Oracle’s server hardware revenue, shipments in free fall

Gartner's recent server numbers for the fourth quarter of 2010 show a stark difference between Oracle and the rest of the major server hardware vendors. Just about everyone else's revenue is rising while Oracle's continues to...
Infosys dishes on Oracle cloud, Fusion Applications, server appliances

Infosys last fall became a diamond-level partner of Oracle, the highest level that can be obtained. The company, based in India, has 25,000 Oracle consultants stationed around the world. Recently I had a chance to talk to Ravi Kumar...
Wealth research firm dumps Dell x86 for Oracle Exadata

This week WealthEngine, a wealth research firm based in Maryland, went live with Oracle Exadata, a quarter-rack configuration that its VP of IT said is much faster than the x86 Dell boxes it was using before. WealthEngine helps organizations find...
Oracle E-Business Suite support requirements updated

Oracle has updated requirements that E-Business Suite (EBS) users must have to qualify for Extended Support on version 12. First, here's the calendar:
How do you rate Oracle Support?

We recently wrote a story asking whether the phrase Oracle Support is an oxymoron. Now we want to hear from you. According to a recent survey, 42% of Oracle application customers...
Oracle-Sun kickback settlement should encourage due diligence

News broke yesterday that Oracle would pay the U.S. government $46 million to settle claims of kickbacks related to Sun Microsystems. According to the claims, Sun...