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Oracle sees future in grids

By Martin Veitch and Gareth Morgan – Oracle will plug into grid computing with the next release of its database software in September. The firm disclosed last week that the product will be called 10G Database, with the suffix hinting at the importance of support for the grid model, where idle

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An Oracle for the Future

Oracle’s bid for PeopleSoft, now including JDE, appears to have two goals: eliminating competitors and building a size that compares more favorably to SAP’s. Neither objective offers much to customers. Further, there’s considerable confusion over whether Oracle will support PeopleSoft product

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Oracle’s Bid: Style Matters

By Larry Dignan – Oracle’s bid for PeopleSoft could have turned out differently if CEO Larry Ellison didn’t lose style points in the company’s opening volley. Consider how PeopleSoft customers might have reacted differently to Oracle’s hostile takeover bid if not for this paragraph in the dat