Benioff Sounds Off
In an interview, the outspoken CEO of Salesforce.com discusses customers, cash, and competitors—including his former boss at Oracle, Larry Ellison
Europe: The Risk from a U.S. Downdraft
The euro zone grows increasingly concerned that it may not be immune to the fallout from slowing U.S. growth and the subprime mess
Ellison on Oracle’s Future
Announcements of an accelerated Fusion launch and new virtualization software—and no signs of the tech slump—pleased analysts
IBM, Cognos, and the End of Best of Breed
The software giant's $5 billion acquisition of Cognos shows how difficult it is becoming for mid-size software companies to survive on their own
IBM, Cognos, and the End of Best-of-Breed
The software giant's $5 billion acquisition of Cognos shows how difficult it is becoming for midsize software companies to survive on their own
Oracle Fusion Gets a New Boss
Thomas Kurian is taking over the pivotal effort to make sense of the bevy of business software products acquired during CEO Ellison's three-year spree
BEA or Ellison: Who Will Prevail?
The middleware provider is holding out for a sweeter deal, but Oracle hasn't made another offer and shareholder Carl Icahn is pushing hard for a sale
$200 Million for Electric Cars?
Software industry hotshot Shai Agassi has a well-funded plan to shake up the auto industry with a new approach to the electric car
Investors Cool on SAP’s Upbeat Quarter
The software titan says its '07 sales growth will be the strongest in four years, but despite the good news its stock falls
Microsoft’s Office-Phone Foray
Bill Gates says today's systems are like mainframes before PCs and software changed everything. Cisco agrees—and aims to win the race