Oracle
There is finally some information about Oracle making it to the press!
- Deputy Mayor of London wants to take Oracle down:
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Why-The-Deputy-Mayor-Of-London-Wants-To-Take-5565655.php - News on the Oracle stock slide and why they aren’t hitting their cloud numbers:
http://www.techinsider.net/oracle-corporation-orcls-cloud-share-in-revenue-a-big-problem-lance-ulanoff/116352.html - Oracle nearing deal to buy Micros (hospitality software) for $5B:
http://www.rttnews.com/2338117/oracle-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-buy-micros-for-more-than-5-bln.aspx
IBM
- IBM not interested in Rackspace:
http://www.texastechpulse.com/ibm_softlayer_chief_rackspace_buy_not_exciting/s-0055613.html
There is lots of chatter about IBM being in competition with HP and Microsoft at the moment (Microsoft just released an analytic platform called Azure).
Overall a slow week for both IBM and HP regarding news.
Other
- Tata may soon become the world’s largest IT employer:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/TCS-may-soon-be-worlds-second-biggest-tech-employer/articleshow/36677336.cms