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Oracle’s Future: Ellison Says Giant Will Keep Growing

Lawrence Ellison
Oracle shares leaped nearly 7 percent Wednesday after the database giant assuaged investor fears that lagging hardware sales might slow it down. The company reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations.

Oracle Earnings: Is the Giant Slowing Down?

The headquarters of Oracle Corporation are shown in Redwood City, California February 2, 2010. Picture taken February 2, 2010.
Database giant Oracle reported its first quarter net income jumped 36 percent to $1.8 billion, exceeding analyst estimates, as revenue rose a more modest 12 percent to $8.4 billion.
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Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook

Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers.
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5 Mistakes Carol Bartz Made as Yahoo CEO

Now that Yahoo is searching for a new CEO and activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point is trying to stir the pot, here are some things that former CEO Carol Bartz could have done to keep her job:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the launch of the company's Microsoft 365 cloud service in New York, June 28, 2011.

In Google-Motorola Tie Up, Microsoft Wins

Google has agreed to buy struggling Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion or $40 a share in cash, making a positive situation for Microsoft as it vies to get back into the mobile phone business.
A Google homepage is displayed on a Motorola Droid phone in Washington August 15, 2011

Does Google Motorola Deal Blow to Both Rivals and Android Partners?

Google lost the battle with Apple, Microsoft and other in the bid for Nortel Network's 6,000 patents in the extravagant $4.5 billion transaction. The search giant regained some traction with it $12.5 billion dollar acquisition of Motorola in its push for dominance in the mobile market. The buy includes 17,000 patents that Google can utilize in combating legal affairs with rivals such as Apple.
A Google homepage is displayed on a Motorola Droid phone in Washington August 15, 2011

Google Motorola Bites Back with Patents, Apple Not Worried

After losing out in the titanic $4.5 billion bid for Nortel Networks against Apple and the gang of five, Google has resurged with its latest acquisition of Motorola. The search giant lost out in obtaining 6,000 patents from the Nortel deal, but the $12.5 billion Motorola purchase will make up for the loss with over 17,000 patents packaged in the deal.

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