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SailRocket Hits Freeway Speeds On The Water

3:00AM November 24, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

While not quite as imposing as BMW Oracle’s USA-17, the Vestas Sailrocket Mk.II is no less impressive. It’s aiming to top 105km/h on wind power alone — the water-borne equivalent to going plaid — and break the short-distance world speed sailing record. More »


News

Now HP Might Be Selling WebOS

2:40AM November 9, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Contradicting earlier reports from the Guardian, Reuters reported on late Monday that four sources close to the matter have confirmed that webOS is being sought by companies, potentially Oracle, and that HP is weighing the benefits of a potential sale. PC Magazine has further analysis.


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Larry Ellison Of Oracle Calls Autonomy CEO Lying Liar

9:13AM September 30, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Unless companies are suing each other over patents, you can expect a level of disconnected PR speak when companies talk on the record about each other. Unless you disrespect Oracle, then it’s on. More »


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Microsoft Strikes Back At Google’s Patent Rant With Condeming Email

1:59PM August 4, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Are you following the controversy surrounding Google’s attack on its competitors for buying up the Nortel patents? It took a strange twist when Microsoft revealed that Google was originally in on the deal, but decided to back out. More »


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Larry Ellison Is No Friend Of The Majestic Redwood

2:00AM May 30, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Lest we forget that the mega-rich simply do not think like we common folk, take a look at this lawsuit from Oracle founder Larry Ellison. More »


Software

More Evidence That Google Stole Code For Android From Oracle

3:44AM January 22, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Google endorses open-source activity around Android, but it looks like their developers “borrowed” a little too much from Sun’s Java code. Oracle, Sun’s owner, is already suing Google for seven infringed patents, but this adds further weight to their claim. More »


Wanted: HP’s CEO Is On The Lam

12:54PM November 9, 2010 | Business Insider

Oracle has hired private investigators to find out where in the world HP’s new CEO Leo Apotheker is hiding, Reuters reports. More »


Oracle CEO Ridicules HP’s Newly Appointed CEO

10:00AM October 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison has blasted HP for ousting former CEO Mark Hurd already, and now he’s mocking the company a bit more. He thinks its entire board is insane for appointing Leo Apotheker as its new CEO: More »


HP And Oracle Settle Mark Hurd Lawsuit

4:39AM September 22, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Mark Hurd saga has taken a not-unpleasant turn: the suit that his former employer, HP, levelled at his new employer, Oracle, has been resolved. Hurd has apparently agreed to waive half his separation compensation in the settlement. More »


Oracle Calls HP Lawsuit "Vindictive" And Damaging To Partnership

1:23PM September 8, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Earlier we heard that HP is suing its former CEO, Mark Hurd, to protect trade secrets. Now we’re hearing the harsh response coming from Hurd’s new employer, Oracle: More »