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Oracle’s Ellison Talks Up Sun Acquisition
By Jim Finkle SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison talked up his company’s prospects after a planned purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc, saying he hopes the deal will help more than double revenue within five years. Ellison, who co-founded the company 32 years ago and built it into the world’s No. 2…
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Dell CEO Forecasts ‘Powerful’ Computer Hardware Refresh
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) – Dell Inc Chief Executive Michael Dell said the business climate was improving and repeated his expectation for a "powerful" hardware refresh cycle beginning next year. While noting that there are still obstacles to the recovery, Dell sounded optimistic about the upcoming year as the tech sector makes its way out…
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IBM Quarterly Results Due amid Cautious Hope for Recovery
When IBM (NYSE: IBM) announces its third-quarter results today after market close, they will arrive in a market that is cautiously hoping that the positive signs it has seen recently are hinting of more good news to come. And analysts have been fueling that cautious optimism. For example, this morning Bernstein Research raised its forecast for…
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Oracle Says Specialization Program to Benefit Channel Partners
Oracle is taking its partner enablement initiative a step further with the announcement of about 50 different specializations for its channel partners, called Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized. The goal? To create better ways for partners to differentiate themselves and to help end customers find highly skilled channel partners. Partners will find specializations available to them in…
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WebSphere Upgrade Benefits IBM Partners
Big Blue’s major refresh of WebSphere aims to drive business agility for customers and partners. The Version 7 release, available now, includes upgrades to all flagship products under the WebSphere umbrella, including improved integration tools designed to help partners better meet customer demand for business process and service-oriented solutions. Craig Hayman, general manager of IBM…