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Oracle buys Silver Creek Oracle has acquired Silver Creek Systems Inc., a company that provides software for sharing product data across supply chains
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| Jan.21 |
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EU clears Oracle takeover of Sun The European Union cleared proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying it would not significantly affect competition in the EU
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| Jan.22 |
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Co-president admits affair| Charles Phillips acknowledged he had an affair with a woman he was pictured embracing on billboards, after their appearance sparked a frenzy | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Oracle completes Sun acquisition Oracle CEO Ellison is vowing that Sun will immediately add to Oracle's profits. He said about 1,000 layoffs planned for Sun
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| Feb.12 |
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Oracle Boat Wins America's Cup Opener BMW Oracle Racing's trimaran made up for a bad start and put an American team on the verge of winning the Cup for the first time since 1995
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| Feb.16 |
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BMW Oracle wins America's Cup The 33rd Cup was contested between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club
| Since the two parties were unable to agree otherwise, the match took place as a one-on-one Deed of Gift match in gigantic, specialized multi-hull racing yachts with no other clubs or teams participating
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| Feb.21 |
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 America's Cup Team Gets Key To City Mayor Gavin Newsom presented the BMW Oracle Racing team and owner Larry Ellison with a key to the city for winning the 33rd America's Cup
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| Apr.16 |
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Oracle to buy Phase Forward Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Mass.-based Phase Forward Inc., which makes software used to manage clinical drug trials, for $685 million
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| Jun.4 |
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Oracle Cutting More Ex-Sun Workers' Jobs
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| Jun.24 |
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Oracle Income Jumps On Sun Acquisition Net income for the most recent quarter jumped 25% on stronger sales of business software and a bump from the acquisition of Sun Microsystems
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| Jul.27 |
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Ellison Is Best Paid CEO Of Decade Larry Ellison, founder and chief executive of Oracle Corp., was the highest-paid CEO of a public company in the past decade
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| Jul.30 |
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Lawsuit: Oracle defrauded U.S. The U.S. Department of Justice is alleging that Oracle defrauded the government in a software deal that involved hundreds of millions of dol...
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| Aug.12 |
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Oracle Suing Google For Java Patent Oracle has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit saying Google's Android system for mobile phones infringes on its patented Java technology
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| Sep.6 |
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 Oracle, Ex-HP CEO Hurd In Talks For Job Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison
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Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Co-President| Oracle said in a statement that Hurd will also serve as a member of the board of directors. He will report to CEO Larry Ellison | |
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| Sep.7 |
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HP sues its ex-CEO Hurd| Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing Mark Hurd, the chief executive it ousted last month, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp. | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Hurd stands to make millions Oracle will pay former HP CEO Mark Hurd $950,000 a year in salary as president, with a bonus of as much as $10 million
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| Sep.16 |
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Profit Soars Amid Hurd Hubbub Oracle net income swelled 20% in the quarter as the maker of database software prospered from freer technology spending by corporations
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| Sep.20 |
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Hurd shows new Oracle machine Mark Hurd showed off a new Oracle data-storage computer in one of his first major public acts as an Oracle employee. He was silent on the HP scandal
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| Sep.21 |
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HP suit settled. Hurd cedes stock options Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO has agreed to give up millions of dollars in stock options from his former employer to settle a trade secrets lawsuit
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| Sep.24 |
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Oracle looks for chipmakers to acquire Larry Ellison: Oracle Corp., building on a run of more than 65 acquisitions during the past five years, is looking to purchase semiconductor companies
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| Nov.2 |
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Oracle snaps up Art Technology for $1B The softwaremaker, agreed to buy Art Technology Group Inc. for about $1 billion in cash to add e-commerce programs
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| Nov.8 |
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Ellison: Oracle has $4B case against SAP Oracle CEO in an industrial espionage trial is testifying that archenemy SAP AG should have paid $4 billion for licenses to Oracle software
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| Nov.23 |
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SAP hit with $1.3B verdict in Oracle trial| A federal jury ordered SAP to pay $1.3 billion to its archenemy for stealing documents and software in a scheme to siphon off customers | |
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