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How the financial meltdown affects high tech

Having worked in the financial sector before moving out west to start-up land, I have been asked several times over the past few days about the impact the financial meltdown will have on high tech. At first, people may think ...READ MORE

Four Who Know How

Best-practice answers to the four key customer service questions.READ MORE

How Valuable Are Your "Graduates"?

Workforce Management recently published an article about how people who used to work at PeopleSoft are consistently sought after by companies today. PeopleSoft was much more than just a technology firm with good marketing. It was a ...READ MORE

Oracle Spends $7.4 Billion to Buy Sun, Now Rivals IBM

Oracle Corp surprised many observers by forking over approximately $7.4 billion to buy Sun Microsystems, thus moving instantly into the hardware business. It's the closing move in a game where Sun spent months looking for a buyer, ...READ MORE

Engineering the Great Escape

Moving from one job to another en masse isn't just for bankers anymore.READ MORE

Spreading the Wealth

Larry Ellison is stepping down as chairman of the board for Oracle. He'll remain on as CEO, a role he's held since co-founding the company almost 30 years ago. While CFO Jeff Henley is stepping up as chairman, Ellison will still ...READ MORE

Working for the Enemy

How to cope when your biggest rival snaps you up.READ MORE

Their 'Humane Technology' Agenda

PeopleSoft's plan for creating human-centered applications.READ MORE

iFive: HP vs Oracle, ACLU vs DHS, Asteroid Flyby, Xbox Apologizes to Fort Gay, Google Live Search Hint

It's today everyone ... wanna see what's been happening while you were waiting for it to roll around?READ MORE

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Moving Beyond Ugly

The battle between PeopleSoft and Oracle is getting uglier. Now that they're in the discovery stage, PeopleSoft has been given permission to search a computer... that's on one of Larry Ellison's boats... that's currently anchored in ...READ MORE

Jay Verkler

"Anyone can be independent with $10 million in the bank," says Jay Verkler. "To me the real question is: How do you know when things are right? Money doesn't have a lot to do with that. It's more about what you achieve through your life's energy."READ MORE

Kathryn Gould

Kathryn Gould's time at Oracle taught her two life-changing lessons: what it takes for companies to win, and the role she plays best in those victories.READ MORE

Oracle Intermission

In a sense, Bob Miner's memorial service was more of a reunion, a celebration of self-worth.READ MORE

Advertisers in Issue 35

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Tom Siebel

Tom Siebel's incentive in business and life, he says, is to keep raising the bar.READ MORE

Have We Reached the Software Patent Tipping Point?

We've shifted into a new zone in the world of software patent stupidity. Oracle sued Google over a series of Java-related patents and Paul Allen sued 11 major software companies. This behavior is an absurd abuse of the patent system. It's a massive tax on innovation.READ MORE

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issueREAD MORE

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ MORE

Is "Green IT" A Sham?

Green IT is all the rage these days, with companies like Apple, Dell, Oracle, and Microsoft touting the energy efficiency and low carbon footprints of their data centers. But is IT ever really environmentally ...READ MORE

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issueREAD MORE

Humane Technology - PeopleSoft

David Duffield of PeopleSoft Inc. shows how powerful computers, linked to a world-wide network, can generate productivity - and let loose the human spirit.READ MORE

Sun Done?

Will Oracle's acquisition of Sun -- and hence MySQL -- trigger antitrust interference?READ MORE

Mike Seashols

Mike Seashols is someone who runs with the big dogs even as he struggles to maintain his personal center of gravity.READ MORE