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Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++

The newest version of the Oracle NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment) will come with support for the latest versions of PHP and C++.

By Joab Jackson | 25 May, 2012 18:34

Tags: Development tools, application development, software, oracle

Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

By Chris Kanaracus | 24 May, 2012 16:49

Tags: Leo Apotheker, Charles Phillips, larry ellison, Application services, services, Civil lawsuits, intellectual property, legal, personnel, business issues, applications, software, hewlett-packard, TomorrowNow, oracle, sap

Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and 'fair use'

Most of the jurors in the Oracle v Google trial thought Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android should be allowed under the doctrine of fair use, one of the jurors revealed Wednesday after the trial had ended.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 23:34

Tags: Android OS, copyright, Civil lawsuits, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 20:08

Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 18:29

Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue

Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced Wednesday.

By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2012 15:20

Tags: mergers and acquisitions, business issues, social media, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Vitrue, oracle

SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

Due to incorrect information provided by the vendor, the story "SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight," posted to the wire on May 16, contained an improper characterization of the hardware used in a database cluster set up by SAP.

By Chris Kanaracus | 22 May, 2012 14:54

Tags: databases, applications, software, hardware systems, sap

BYOD is driving IT 'crazy': Gartner

IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees in the next few years.

By Matt Hamblen | 22 May, 2012 01:01

Tags: smartphones, sap, oracle, Mobile and Wireless, hardware systems, hardware, Gartner, consumer electronics

Top 7 dilemmas facing today's developers

Your boss wants it yesterday, but it better be good when judged by the standards of tomorrow. Your customers want every feature they can imagine, but don't you dare confuse them by giving them all the buttons they want. Your fellow programmers want your code documented, but they just respond "tl;dr" to anything you write.

By Peter Wayner | 21 May, 2012 23:05

Tags: oracle, it management

Funds Pour Into Big-Data Vendors

Investors have taken note of the surging enterprise demand for tools that can manipulate and analyze massive volumes of structured and unstructured data.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 21 May, 2012 20:11

Tags: software, Sequoia Capital, databases, cloudera, Capita, BI and Analytics, applications

Yahoo's Genome highlights hosted big data analytics trend

Yahoo has joined a growing list of companies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this week.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 21 May, 2012 20:11

Tags: Yahoo, software, internet, databases, BI and Analytics, applications

For Univ. of Kentucky, SAP's HANA is 'disruptive'

The University of Kentucky says it has reshaped its business intelligence (BI) capability as a result of adopting SAP's in-memory system, HANA. Vince Kellen, the university CIO, calls it a "disruptive technology," and for this institution at least, that appears true.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 18 May, 2012 07:55

Tags: software, sap, oracle, Desktop Apps, BI and Analytics, applications

SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.

By Chris Kanaracus | 17 May, 2012 00:23

Tags: sybase, software, sapphire, sap, oracle, Internet-based applications and services, internet, enterprise resource planning, databases, cloudera, cloud computing, business intelligence, applications

10 essential performance tips for MySQL

As with all relational databases, MySQL can prove to be a complicated beast, one that can crawl to a halt at a moment's notice, leaving your applications in the lurch and your business on the line.

By Baron Schwartz | 14 May, 2012 20:11

Tags: software, mysql, data management, Database Design, Database Administration, applications

Options grow for third-party SAP application support

The nascent market for third-party SAP application support gained another player on Thursday, with Spinnaker Support announcing a service that will place it in competition with the likes of Rimini Street.

By Chris Kanaracus | 11 May, 2012 05:40

Tags: Spinnaker Management, software, services, sap, Rimini Street, oracle, legal, enterprise resource planning, Civil lawsuits, Application services, applications

Ex-Oracle, SAP exec Wookey to lead 'most' application development at Salesforce.com

Power has shifted within Salesforce.com's development organization, with John Wookey taking on more responsibility at the cloud software vendor as another executive takes a leave of absence, the company confirmed Thursday.

By Chris Kanaracus | 11 May, 2012 00:54

Tags: software, sap, salesforce.com, personnel, oracle, Internet-based applications and services, internet, customer relationship management, cloud computing, business issues, applications

Judge declines to eject Google's 'fair use' defense from Android trial

Oracle was dealt a minor setback in its lawsuit against Google on Wednesday when a judge denied its motion to toss out one of Google's key defenses against copyright infringement.

By James Niccolai | 10 May, 2012 10:40

Tags: oracle, legal, intellectual property, Google, Civil lawsuits, Android OS

Salesforce.com's Heroku rolls out new cloud database options

Salesforce.com's Heroku division this week rolled out two entry-level tiers for its Postgres-based cloud database service, hoping to cater to applications with lower data-volume requirements as well as helping startup developers make an easier jump into production.

By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 06:36

Tags: software, salesforce.com, oracle, Internet-based applications and services, internet, heroku, development platforms, databases, cloud computing, applications

Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit

Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a filing made late Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 00:02

Tags: Sun Microsystems, software, oracle, open source, Mobile OSes, mobile, legal, Languages and standards, intellectual property, Google, Civil lawsuits, application development, Android OS

Google and Oracle battle over Lindholm, Schwartz testimony

Oracle and Google have each tried to jettison potentially damaging testimony in their intellectual-property dispute over Android, as a jury deliberates over Oracle's copyright allegations and prepares to move on to the patents part of the case.

By Chris Kanaracus | 08 May, 2012 03:39

Tags: Sun Microsystems, software, patent, oracle, legal, intellectual property, Google, copyright, Civil lawsuits, applications

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