Posts by Paul Vallee

With Oracle merging left, right and center, questions have arisen as to whether CEO Larry Ellison is actually practicing what he preaches. SAP Exec Shai Agassi does not seem to think so.

Oracle Marketing Executives sit down to discuss newly automated functions of Oracle 10g’s upcoming release 2, as well as, grid computing and the companies attitude toward open source technology. Link to article.

Oracle’s first Oracle Spatial Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting was a success. The company made it clear they are committed to improving their spatial product and wants ensure that everyone, from the Oracle sales force to consumers, are aware of its potential.

Oracle has become the place for up-and-coming execs to stop in and gain some experience before landing top jobs elsewhere. Why is this happening and will it continue?

Oracle has announced its intentions to purchase Oblix, a small security software specialist, that is considered a key player in the relatively new field of identity management solutions. Many are considering this move by Oracle as an attempt to push ahead of SAP in enterprise applications.

With horizontal markets already established, analysts predict competition between Oracle and SAP to heat up as the companies set their sights on acquiring vertical channels.

Oracle reports a 15 percent drop in 2005 quarterly profits, due largely to the costs of the PeopleSoft takeover, while sales were up 18 percent, which included those from PeopleSoft.

In light of Oracle claims that they have the largest applications business in North America, this article takes a look at the North American market share numbers for SAP versus the newly merged Oracle/Peoplesoft

Oracle beats out SAP and wins the bidding war to acquire Retek for $670 million.