Tagged: Oracle & News
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One database to rule them all News
03.02.2004 If the ‘single source of truth’ sounds more like something you’d find in the land of Mordor than in a San Diego conference centre, Oracle was making no apologies. This was one...Categories: CIO -
PeopleSoft earnings plunge 70pc in fourth quarter News
30.01.2004 Business software maker PeopleSoft, which is locked in a bitter buyout battle with Oracle, saw its fourth quarter profits plunge 70pc. This is largely because of costs...Categories: Business -
Research giant reaps rewards from Oracle News
29.01.2004 While many organisations might drool over the prospect of evolving IT systems, others simply make it their business to adopt them as quickly as possible because new technology... -
Oracle opens up with new integration product News
28.01.2004 SAN DIEGO - In the opening keynotes at Oracle’s AppsWorld event, company leaders outlined a future strategy for it its applications business that acknowledged the need to win...Categories: -
Irish SMEs falling behind in e-business adoption News
27.01.2004 SAN DIEGO – At its AppsWorld event in California, Oracle argued that an economic upturn means that the time is ripe for the adoption of e-business by European SMEs, but there...Categories: CIO -
PeopleSoft investigates key Oracle executives News
12.01.2004 PeopleSoft, which is facing a hostile takeover bid by Oracle, has called for permission to interview half a dozen Oracle executives as part of its lawsuit alleging unfair... -
Gartner urges caution on implementing Oracle 10g News
18.12.2003 Enterprises should not to rush into evaluating the latest version of Oracle’s 10g application platform for grid computing as it lacks the unifying vision for applications and...Categories:Tags: Grid Computing, Oracle -
PeopleSoft’s progress News
17.12.2003 The story so far: following its acquisition of JD Edwards in September, PeopleSoft claims to have become the world’s second largest business applications software maker after...Categories: BusinessTags: Acquisitions, Oracle, -
Oracle second quarter revenues show upturn News
16.12.2003 Database giant Oracle has reported revenues of US$2.5bn in the second quarter, which the company attributed to a recovery in technology spending. The company reported earnings...Categories: Business -
Oracle-PeopleSoft bid ‘dead in the water’ News
15.12.2003 Oracle’s bid for fellow enterprise resource planning (ERP) software maker Peoplesoft faces insurmountable obstacles and is effectively “dead in the water”, a senior Peoplesoft...Categories: Business -
Oracle-PeopleSoft battle to drag on in US and Europe News
13.11.2003 Oracle’s US$7.25bn bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft looks like it will take longer than expected to complete as the antitrust investigation process in the US and Europe...Categories: Business -
Business Systems Part 2: On the starting grid News
13.11.2003 It’s a beguiling idea: hook up a whole raft of computers together and combine their power so that you have a supercomputer. Once they are hooked up you have a tremendous...Categories: Comms -
Creating an efficient enterprise through mobility News
30.10.2003 A recent Forrester report opened with the bold statement “The mobile enterprise apps market has stalled.” Although the report, entitled Choosing the Right Mobile Enterprise...Categories: Comms, Digital Life -
In grid we trust News
28.10.2003 Known for his brusque, confident statements, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ( pictured ) said in recent weeks: “Grid computing gives you 10 times more capacity than you had before at...Tags: Grid Computing, Oracle -
Oracle and Vodafone in enterprise pact News
23.10.2003 Enterprise software giant Oracle and Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile network operators, have entered into a deal to bring mobile applications based on Oracle’s 10g... -
Oracle: PeopleSoft deal ‘only a matter of time’ News
22.10.2003 PARIS: As it awaits regulatory approval from the EU and the US Department of Justice, Oracle said it is confident that if it receives approval the likelihood of its US$7 billion... -
Oracle puts faith in grid News
09.10.2003 Last month Oracle Ireland introduced its first grid computing technology, 10g database, as part of a global product launch.Categories: Comms -
Oracle to cut 10pc of Irish workforce by next year News
01.10.2003 Oracle is to lay off 10pc of its Irish workforce – approximately 100 people – by July 2004, it has emerged. According to a statement issued by the company this afternoon, the...Categories: R&D -
Oracle closes 10-year e-business deal with CRH News
22.09.2003 Irish building materials giant CRH has signed a significant deal with Oracle Consulting following a competitive pitch that will see Oracle’s e-business suite of applications...Tags: e-business, Oracle -
Transforming the public sector part 3: UK, Belgium & Norway News
28.08.2003 The last in our series on global e-government projects sees how a new passport system in being rolled out in Belgium and the UK; checks on the progress of the UK’s government...