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IBM has filed a lawsuit to prevent former senior executive Joanne Olsen from taking a job with rival Oracle Corp , which wooed her away from IBM after 31 years with the company.

Oracle Corp said it plans to fire more workers mainly in Europe and Asia as it integrates Sun Microsystems, resulting in post-acquisition restructuring costs that will be more than triple what it previously disclosed.

Software maker Oracle Corp is set to buy drug data management software company Phase Forward for about $685 million, aiming to bolster its health sciences business.

In a bid to woo customers from rival Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp will boost investment in the widely used MySQL open-source database that it acquired with its January purchase of Sun Microsystems.

James Gosling, creator of the Java computer language and one of the most prominent employees in Oracle Corp's newly acquired Sun Microsystems, has resigned from Oracle.

The Dow and S&P ended flat on Friday, giving back earlier gains after the sinking of a South Korean naval ship, while tech shares' weakness kept the Nasdaq in slightly negative territory.

Stocks dipped on Friday on geopolitical worries after the sinking of a South Korean naval ship, while a drop in Oracle's stock weighed on the tech sector.

Oracle Corp issued its strongest sales forecast in more than a year as a rebound in corporate technology spending boosted demand for its computer programs.

Oracle Corp reported a higher-than-expected 13 percent jump in new software sales as a rebound in corporate technology spending boosted sales of its business computer programs.

Oracle Corp , the world's No. 2 business software maker, slightly beat Wall Street forecasts for its third-quarter profit as bigger spending on corporate information technology lifted sales of its computer programs.

Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said on Saturday he expected Sun Microsystems, the unprofitable hardware maker that he bought last month for $7.5 billion, to be making a profit soon.

Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, has secured a four-year deal to provide Oracle Corp with voice, data and management services to employees in the EMEA region.

A computer security expert has uncovered what he says are flaws in widely used software from Oracle Corp that could let hackers remotely access sensitive information in corporate and government databases.

Oracle Corp has filed a suit against a little known rival that provides low-cost software maintenance services, in a case similar to one that Oracle is fighting against rival SAP AG.

Software maker Oracle Corp , which is near to closing its $7 billion acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , plans to hire 2,000 sales and engineering employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Sun co-founder Scott McNealy sent a memo to employees on Tuesday, bidding goodbye as he leaves Sun following the acquisition by Oracle.

After regulators approved Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems this morning, the company is planning to unveil its long-term strategy at an event next week.

Oracle Corp won unconditional European Union approval on Thursday for its $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems, a month after offering public pledges to sooth regulatory concerns.

The European Commission approved Oracle 's acquisition of Sun Microsystems after regulators were assuaged over the fate of an open-source database.

Oracle Corp will likely win European Union approval to buy Sun Microsystems Inc before the end of this week, clearing the way to close the long-delayed $7 billion deal, according to a person close to the company.

Michael Widenius, the creator of the MySQL database, said he is turning his vocal campaign against Oracle's planned takeover of Sun Microsystems to China and Russia because the European Commission appears set to clear the deal.

Michael Widenius, the creator of the MySQL database and a vocal opponent of Oracle Corp's (ORCL.O) $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O), has handed 14,000 signatures opposing the deal to regulators in Europe, China and Russia.

Michael Widenius, the creator of the MySQL database and a potential stumbling block for Oracle (ORCL.O) in its takeover of Sun (JAVA.O), handed 14,000 signatures opposing the deal to regulators in Europe, China and Russia

When Warren Buffett said last month that his Berkshire Hathaway Inc was buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $26 billion, he characterized the deal as an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday after upbeat results from technology bellwethers Oracle and Research In Motion.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday on upbeat results from technology bellwethers Research In Motion and Oracle.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as oil prices rebounded and on upbeat results from technology bellwethers Research In Motion and Oracle.

Oracle Corp reported a surprise increase in new software sales and said growth could accelerate this quarter as corporate IT spending picks up, sending its shares 4 percent higher.

Oracle Corp reported quarterly profit above Street expectations as the world's No. 2 business software maker posted an unexpected increase in sales of its programs, sending its shares up more than 4 percent.