Read more Oracle stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3931/oracle.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69458/highest-paid-women-in-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008: Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million Sharen Turney, president and CEO, Victoria's...http://www.newser.com/story/69458/highest-paid-women-in-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 13:22:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56662/oracle-buys-sun-microsystems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOracle Corp. has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems, swooping in after Sun’s talks with IBM fell apart. Oracle will pay $7.4 billion, or $9.50 a share for Sun, the Wall Street Journal reports, a 42% premium on Friday’s close. Though Sun has been losing money, Oracle expects the...http://www.newser.com/story/56662/oracle-buys-sun-microsystems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 7:20:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54405/tech-industry-falls-for-cloud-computing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday's hottest tech term is "cloud computing": Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and Intel have all begun projects with such nebulous names as OpenCirrus and Elastic Compute Cloud. But while the projects behind the names all have something in common—storing data on far-off computers—nobody can agree on what cloud computing...http://www.newser.com/story/54405/tech-industry-falls-for-cloud-computing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 8:40:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48545/what-slump-big-blue-sees-growth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStrong software and business-services sales—including outsourcing services, a cash cow in the current economy—pushed IBM’s profits up 12% in the fourth quarter and prompted a recession-busting forecast of continued growth for 2009, reports the Wall Street Journal . Although Big Blue's revenue fell in the quarter, its margins continued...http://www.newser.com/story/48545/what-slump-big-blue-sees-growth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 8:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39619/market-meltdown-reshapes-forbes-rich-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as the...http://www.newser.com/story/39619/market-meltdown-reshapes-forbes-rich-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 12:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22748/stocks-dip-on-tough-tech-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe markets fell today on weak news from the tech and financial sectors. The Dow dropped 120.16 points to 12,302.7, the Nasdaq fell 43.53 to 2,280.83, and the S&P closed down 15.36 at 1,325.77, MarketWatch reports. Disappointing results from bellwethers Oracle...http://www.newser.com/story/22748/stocks-dip-on-tough-tech-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22684/oracle-stock-dives-8-on-flagging-q3-revenue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOracle missed its third-quarter revenue projections yesterday and investor reaction was swift and dramatic: shares of the software maker dropped 8% in after-hours trading, reports the Wall Street Journal . This despite the fact that Oracle’s profits rose 30% to $1.34 billion, 26 cents per share, from $1.03 billion,...http://www.newser.com/story/22684/oracle-stock-dives-8-on-flagging-q3-revenue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Mar 2008 7:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16640/economic-worries-propel-silicon-valley-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent acquisitions by Sun Microsystems and Oracle could be the opening round of new Silicon Valley deal-making, the Wall Street Journal reports, as tech companies worried about a US economic slowdown seek to strengthen their positions. Smaller companies struggling to stay afloat are tempting targets; bigger fish also want to...http://www.newser.com/story/16640/economic-worries-propel-silicon-valley-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Jan 2008 12:59:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16577/oracle-wins-bea-with-sweetened-85b-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBusiness software maker Oracle continued its yearlong buying spree, closing a contentious deal with middleware maker BEA Systems after raising its offer to $8.5 billion, or $19.38 a share, Bloomberg reports. In October, Oracle offered BEA $6.7 billion, or $17 per share, and was rejected. Instead BEA,...http://www.newser.com/story/16577/oracle-wins-bea-with-sweetened-85b-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jan 2008 7:51:57 CST