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Oracle Unveils New Sparc Servers, 'World's Fastest' Chip
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 27, 2013
Will the product refresh be enough to boost the floundering Sun server business?
Tags: Oracle, Sun, servers, Larry Ellison, processor, SPARC, chip
HP Settles Kickback Case With DoJ
By David Needle | Article Published August 04, 2010
The computer giant denies it engaged in any illegal conduct in a case stemming from claims of abuse in winning government contracts.
Tags: government IT, government market, Sun, HP, DOJ
Oracle Moves to Mollify Frustrated Sun Customers
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 22, 2010
Oracle says it's begun addressing lingering questions by hardware customers on just what its strategy is.
Tags: Oracle, server, Sun, hardware, UltraSPARC
Oracle Blasts Past 4Q Estimates, Raises Outlook
By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 24, 2010
The software giant took in a quarterly profit of $3 billion, thanks to Sun Exadata sales and a strong showing in software and product support.
Tags: database, Oracle, software, earnings, Sun
Will Sun Shine Through in Oracle's 4Q?
By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 24, 2010
Oracle is expected to post impressive sales and earnings for the fourth quarter after the bell Thursday, but analysts are most curious to see how much the Sun Microsystems acquisition contributed to its success.
Tags: Oracle, software, earnings, Sun, SAP
Why IBM, Microsoft and SAP Like Oracle's Apple Strategy With Sun
By Rob Enderle | Article Published May 19, 2010
As the IT vendors move toward a vertical focus, Oracle is shifting its strategy in ways reminiscent of IBM and Apple. Will the software titan succeed?
Tags: Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Sun
Oracle Pushes Linux -- Full Force
By Paul Rubens | Article Published April 06, 2010
One might expect Oracle to be doing everything in its power to discourage customers from moving away from UNIX. Yet the company seems determined to hawk Linux.
Tags: Linux, Oracle, Sun, Solaris, Unix
Oracle Expected to Match Earnings Projections
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published March 24, 2010
The enterprise software king, a bellwether in the IT sector, should match analyst expectations handily despite the margin pressure following its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Tags: database, Oracle, software, earnings, Sun
OpenSolaris Alive and Well at Oracle
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 01, 2010
Oracle exec explains why the community need not worry too much about how the open source Solaris community effort will continue under new ownership.
Tags: open source, Oracle, Sun, open solaris
Oracle Plans One Java Virtual Machine to Rule Them All
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 24, 2010
Oracle has big plans for virtual machines: JRockit and HotSpot, both picked up in recent acquisitions, will eventually be merged into a single product. But it won't be done quickly -- it's not easy.
Tags: Oracle, Sun, virtual machine, JVM, JDK
Open Office 3.2: Faster, More Office Compatibility
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 12, 2010
Top Novell developer details the new release and explains how the future of Open Office could be even better under Oracle's leadership.
Tags: Oracle, Sun, Novell, Open Office, OOo
Oracle Begins Selecting Its Sun "Survivors"
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 02, 2010
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was adamant that there would be no wholesale slaughter of products or staffing cuts, yet the reality is that not everything can survive or receive full Oracle investment.
Tags: Java, Oracle, Sun, Oracle Enterprise Manger, productivity tools
EU Gives Oracle Approval on Sun Acquisition
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 21, 2010
After months of wrangling, the Sun deal has now overcome its biggest hurdle to date.
Tags: database, Oracle, Sun, Sun Microsystems, EU
Sun Catches Yahoo Disease
By Chris Nerney | Article Published April 06, 2009
Sun Catches Yahoo Disease
Tags: IBM, Sun, stocks, Yahoo, buyout, Yang, McNealy