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Sybase recovers after share slump
News Sybase has recently felt the squeeze from database market rivals IBM, Oracle and Microsoft and it hopes branching out through the Neon purchase will enable it to find a sector in which it establish itself. [01 Mar 2001]
Police force steps up server security
News The secret data will be protected by PentaSafe's SQL Secure product across a number of Oracle applications. The software will enable the force to secure its primary database, which includes data on areas such as incident investigation, personnel... [28 Feb 2001]
Database titans clash in war of words
News Look at Oracle applications - what other database do they run on? A report released today by IBM claims that the total cost of ownership (TCO) of its database solutions is up to 52 per cent lower than adversary Oracle, and that increasing numbers... [15 Feb 2001]
Dell and Oracle put their weight behind Linux
News As part of the deal Dell will develop Oracle products while Oracle will use Dell's servers and storage products to build Linux versions of the Oracle 9i database. Dell will also use the centre to transfer its customer data to Oracle databases... [01 Feb 2001]
Oracle turns in good results
News Applications software sales increased 66 per cent to $279m, while database software sales grew 19 per cent to $775m. Oracle's new ebusiness suite puts every aspect of a business on the internet. Larry Ellison, the company's CEO, said in a press... [15 Dec 2000]
Oracle on the offensive with Oracle 9I web tool
News The two tools Oracle is making available free online are Oracle Portal Online Studio and Oracle Mobile Studio, used to build portal and wireless applications. After yesterday's product launch, Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO, fielded questions from... [13 Dec 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: Oracle marches on, Oftel's dilemma and Sun storage under the microscope
Comment The second conclusion is that a high proportion of the applications sales must have been to existing users of the Oracle database. Whatever the case, Oracle knows that its database sales will recover - the pipeline has been described as 'stunning... [26 Aug 2000]
Sybase and Oracle at odds over ASP model
News Application service provision will not play a significant part in database giant Sybase's future plans because the model is fundamentally flawed. The claim was made by Sybase CEO John Chen during this week's Techwave conference in Florida, and... [26 Aug 2000]
Oracle joins other ASPs to market services
News Database vendor Oracle will today unveil the final part of its ASP (Application Service Provider) strategy, providing its applications for third parties to host for end users. At present Oracle offers its applications direct to customers via its... [31 Jul 2000]
Oracle simplifies product line by integration
News Software products previously listed as individual items on the Oracle pricing list will now be included at no extra cost on primary applications including the Oracle8i database and the Oracle ebusiness suite applications. [29 Jun 2000]
Agenda Setters: Oracle comes under fire over incubator scheme
News Oracle has come under attack over its database incubator scheme, with experts and rivals warning entrepreneurs to think carefully before they buy into it. The database giant's incentive scheme for dot-com start-ups allows companies to buy heavily... [07 Jun 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: AOL's challenge to Microsoft, IBM's challenge to Oracle, and optical fibre - the next challenge for the Internet
Comment The integration of Oracle within the DB2 environment (including heterogeneous database optimisation) DB2 overtook Oracle as the database market leader last year and appears to be increasing its market share. [17 Apr 2000]
Users let down by poor accounting software
News More than one in three senior finance professionals are struggling with database, desktop and reporting software problems, according to the latest report from ebusiness applications firm, Comshare. In a survey of large corporates, 36 per cent of... [31 Jan 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: Oracle's 11i under scrutiny, FI's future with Druid, and IT in the mega-merger
Comment This leaves one final major risk: that of Oracle not delivering on the applications. The current system is based on the "green screen" terminal version of Oracle applications. It will be combining its European and US operations onto a single... [23 Jan 2000]
Oracle announces 40 per cent rise in Q2 profits
News Larry Ellison, the company's CEO, said the growth of corporate intranets and the Internet are both driving the demand for Oracle's database products and applications. Oracle's share price leapt today as the database company published its second... [15 Dec 1999]
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