixes damages theory
It is now unclear exactly when Oracle's lawsuit against Google over alleged Java intellectual property...
Oracle-Google trial could be delayed for years
The federal judge overseeing the Java patent litigation between Oracle and Google has said it might be...

Oracle calls school’s revised lawsuit over software project a ‘transparent ploy’

Oracle is asking a judge to throw out some of the claims made in a lawsuit filed against the vendor by Montclair State University over an allegedly failed ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) software project, according to a filing made this week in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. [...]

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Oracle v. Google: Far-Reaching Implications of Lawsuit
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that Google's Android software infringes on seven...
Judge: Email in Oracle-Google case will remain public
The judge overseeing the lawsuit Oracle filed over the Android mobile OS has denied Google's attempt...
Google calls Oracle lawsuit ‘baseless,’ vows to fight it
Google will put up a fight in response to the patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit that Oracle...
Oracle refused bug fixes for Itanium customers: HP lawsuit
Oracle refused to provide critical bug fixes for customers who run its software on Hewlett-Packard's...

Oracle offers to drop patent charges against Google, to speed trial

Apparently fed up with delays, Oracle said it is willing to drop its claims of patent infringement against Google if the court will hear its copyright complaints soon. [...]

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Judge rejects Oracle’s proposed plan to speed up Android trial
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‘Important’ Oracle patent rejected in Google Android case
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Oracle disputes patent office ruling
Oracle this week filed what is likely the first of several requests that the patent office reconsider...
Oracle, Google move to streamline Java lawsuit
Google and Oracle each submitted proposals on Friday to reduce the number of claims in their Java patent...

Experts: Oracle, Google need to focus on people as well as patents

Both Oracle and Google would be well-advised to center their cases around people along with a painstaking discussion of patents once their lawsuit over the Android mobile OS goes to trial, according to experts. [...]

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Oracle sues Google over Java use in Android
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that its Android phone software infringes on Oracle...
Novell patent sale to shield Microsoft, Apple, EMC and Oracle from lawsuits
Microsoft, Apple, EMC and Oracle are continuing to pursue a deal for Novell's patents that will let the...
Oracle v. Google: Far-Reaching Implications of Lawsuit
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‘Important’ Oracle patent rejected in Google Android case
Oracle has suffered a setback in its lawsuit accusing Google of patent infringement and copyright violation...