Larry Ellison talked about a long hike with Steve Jobs in USC's commencement speech
The decision to save Apple came in the summer of 1995 in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Oracle Rises as Q3 Results Beat Street, Adds $10 Billion to Share Buyback Program
Cloud applications and platforms grew 61 percent during the quarter.
Effective Regulators, Effective Privacy Choices
What choices do consumers have if they don’t want to be tracked across devices?
It's Official: Tech Spending Is Slowing Down in 2016
The worst year for tech spending since the financial crisis may be upon us.
How Oracle Is Helping Retailers Sell More Stuff (Q&A)
Blurring the lines between buying in the store and buying online.
Oracle Q2 Results Beat Street; Ellison Says Cloud Business on Track
Founder and CTO Larry Ellison says plans for $1.5 billion in new cloud business are still on track for the fiscal year.
Why Oracle Is Building a Public High School on Its Campus
The software giant has adopted a new charter school, and is building it a building right on its own land.
Oracle Shares Fall as Currency Effects Weigh Down Q1 Sales
The strong dollar could push sales down year on year by as much as 2 percent, the company said.
Which Presidential Candidate Is Winning the Tech Money Race?
Where else would presidential candidates go for money than the valley of billionaires?
Oracle Acquires Maxymiser, Cloud Test Marketing Company
Software giant Oracle said today it has reached a deal to acquire Maxymiser, a privately held software company that specializes in testing and optimizing websites to improve sales. Financial terms were not disclosed. Maxymiser has offices in New...
Software Security: On the Wrong Side of History
Software has become critical to our society today -- so much so that its producers can no longer say to consumers, “Trust me.”
U.S. Top Court Declines to Hear Google Appeal in Oracle Software Fight
This leaves intact a ruling that would allow Oracle to charge licensing fees for the use of some of its Java programming language.
Oracle Extends Cloud Offerings, Takes Aim at Amazon
"We're prepared to compete with Amazon.com on price," says Larry Ellison.
Oracle Taps Former HP Executive to Run Hardware Unit
Software giant Oracle said today that it has hired Dave Donatelli, a former Hewlett-Packard executive and head of its enterprise business; he will report to CEO Mark Hurd. Donatelli will be in charge of Oracle’s hardware business, including is...
Oracle Falls on Q4 Earnings Miss, Blames Currency Effects Again
A strong U.S. dollar continues to hurt the software giant.
Cloud Software Outlook to Dominate Oracle's Q4 Results
Is the cloud starting to float at last for Oracle?
Google Versus Oracle Case Exposes Differences Within Obama Administration
Deliberations within the Obama administration have mirrored the larger debate in the technology world about how broadly copyright should apply to software.
Oracle Hires Engineering Team From Shuttered Cloud Startup Nebula
The team from the NASA-born startup will help build out the software giant's cloud services.
If Salesforce Sells, 'It's Probably Good for Us,' Oracle CEO Says
"We're not known to throw around money," says Safra Catz.
Indiana's Big Data Conference Gets Its Sponsors Back After Protest
After changes to a controversial law, an event that several companies abandoned in protest is bouncing back.
Oracle Q3 Meets Estimates as It Weathers Currency Effects
When the U.S. dollar is this strong, flat revenue is as good as up.
Can Oracle Deliver Another Earnings Surprise?
After beating expectations in December amid a difficult currency environment, investors wonder if Oracle can do it again today.
Oracle's Ellison Picks Data Center Hardware Fight With Cisco
A promise to compete not only on performance, but price.
Oracle Shares Rise as Q2 Beats Street Estimates
A rare beat after falling short three quarters in a row.
Code/red: Big Tech Calls for Deactivation of NSA’s Eye of Sauron
Plus, Samsung's plans to shrink its smartphone lineup, the wait for Apple’s trillion-dollar market cap and a grooming tip for Larry Ellison.
NetSuite Crushes Estimates in Q3
Profits nearly triple the consensus view.
How Keith Block, Marc Benioff's Number Two, Is Shaking Up Salesforce (Q&A)
A year and change into the job, Salesforce's president and vice-chairman sits down for an interview.
SAP Cloud Apps Will Now Run on IBM's SoftLayer
SAP's HANA apps can now run on Big Blue's cloud infrastructure.
Former SAP Cloud Exec Price Has Landed at Oracle
From one cloud to another.
Google and Snapchat Veteran Magnusson to Lead Oracle Cloud
The man building Oracle's cloud built Google's App Engine.
Microsoft to Hold Cloud Event October 20
More Azure news coming.