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23 Apr 2012 Cost savings lure Oracle customers to third-party application support
Going to third-party Oracle support means saving money and possibly having customizations supported. But concerns about upgrades down the road may provide pause.
IBM aims new database squarely at Oracle users (SearchDataManagement.com)
The latest version of IBM's flagship DB2 database offers several features designed to coax Oracle customers out of their software comfort zones.
Master the five success factors for ERP upgrades (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
An expert in ERP upgrades explains why having a firm grip on five critical issues can ensure a strong return on investment.
Oracle updates JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 and JD Edwards World 9.3 are the first major releases in three years for the products, and include features around reporting, security and compliance.
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18 Apr 2012 Hyperion update has issues with migrating Essbase data
One reader asks how to properly migrate Essbase data when upgrading from Hyperion 9.3.1 to 9.3.3 and then 11.1.2.1.
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2012 has muscle, but database battle is fierce (SearchSQLServer.com)
One of the strongest versions Microsoft has put out in years, SQL Server 2012 first needs to accomplish a monumental task -- overcome database inertia, industry watchers say.
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17 Apr 2012 Can SAP databases compete with Oracle?
SAP claims it wants to be the No. 2 database vendor by 2015, and it’s pushing to do so. But is its goal realistic, and what is Oracle doing about it?
Oracle set to release critical patch update (Eye on Oracle)
Oracle's quarterly patch update includes 88 fixes, the most severe of which are for Fusion Middleware, Oracle Database and Sun products.
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16 Apr 2012 Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2: major release?
Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2 is technically just a patch, but one top Hyperion consultant argues that it is actually a major release.
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.2 loaded with changes (SearchFinancialApplications.com)
No minor update, the new release has an overhauled user interface and more flexibility in configurable dimensions.
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12 Apr 2012 It's a SaaS world for travel and expense management software (SearchFinancialApplications.com)
Automating this business process can help companies find cost savings, especially in Software as a Service options, but they also must consider the change management required.
Oracle the clear leader in $24 billion RDBMS market (Eye on Oracle)
Recent numbers from Gartner show that Oracle is dominating IBM, Microsoft and SAP in the database market.
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05 Apr 2012 Faceoff: Oracle Database vs. SQL Server
Experts on both sides of the fence argue for the superiority of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server, respectively.
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04 Apr 2012 Oracle business analytics update includes Hyperion 11.1.2.2
The step upgrade to Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.2 is probably the biggest piece of the business analytics announcements the company made this week. It also offered new analytics ties to SAP.
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02 Apr 2012 Business application software licensing a puzzle
Managing business application licensing can be like trying to navigate a maze. It is complex and ever-changing and can have huge financial implications.
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30 Mar 2012 Federal government to invest in 'big data' for science, technology R&D (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)
The federal government has announced a $200 million initiative for “big data” research, education and training.
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28 Mar 2012 Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE, part 2
In this second part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at how Sybase’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) in-memory database compares with Oracle TimesTen.
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27 Mar 2012 In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE
In this first part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at the Oracle TimesTen in-memory database, detailing how it works and explaining when it’s beneficial over a traditional relational database...
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22 Mar 2012 Oracle server hardware revenue drops, Ellison shrugs it off
Oracle server hardware revenue dropped double digits again, but the company doesn’t care. Why?
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20 Mar 2012 Oracle third-party support has benefits, drawbacks
Expert Al Marmero describes the pluses and minuses of Oracle third-party support. Cost, quality and potential litigation are all key considerations.
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15 Mar 2012 End of support drives Oracle application upgrades, says survey
A recent survey of 327 Oracle application pros by the Oracle Applications Users Group found that end of support was by far the biggest driver for upgrading.
Note to Oracle: Nobody likes a nuisance (Eye on Oracle)
By now, you probably know that Oracle is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Google for patent infringement regarding Google’s use of patents Oracle feels are related to the Java...
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09 Mar 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant shows shift to model-driven and SaaS WMS (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
Manhattan Associates and RedPrairie continue to own the “leaders” quadrant for warehouse management systems, while SAP and Oracle improve the most.
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07 Mar 2012 Going in-house with Oracle Fusion Applications demands vast skill set
Companies adopting Oracle Fusion Applications will naturally want to build it in-house. But the complexities of the application platform may make that infeasible – at least for now.
Waiting till near death before replacing ERP seen as fatal error (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
Replacing ERP is like surgery, one analyst contends. The problem is too many companies hesitate before heading to the operating table.
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06 Mar 2012 Addressing QoS improves Oracle database consolidation
In this fourth installment of a series on Oracle database consolidation, Jeff McCormick writes about achieving multi-tenancy within Oracle Database by addressing more quality-of-service concerns.
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01 Mar 2012 How to copy an Oracle database (SearchOracle)
Contributor Raymond Lefebvre, a database director, explains how to do one of the most common things DBAs are required to do – copy an Oracle database.
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28 Feb 2012 Gartner touts ‘pace’ layers for ERP upgrades, consolidation (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
New Gartner research advises companies to divide their ERP into three abstraction layers so unwanted changes aren’t carried forward and customizations don’t affect core ERP.
Partitioning and Oracle licenses
One reader asks expert Scott Rosenberg from Miro Consulting about partitioning Oracle software licenses.
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27 Feb 2012 Larry Ellison — Philanthropist? (Eye on Oracle)
When you think of philanthropic CEOs, who crosses your mind? Bill and Melinda Gates? Sir Richard Branson? Mark Zuckerberg, perhaps? Larry Ellison usually doesn’t even register.
Oracle Exalytics helps in-memory become a commodity
Oracle Exalytics, the company’s in-memory BI server appliance, became generally available on Monday. One expert expects in-memory’s speedy processing to eventually become a commodity.
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24 Feb 2012 Oracle outlines Taleo roadmap, calls acquisition ‘additive’
Despite some product overlap, Oracle maintains its acquisition of Taleo is complementary and will not have an impact on its Fusion roadmap. One analyst is not convinced.
Oracle-Avnet deal shows demand for health care IT services (SearchITChannel.com)
The health care IT market is heating up, and Avnet now has a partnership with Oracle to offer more health care IT services through the channel.
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23 Feb 2012 Data discovery vendors cast spell in Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)
Business users turn to data discovery vendors like Tibco, Tableau and QlikTech for easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy analytics tools, much to the chagrin of IT, according to Gartner.
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20 Feb 2012 Understanding Oracle Exadata Smart Scan
Learn how the Smart Scan feature of Oracle Exadata helps improve query performance by reducing the information sent between the database and storage layers.
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17 Feb 2012 Oracle E-Business Suite support goes more proactive
With Period Close Advisors, Oracle E-Business Suite users now have the opportunity to get in front of a problem before it happens.
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16 Feb 2012 Oracle-Taleo vs. SAP-SuccessFactors: a different feel
While Oracle’s acquisition of Taleo and SAP’s SucessFactors buy were both multi-billion human capital management deals, they’re very different, experts from Constellation Research said this week.
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15 Feb 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant names Teradata the top data warehouse vendor (SearchDataManagement.com)
Teradata is the overall leader among data warehouse software vendors, followed by Oracle, IBM and three others, says a Gartner Magic Quadrant report.
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14 Feb 2012 Examining mobile applications for J.D. Edwards
Oracle recently announced some new mobile apps for J.D. Edwards. Expert Al Marmero talks about their benefits and potential drawbacks.
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09 Feb 2012 Oracle purchase of Taleo indicates rising SaaS trend
Oracle has spent $3.4 billion on Taleo and RightNow in the past few months, showing that it is serious about hosting applications in the cloud for its customers.
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08 Feb 2012 Making Monday the start of the week in Oracle SQL
One reader asks how to set up a report in Oracle SQL so that Monday is the first day of the week.
Oracle Advanced Analytics bundles R with Oracle Database
Oracle Advanced Analytics is the company’s newest announcement around data analytics, a market that Oracle seeks to blanket with products.
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07 Feb 2012 BI, collaboration lead SaaS trends
Software as a Service (SaaS) and the cloud are new to many IT pros, but they’re poised to grow in BI and collaboration, according to experts.
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06 Feb 2012 Oracle details integration with RightNow
Oracle has finalized its $1.5 billion acquisition of CRM SaaS provider RightNow Technologies, and to celebrate executives held a webcast outlining their future plans for all the CRM and cloud...
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02 Feb 2012 Company finds cloud ERP integration brings plenty of on-premises work (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
In-house Oracle expertise proved crucial to integrating Salesforce.com’s CRM application through the Informatica Cloud service.
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01 Feb 2012 Oracle partner struggles with Fusion, but gives thumbs-up
Texas-based Oracle partner eVerge Group has had difficulty moving from PeopleSoft to Fusion Applications, largely because the hosted model gives them less control of their application. But overall...
SAP could license HANA to Oracle (Eye on Oracle)
SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott told a German newspaper that the company could license HANA to Oracle, and it's really not that far-fetched.
Storing documents in an Oracle database
One reader asks if it is the best practice to store a document inside an Oracle database.
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26 Jan 2012 Forrester Wave: Informatica, IBM lead data virtualization tools market (SearchDataManagement.com)
Informatica and IBM are the top dogs in the data virtualization software market, thanks to a strong combination of “enterprise-class” features, according to Forrester Research Inc.
Oracle vs. SAP...in databases? (Eye on Oracle)
SAP's proclaims that it wants to be a leader in the database space, taking on Oracle and it's almost 50% market share.
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25 Jan 2012 Creating business rules for Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (SearchOracle)
Data units are the key to forming great business rules for Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, according to Brian Wilson from TopDown Consulting.
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23 Jan 2012 How Oracle Virtual Private Database helps consolidation (SearchOracle)
In this third part of a series on Oracle database consolidation, contributor Jeff McCormick explains how the Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD) can promote and encourage Oracle database...
Improving the Oracle Media Recovery Process (MRP) in Data Guard (SearchOracle)
Expert William Cullen explains why you shouldn't use the Media Recovery Process (MRP) in Oracle Data Guard for multi-node RAC environments.
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16 Jan 2012 Oracle to issue 78 security fixes in quarterly patch update (Eye on Oracle)
Oracle is scheduled to release its quarterly security patch update on Tuesday. It includes 78 fixes, with 27 coming from MySQL and the most vulnerable fixes being for Sun products.
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15 Jan 2012 Working with binary large objects (BLOBs)
Learn how to create, retrieve and work with binary large objects (BLOBs) in SQL in this expert answer from Karen Morton.
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13 Jan 2012 The top five data management mishaps of 2011 (SearchDataManagement.com)
Some of last year's biggest information management mess-ups could have been avoided through closer adherence to best practices, according to experts.
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12 Jan 2012 Oracle reveals pricing for its Exalytics BI appliance (Eye on Oracle)
Oracle updated its price list, showing that its Exalytics business intelligence appliance will cost $135,000 just for the hardware.
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11 Jan 2012 Third-party Oracle support sees increased interest (Eye on Oracle)
Revenue numbers from third-party Oracle support provider Rimini Street, as well as survey numbers from SearchOracle.com, show increased interest in third-party Oracle support.
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10 Jan 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle, IBM lead product MDM software market (SearchDataManagement.com)
Oracle and IBM are the sole product MDM “leaders,” says Gartner, which also sees some vendors starting to focus on social media data and “big data.”
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09 Jan 2012 Creating a virtual table for date values (SearchOracle)
One reader asks how to use SQL to track his company employees' absentee days, and expert Dan Clamage suggests creating a virtual table.
Interview: Oracle, Cloudera on Big Data Appliance
Oracle and Cloudera executives talk about the Oracle Big Data Appliance, which became generally available on Jan. 10.
Oracle Big Data Appliance now available, but at what cost?
The Oracle Big Data Appliance is now generally available, as is Oracle’s big push into the field of big data. But some think that an appliance isn’t really a good fit for big data.
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05 Jan 2012 Book outlines strategies for switching to Oracle in the cloud
The co-author of a new book on migrating Oracle workloads to the cloud talks about how some Oracle pros are running in the cloud but don’t know it, and the challenges around a cloud migration.
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04 Jan 2012 Michael Stonebraker predicts trouble for relational databases in 2012 (SearchDataManagement.com)
In a Q&A, database pioneer and VoltDB CTO Michael Stonebraker says that one size no longer fits all when it comes to buying database software.
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03 Jan 2012 Top 5 Oracle stories in 2011 (Eye on Oracle)
Check out the top Oracle stories in 2011, including pieces on Exalytics and other Oracle hardware, Fusion Applications, and Oracle Support.
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29 Dec 2011 'Avengers' and 'Spider-Man' top list of geek movies to watch in 2012 (SearchDataManagement.com)
The golden age of geek movies will continue in 2012 with films like "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Men in Black III."
Web architect shares experiences with Oracle Service Bus (SearchSOA.com)
An ESB coupled to a portal is central to a health care system upgrade. The SOA-based project runs on an Oracle Service Bus.
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23 Dec 2011 Was 2011 the year of ‘peak software’? (SearchCRM.com)
Two recent headlines have columnist Denis Pombriant pondering the future of licensed software and the future of interactions both person-to-person and business-to-business.
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22 Dec 2011 Tejon Ranch ropes together database, records management software (SearchDataManagement.com)
The sprawling Tejon Ranch in California worked with IBM, Oracle and Iron Mountain to rustle up a robust database and records management system.
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21 Dec 2011 Oracle boosts sales staff, cuts product support (Eye on Oracle)
Oracle's most recent regulatory filing paints a picture of the company as one boosting its sales staff at the expense of its product and support budget.
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19 Dec 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant finds confusion in the customer MDM market (SearchDataManagement.com)
Acquisitions and product additions by the top vendors are making customer master data management software choices harder for users, Gartner says.
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16 Dec 2011 Salesforce, SAP, Oracle get ready for HR software battle (SearchCRM.com)
With the planned acquisition of Rypple, cloud giant Salesforce.com intends to target SAP and Oracle in the human resources software market.
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15 Dec 2011 LinkShare explains why it dumped DB2 for the Exadata database machine (SearchDataManagement.com)
LinkShare’s BI director says the need for scalability was a key factor in moving the affiliate marketing company’s data warehouse to Oracle Exadata.
Oracle waives extended support fee for E-Business Suite 11i
The Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Extended Support fee will be waived another two years. While a good thing financially for 11i users, it might just delay the inevitable – an expensive upgrade to R12.
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14 Dec 2011 Oracle SQL: Using the analytic rank function (SearchOracle)
Expert Karen Morton explains how to use a simple analytic rank function to sort through a group of golf scores.
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12 Dec 2011 Oracle licensing with logical partitions (SearchOracle)
One reader asks about what Oracle licensing his organization must have if they have an environment with two LPARs with one active node.
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08 Dec 2011 Consolidate Oracle databases with session schema management (SearchOracle)
In part two of this series on database consolidation, the author explains how an Oracle consolidation can be done using session schema management.
ERP or best-of-breed procurement software? Five questions to ask (SearchManufacturingERP.com)
Deciding between ERP and best-of-breed procurement software can be a tough challenge for manufacturers. Asking the right questions can make things easier, according to experts.
Oracle database consolidation is a paradigm shift (SearchOracle)
Oracle database consolidation can save IT organizations a lot of money, but require them to get past the mental hurdle of so-called shared databases.
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07 Dec 2011 Security pro: Find and secure sensitive Oracle database data
Jonathan Intner, solutions architect for data security company Vormetric, talks about what makes sensitive data sensitive, encryption key management and finding sensitive data in surprising places in...
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06 Dec 2011 Is the ERP software market down to three vendors? (A Business Application Summation)
SAP, Oracle and Salesforce are consolidating the market for SaaS applications and software buyers should be concerned.
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29 Nov 2011 Book explores Oracle, MySQL query methods
Michael McLaughlin, author of Oracle 11g & MySQL 5.6 Developer Handbook discusses the benefits of keyword querying and more in this interview.
Oracle application performance management like a detective novel
Determining the root cause of an Oracle application performance problem might take you far, far outside the inner sanctum of Oracle database and applications.
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28 Nov 2011 Oracle Fusion Middleware evolves its mobile development platform
Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Mobile has improved, but the company should focus more on mobile security, a big consumer concern.
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15 Nov 2011 CallSource picks Oracle Database Appliance over Dell
CallSource was just the right kind of company for Oracle Database Appliance: small but not too small, growing but not too fast. The company claims savings in the six-figure range by going with ODA...
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14 Nov 2011 Itanium's core factor affects Oracle DR licensing (SearchOracle)
One reader asks about licensing Oracle Database 11g on the company's Itanium-based HP servers, and a discussion on Oracle's processor core factor table ensues.
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10 Nov 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant finds growing demand for data integration tools (SearchDataManagement.com)
The data integration market is growing as users seek to cope with a slew of data management challenges, according to a Gartner Magic Quadrant report.
Oracle woos Sun faithful with Solaris 11 (SearchDataCenter.com)
Oracle went back to Sun’s Wall Street roots to make the case for Solaris 11 and continued investment in the legacy Unix platform.
Using inline view to better query joined tables (SearchOracle)
One reader asks how to best query data from two joined Oracle tables.
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09 Nov 2011 Floyd Teter: Oracle Fusion Applications SaaS is a big deal (Eye on Oracle)
Floyd Teter, a big name in the Oracle applications community, says that Fusion Applications being available in the cloud is the biggest news from OpenWorld. Learn why.
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08 Nov 2011 Does backing up on tape require another Oracle license? (SearchOracle)
One reader asks whether they need an Oracle license to back up their database to tape.
Kate Leggett on what the Oracle RightNow acquisition means (SearchOracle)
Forrester Research senior analyst Kate Leggett talks about what the Oracle acquisition of RightNow will mean for Oracle and RightNow professionals.
Oracle content management helps processing of human rights petitions (SearchContentManagement.com)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rolled out Oracle content management to manage 1,500 new requests for interventions in human rights violations each year and tripled its capacity.
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04 Nov 2011 Oracle vs. Google: How long is 22 million pages (Eye on Oracle)
The lawsuit between the two IT giants has been pushed back, in part due to 22 million pages. So how long exactly is 22 million pages?
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03 Nov 2011 ATT.com eyes hybrid Oracle cloud computing
ATT.com is considering a hybrid public-private Oracle cloud computing model so it can handle highly variable traffic without having to build to peak capacity.
Column: RightNow key to Oracle’s customer experience management plans (SearchCRM.com)
CRM industry expert Denis Pombriant asserts the Oracle acquisition of RightNow is good news for customers, industry.
Health care giant builds public cloud on Oracle Enterprise Manager
Cerner has built a public cloud allowing clients to use a cloud-based version of Oracle Enterprise Manager to handle health care applications on Oracle Database in the clients’ own data centers.
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02 Nov 2011 Oracle, HP should graduate from kindergarten, user says
Oracle’s decision to stop supporting development on Itanium has left companies like Swiss department store Manor in the lurch.