Possible Oracle bid led to HP's quick CEO swap, report says

Hewlett-Packard Co. acted quickly when they replaced CEO Leo Apotheker because they were concerned that plummeting shares would make the company vulnerable to a bid from Oracle Corp.

DISA plans Oracle Financials project

The Defense Information Systems Agency is gathering data on at least five task areas for a project to implement Oracle Financials.

Oracle, HP fight intensifies

Companies trade accusations over the future of Itanium servers.

Oracle pays $46M to settle false-claims charges against Sun

Oracle Corp. has agreed to settle allegations against Sun Microsystems Inc. What did the Justice Department accuse them of doing?

Oracle-Sun deal still causing pain

When Oracle Corp. completed its $7 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems in January 2010, changes were expected. But what move still is still causing pain for its resellers?

HP taps outsider as CEO

Once again, Hewlett-Packard Co. has turned to an outsider, naming Leo Apotheker as president and CEO and former Oracle President Ray Lane as non-executive chairman.

Cisco and Westcon pay $48M to settle GSA pricing dispute

Cisco Systems and Westcon Group North America will pay the government $48 million to settle claims that they made misrepresentations to the General Services Administration in violation of the False Claims Act.

Oracle enters private cloud fray

Government agencies looking to set up private cloud infrastructures have another option now that Oracle has entered the fray, joining rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM.

Ellison warns HP: Hurd suit jeopardizes cooperation

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has joined the escalating war of words between Hewlett-Packard Corp. and Oracle over the future employment status of HP’s former chairman and CEO, Mark Hurd.

HP sues to keep Hurd unemployed

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd’s new job at rival Oracle Corp. hit a legal snag when HP filed suit to stop the appointment just one day after Hurd’s new position was announced.

Hurd resurfaces at Oracle

Oracle has hired former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd as co-president.

Feds should watch Oracle lawsuit against Google

Oracle has sued Google over the use of Java in Google's Android operating system.

Oracle is target of Justice Department lawsuit

Oracle Corp. joins a growing list of companies accused by whistleblowers and GSA of overcharging the government.

Oracle outlines Sun integration plans

Oracle Corp. laid out its plans for integrating Sun Microsystems' software and hardware systems into its own product lineup, including the Solaris operating system, the NetBeans IDE and the MySQL database.

Oracle-Sun deal gets green light

The European Commission today cleared Oracle's $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems, paving the way for the two companies to close the deal.