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Oracle Acquires Taleo for $1.9 Billion

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 9 at 5:32 am PT

In the wake of last year’s SAP-SuccessFactors deal, Taleo was said to be the next company to be acquired. Funny how these things work out.

Workday Is Looking for Bankers to Help It Go IPO in 2012

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 23, 2011 at 4:22 am PT

The wait begins for one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2012.

Exclusive: Aneel Bhusri’s Workday Raises $85 Million at a Whopping $2 Billion Valuation

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 24, 2011 at 5:58 am PT

The cloud-based human resources software outfit is growing fast and eyeing an IPO next year. Among its new investors: T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.

Tidemark Comes Out of Stealth With Funding from Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 17, 2011 at 9:09 pm PT

First known as the stealth start-up Proferi, Tidemark aims to rethink what it means to be a Business Intelligence application in the cloud.

Oracle: That’s Mister Job Creator to You, Senator

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 11, 2011 at 4:28 pm PT

The senior senator from Michigan singles out Oracle in a report arguing that a proposed tax repatriation holiday won’t work. Oracle argues otherwise.

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.

SAP Granted Lower APR Damages Award in Oracle Case

John Paczkowski in News on December 29, 2010 at 4:35 am PT

SAP would rather not pay Oracle interest on top of the $1.3 billlion in damages awarded the company last month. But if it must, it would prefer that the interest be calculated at a lower rate. The company argued that point in a recent court filing, and Tuesday evening a court agreed.

Oracle-SAP Verdict: SAP Owes Oracle $1.3 Billion

John Paczkowski in News on November 23, 2010 at 2:54 pm PT

Billions or millions. That was the central question in the Oracle vs. SAP case and in the end, the jury determined its answer to be billions with a “b.” For the theft of Oracle’s intellectual property by its now shuttered TomorrowNow division, SAP must pay Oracle $1.3 billion.

QOTD: What Happened to “He Is Clearly a Very Important Witness in This Case”?

“I think it would have been helpful and important for the jury to hear from him. On the other hand, it wasn’t essential. We were able to put our case in anyway.”

– Oracle attorney David Boies changes his tune on the importance of HP CEO Léo Apotheker’s testimony in the company’s copyright infringement lawsuit against SAP

Oracle-SAP: Closing Statements Followed by Closing Insults

John Paczkowski in News on November 23, 2010 at 1:00 am PT

With closing arguments said and done, the Oracle-SAP case is nearly over, but the companies continue to trade sucker punches outside the courtroom. In dueling statements issued Monday night, Oracle branded SAP an IP plunderer and SAP upbraided Oracle for its impolitic behavior and what it seems to view as poor form.