Oracle expects EU to approve Sun deal next month

(AP) -- Oracle Corp. said Thursday that its profit jumped 12.5 percent in the latest quarter and that it expects the European Union will finally approve its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. next month.

Oracle shares slip after 1Q revenue disappoints

(AP) -- Shares of Oracle Corp. slipped in premarket activity Thursday after the information technology company reported sales fell below analyst expectations in the latest quarter, showing that businesses are still reluctant ...

Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture

Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...

EBay working on alternative software for Skype

(AP) -- EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.

Oracle tops forecasts despite sales, profit dip

(AP) -- Software maker Oracle Corp.'s results topped Wall Street's forecast for the latest quarter Tuesday, despite a 5 percent drop in sales and a 7 percent decline in profit.

Oracle manages 3Q feat: healthy contract signings

(AP) -- Oracle Corp.'s sales force pulled off a big feat in the business software maker's latest quarter, sustaining a healthy clip of contract signings amid a dreary time for technology spending.

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