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September 5, 2011  4:37 PM

SAP wins the latest round in Oracle court fight



Posted by: Todd Morrison
Oracle, SAP, SAP vs. Oracle

What is it with the Oracle-SAP legal battles and holidays? Last year, just before Thanksgiving, a jury in California delivered a whopping $1.3 billion verdict in favor of Oracle in its...

October 7, 2010  7:55 PM

Is SAP buying BMC?



Posted by: CourtneyBjorlin
application lifecycle management, Oracle, SAP

I feel it's time for a little acquisition speculation -- and no, I'm not going to belabor HP and SAP rumor.


June 24, 2010  2:46 PM

Can Boies really work his magic on third-party support?



Posted by: CourtneyBjorlin
Oracle, SAP

By hiring David Boies of Microsoft and Bush vs. Gore fame, Oracle's at the very least making a strong threat to litigate the TomorrowNow case. When


August 21, 2009  2:23 PM

As Oracle’s day in the Sun inches closer, SAP continues to sunblock



Posted by: CourtneyBjorlin
Oracle, SAP

This week, Oracle took a step closer to offering the McDonald's value meal of the tech world - the U.S. Justice Department giving the green light to a deal with Sun that will have Oracle...


March 24, 2008  2:39 PM

CNET: SAP “second fiddle to Oracle”



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle

An article published recently by editor Michael Kanellos on CNET described SAP as playing "second fiddle to Oracle." The phrase is buried in a post about why green technology can provide a boost to European IT, and isn't backed up by any kind of market share numbers. It'll be interesting to see how...


February 5, 2008  11:47 AM

More to come with TomorrowNow suit?



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

While SAP is looking to unload its TomorrowNow division in the wake of Oracle’s lawsuit against the company, there may be more to the story. Most think the two companies will settle, but...


October 29, 2007  7:33 PM

BEA bidding war? Not for SAP



Posted by: JackDanahy
BEA, Oracle, SAP

Oracle's recent hostile takeover bid for enterprise infrastructure software company BEA triggered speculation that SAP and other big players may enter the fray and engage in a Retek-style...


October 12, 2007  2:08 PM

BEA to Oracle: Do better or get lost



Posted by: JackDanahy
BEA, Oracle, SAP

The recent news of Oracle's bid to acquire troubled enterprise infrastructure software company BEA took an interesting turn today. Despite Oracle offering $17 per share, some


September 26, 2007  2:36 PM

The latest Oracle-SAP lawsuit news



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

Late yesterday, more information came out about Oracle’s lawsuit against SAP. Nothing too exciting, mostly timeline and scope issues. The trial date has been set for February 9, 2009. Oracle was looking for a September 2009 start. According to this


August 27, 2007  7:07 PM

NetSuite CEO on SAP’s A1S



Posted by: JackDanahy
a1s, Oracle, SAP

Truth is, we don't know all that much about A1S yet. But that will all change on Sept. 19, when SAP has a big A1S bash planned. Another event approaching fast is the much-ballyhooed IPO of NetSuite, Oracle...