Charles Phillips

The Long Reach of Oracle’s Larry Ellison

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on July 30, 2011 at 7:35 am PT

If it ever seems like Larry Ellison’s fingerprints are all over the software industry, it’s not your imagination, but you have to see it to believe it.

Objection: Mr. Ellison Is Referring to the Defendant as “Choleric of Temper” Again

John Paczkowski in News on November 8, 2010 at 7:51 am PT

Beginning today, Oracle chief Larry Ellison has a new podium from which to verbally assault SAP and former CEO (and current Hewlett-Packard CEO) Léo Apotheker: U.S. District Court in Oakland.

Oracle Lands Early Shots in SAP Trial

John Paczkowski in News on November 5, 2010 at 3:06 am PT

If SAP finds Oracle’s claim for $2 billion in damages in the pairs’ long-running legal battle to be excessive, the figures offered by former Oracle President Charles Phillips must seem outright profligate.

Ellison to Testify in SAP Case on Monday

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2010 at 5:40 am PT

If there are to be any moments of courtroom spectacle in Oracle’s legal showdown with SAP and its now-shuttered TomorrowNow subsidiary they’ll likely occur on Monday, when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison testifies in his company’s copyright infringement case against SAP.

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Oracle's Phillips Lands First CEO Job At Atlanta's Infor

Cari Tuna, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 25, 2010 at 12:10 pm PT

Former Oracle Corp. Co-President Charles Phillips will finally have a chance to try his hand as a CEO, after failing to land the top spot at another software company earlier this year. Infor, a closely held maker of software aimed at mid-size companies, on Monday said Phillips will take over as its CEO starting Dec. 1.

Ousted HP CEO Named Co-President of Oracle

John Paczkowski in News on September 6, 2010 at 6:01 pm PT

Talk about quick rebounds. One month after resigning his position at Hewlett-Packard amid allegations of business-standard improprieties, ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd has a new gig: Co-president of Oracle.

If Oracle Doesn’t Have an M&A Budget, Then Larry Ellison Doesn’t Have an Ego

John Paczkowski in News on July 26, 2010 at 6:55 am PT

Oracle isn’t going to spend $70 billion in acquisitions over the next five years, despite President Charles Phillips’ claim that it will likely do just that.

Oracle: Sun Integration Going “Better Than Expected”

John Paczkowski in News on March 25, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

Evidently, Oracle’s integration of Sun is coming along well. Reporting third-quarter earnings that were in line with Street estimates after market close Thursday, the company offered an enthusiastic update on its ingestion of the former Silicon Valley icon. “The Sun integration is going even better than we expected,” said Oracle President Safra Catz.

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Oracle Exec Admits Relationship With Woman on Billboard

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 22, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Oracle President Charles Phillips said Thursday that he had a long-running relationship with a woman whose picture seemingly appears alongside his on billboards in New York and other cities.

Where in the World Is America's CTO?

Kara Swisher in News on February 11, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

With the naming of Oracle President Charles Phillips to President Barack Obama’s 16-Member Economic Recovery Advisory Board a few days ago, another Silicon Valley tech mandarin fell off the list to become America’s first chief technology officer. The job–which was promised by President Barack Obama during his campaign and underscored when he released a memorandum on transparency and open government that outlined some of the CTO duties the day after he was sworn in–remains unfilled. While everyone is rightly focusing on the economic crisis, inquiring minds still want to know who is getting the job as head geek.