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SAP's revenues up but still to face Oracle appeal

SAP sees revenues up for ninth consecutive quarter, but says legal battle with Oracle over damages payment is ongoing

26 Apr 2012

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Court slashes damages SAP due to pay Oracle

A US court ruling said SAP should pay just $272m of $1.3bn damages to Oracle

02 Sep 2011

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SAP profits hit by Oracle litigation

Profits at financial software company SAP were damaged by restructuring costs and a recent court battle with rival Oracle

26 Jan 2011

SAP seeks Oracle gagging order

German financial software giant SAP seeks to gag Oracle lawyers during copyright battle

26 Oct 2010

Oracle expected to spend £468m on restructuring business

Following acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle are expected to spend $675m (£468m) on restructuring the business and cut jobs in its European and Asian offices

07 Jun 2010

Oracle boosts database security with Secerno acquisition

Software to prevent hackers from corrupting databases is acquired by financial IT giant

24 May 2010

Oracle bites into SAP market share

Larry Ellison, the chief exec of Oracle claims its rival is "vulnerable"

26 Mar 2010

Oracle urges clients to update security

Financial software giant unveils one of its biggest security updates to start off the new year

14 Jan 2010

Oracle face petition over Sun deal

Petition to hinder Oracle and Sun deal reaches 18,000

08 Jan 2010

Oracle moves closer to Sun Microsystems acquisition

Oracle Sun acquisition closer to EC approval

18 Dec 2009

Microsoft to attend Oracle/Sun hearing

Competitors and representatives of the US Department of Justice to attend EU hearing over Oracle' acquisition of Sun

09 Dec 2009

SAP reaches out to Oracle

SAP chief seeks talks with Oracle on proposed take-over of Sun Microsystems

09 Nov 2009

SAP software revenues drop 31%

SAP reveals tough market but sees signs of green shoots

28 Oct 2009

Sun Microsystems hemorrhaging over $100m a month

Software vendor could lose over half a billion dollars as it waits for European Commission decision

23 Sep 2009

Oracle acquisition of Sun gets green light

US Justice gives thumbs up to deal, with European Commission approval now the last remaining obstacle

21 Aug 2009

SAP results show plunge in software revenues

Software vendor's latest results show 40% fall in software sales

30 Jul 2009

Insider Business: Touch base

Our experts discuss the need to have a firm grasp of your cost base

28 May 2009

NHS to improve financial reporting

New software to improve the financial month-end reporting in 90 of the NHS regional health trusts

28 Apr 2009

Oracle bid for Sun Microsystems

Oracle make 11th hour bid for Sun Microsystems in order to acquire Java rights

21 Apr 2009

NetSuite to target SAP and Oracle

NetSuite to unveil SuiteCloud Connect to take on larger corporate clients

14 Apr 2009

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

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Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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