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Buying Spree: 3 Reasons Why Oracle, Google, IBM Buying Now After Facebook Disaster
Now that the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, has lost 32 percent of its value, technology giants including International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are on a shopping spree. That may chill the IPO pipeline.
Oracle Buys Collective Intellect For More Cloud Services
Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database developer, said it had agreed to acquire private Collective Intellect to bolster its Cloud capabilities for software-as-a-service functions.
Jury Rules For Google Against Oracle's Patent Claims
Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a legal fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology.
Oracle To Buy Cloud Social Marketing Platform Vitrue
Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database company, said it would acquire private cloud media marketer Vitrue for an undisclosed sum a day after German rival SAP (NYSE: SA), Europe's No. 1 software company, offered to acquire e-commerce specialist Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) for $4.3 billion.
SAP To Expand Cloud Presence, Buying Ariba For $4.3 Billion
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has agreed Tuesday to buy Internet commerce company Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) for $4.3 billion, as the German business software giant looks to expand its cloud-based services and challenge rival Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL).
Tech Risks? Disasters, Failure To Innovate Rank High: BDO Survey
In 1999, Andrew Grove, then Chairman of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, published a bestseller, ?Only the Paranoid Survive.?
BMC Software Soars After Elliott Associates Buys In
Shares of BMC Software, which specializes in enterprise products, soared nearly 10 percent after Elliott Associates, the venerable New York hedge fund, said it has acquired a stake above 5 percent.
Respite From Euro Jitters, US Jobs Bolster Stocks: Daily Markets Wrap
New Labor Department data suggests a strong start to jobs growth in January may not get wiped out by negative growth heading into the third quarter.
Oracle Shares Fall Despite Narrow Victory Over Google In Patent Suit
Shares of Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the world's biggest database developer, fell despite the company?s apparent victory over Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, in a vicious patent lawsuit.
Google Infringed On Oracle's Java Copyrights, Jury Finds
Google Inc infringed some of Oracle Corp's copyrights on the Java programming language, a U.S. jury found on Monday after days of deliberation.
Settlement With HP Isn't Going To Happen: Oracle
An Oracle Corp attorney ruled out a settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co in a bitter lawsuit over the Itanium microprocessor, a day after the judge refused to resolve the case for either side before trial.
Teradata, Informatica, Opera ? Future Candidates for ?Big Data? Roll-ups?
Now that the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden?s death shed renewed light on the ?needle in the haystack? side of data analysis that helped catch him, investors might wonder how to take advantage of it.
Technology Focus: ?Big Data? Goes Consumer, Too
It?s not just enterprises and government agencies that are already starting to benefit from the new era of so-called ?Big Data.? Consumers are already beneficiaries, even if they don?t know it.
In Google-Oracle Legal Battle, Android OS Revenue Revealed
Early Android OS revenue numbers have been revealed in a series of slides pertaining to the ongoing legal battle between Google and Oracle.
IBM To Acquire Vivisimo, Bolstering ?Big Data? Play Vs. Oracle, HP, SAP
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, plans to acquire private Vivisimo, a data analytics specialist, to bolster its push into handling ?Big Data.?
Oracle confronts Google's Schmidt about Java
Google's former CEO told jurors that he was confident that the Android smartphone platform was developed legally, and that top executives at Sun Microsystems did not object to the project now at the center of a high-stakes court battle.
Google's Schmidt testifies as Oracle rests copyright case
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said in court on Tuesday that he could not recall being told in 2005 that the company needed a license from Sun Microsystems to use the Java programming language.
Splunk, ‘Big Data’ Analyzer, Skyrockets In IPO
Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK), which developed software to permit enterprise analysis of so-called “Big Data,” saw its shares skyrocket nearly 90 percent in its initial public offering.
Oracle trial against Google turns into CEO day
The chief executives of Oracle Corp and Google Inc took center stage in court on Tuesday as Google's lawyers argued Oracle is trying to hitch a ride on Google's success after abandoning the idea of building its own smartphone.
Google says Oracle should not get piece of Android
Oracle Corp is trying to obtain a share of Android by asserting its intellectual property rights even though it had nothing to do with the development of the smartphone operating system, an attorney for Google said in court.
Oracle pondered buying RIM, Palm in phone move: CEO
Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said the software maker had considered building its own smartphone to compete with Apple Inc and Google Inc, but decided it was a bad idea after a weeks-long cost and market analysis.
Oracle says Google's own emails show its guilt
An Oracle attorney cited emails between top executives at Google as prime evidence that Google took its intellectual property to gain an edge in the lucrative smartphone market, at the start of a high stakes trial between the two tech giants.
Oracle says Google use of Java was intentional
Google Inc's decision to use Oracle Corp's intellectual property for its Android operating system was no accident but rather a conscious move made at the highest levels of the company, an attorney for Oracle said in court.
Oracle-Google trial may reveal financial details
Jury selection in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology between Oracle Corp and Google Inc kicked off on Monday morning, starting a trial that could reveal financial details about the Android operating system.
Oracle suit vs. Google over Android hits trial
Jury selection in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology between Oracle Corp and Google Inc is set to begin here on Monday morning, kicking off a trial in which both companies' chief executives are set to take the stand.
Oracle kicks off busy trial season against Google
Oracle Corp is set to go to trial next week against Google Inc in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology, the biggest case in what is shaping up to be an intense year in court for the enterprise software giant.
IBM Sets ‘PureSystems’ Model For Cloud Services
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services provider, announced a new campaign called “PureSystems” to sell computers and software for cloud computing.
Splunk, ‘Big Data’ Analyzer, Prices IPO At Top Of Range
Splunk Inc., a developer of software that helps companies analyze data, plans to sell 13.5 million shares for $8 to $10 in its initial public offering.
SAP Named Worldwide Market Share Leader For Business Intelligence In 2011: Gartner
German software giant SAP has been named the overall market share leader in the worldwide business intelligence (BI) market, which spans BI platforms, corporate performance management (CPM) suites, analytic applications and performance management.
AOL, RIM Patent Auction Proves Sector Stays Hot, Expert Says
Despite the collapse of Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ) because it couldn’t sell its valuable patents last year, the market for intellectual property remains red hot and growing, a leading IP banker said.