How big is Oracle’s acquisition budget, really?

News - Oracle president Charles Phillips said the company could spend $70 billion on acquisitions in the next five years. The next day, a company spokeswoman said that wasn’t the case. So what’s going on? More on Oracle acquisitions

Oracle Exadata Version 2 interest booms

News - While the first version of Oracle Exadata generated only a handful of customers, Version 2 has lured customers into spending millions to buy it. But what’s so special about it? More on Oracle hardware decisions

Oracle-Sun x86 hardware gets Intel Xeon upgrade

News - Oracle has released new Oracle-Sun x86 hardware, including six servers based on Xeon processors that Intel introduced three months ago. More on Oracle hardware decisions

Is Oracle’s rosy Oracle-Sun merger picture that rosy?

News - Oracle painted a pretty picture of its first full quarter with the Oracle-Sun merger under its thumb. But the reality doesn’t entirely jibe with that picture of the Oracle-Sun merger. More on Oracle acquisitions

Oracle-Sun end users warily ponder the future

News - With Oracle due to post important fiscal numbers today, end users debate the future of Sun technologies, including Sparc and Solaris. More on Oracle acquisitions

U.S. government sues Oracle

News - The federal government says Oracle failed to disclose deep discounts it gave to commercial customers. The cost? Perhaps more than $100 million. More on Oracle competitors and market analysis

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