The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. "Our challenge, now (that) we have ...

In a massive data center expansion move, Oracle is planning to launch 20 new facilities over the next 15 months as it looks to better compete with hyper-scale cloud providers Amazon, Google and ...

One of the key tasks in Mergers & Acquisitions is coming up with an accurate view of all of the assets and liabilities of a target company. Depending on the size of the transaction, Oracle license ...

Software licensing can be a tricky issue, especially with all of the different software policies and the high number of moving parts involved in a licensing agreement. To help customers correctly ...

Oracle’s licensing practices have created a “hostile” relationship “filled with deep rooted mistrust” between the vendor and its customers, according to a survey that looked at users’ business ...

Fiscal first quarter results for database leader Oracle Corp. trailed consensus estimates. (Fiscal years end with May.) Q1’15 revenues stood at $8.6 billion against consensus estimates of $8.77 ...