CEO Steve Ballmer has been courting developers, but Microsoft has still not shown there will be enough apps to drive users toward the new OS, analyst says

Oct 1, 2012 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle CEO Ellison reveals most detail to date about ‘multitenant’ 12c database

Support for multitenancy in Oracle's next-generation database will provide superior security, efficiency for cloud services, Ellison says at OpenWorld

Oct 1, 2012 3 mins

Databases SaaS Technology Industry

Oracle plans IaaS to compete with Amazon Web Services

CEO Larry Ellison didn't say how much Oracle's new infrastructure service will cost compared to AWS or when it will be available

Oct 1, 2012 4 mins

Amazon Web Services IaaS Technology Industry

Ellison launches Exadata X3, takes swipe at SAP

Oracle's new 'eighth-rack' version of the Exadata database machine costs $200,000 and is aimed at attracting midsized customers

Oct 1, 2012 3 mins

Data Warehousing Databases Technology Industry

iPhone 5 update fixes Verizon cellular data drain

The problem caused users to be docked for data when the iPhone was connected to Wi-Fi

Oct 1, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry Verizon

Oracle: Java upgrades still worthwhile despite postponed features

Java EE 7 and Java SE 8 will offer new capabilities in JavaScript programming and multicore processors, but PaaS cloud enhancements have been deferred

Oct 1, 2012 3 mins

Java Technology Industry