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War of words continues between Oracle, Autonomy

The war of words continues between Oracle and Autonomy. By way of background, HP bought Autonomy earlier this month for $10.3 billion. Oracle CEO — and perpetual HP critic — Larry Ellison said during...

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Twitter pledges to not become a patent troll

While companies like Yahoo, Facebook, Google and Oracle are waging intellectual property wars in the courts, Twitter on Tuesday took an intriguing stand by pledging that the company will not impede...

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Oracle launching cloud computing suite next week

RANCHO PALOS VERDES – Oracle plans to release a full suite of Internet-based applications next week in what will be the company’s biggest plunge into cloud-based business software, Chief Executive...

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Loud peacock brought Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison together

RANCHO PALOS VERDES – Larry Ellison said he met Steve Jobs because of a noisy peacock. They were neighbors in Woodside at the time, and the peacock was a birthday present to Jobs from his girlfriend,...

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Tech entrepreneurs among the top philanthropists

With Tuesday being dubbed “Giving Tuesday” — following the “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” shopping extravaganzas — here’s a look at some of the nation’s top philanthropists. The Chronicle of...

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Facebook’s Sandberg, HP’s Whitman top Forbes Most Powerful Women list

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has also authored a best-selling manifesto on women taking more leadership roles in the workplace, has risen to sixth place in Forbes magazine’s...

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Larry Ellison blows off Oracle OpenWorld crowd to watch America’s Cup

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was supposed to deliver his second keynote speech at Oracle OpenWorld Tuesday afternoon to introduce some important news about the company’s Cloud Marketplace and the Oracle...

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Historic America’s Cup win blunts anger over Larry Ellison OpenWorld snub

If winning is a deodorant, as the oft-used sports adage says, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was smelling a little better at Oracle OpenWorld on Wednesday after Oracle Team USA’s America’s Cup victory...

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Oregon scraps failed state health care exchange led by Oracle

It was supposed to be a perfect match. Oregon embraced the Affordable Care Act early on. It hired Silicon Valley giant Oracle to lead its state health insurance exchange — a project that received...

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Traffic alert: Oracle OpenWorld closes downtown SF streets

Oracle OpenWorld doesn’t kick off until Sunday, but crews closed Howard Street in front of the Moscone Convention Center Thursday to create an outdoor plaza for the business software giant’s annual...

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