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Oracle marks year end with UK partner shake-up

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Vendor announces major changes to partner account management and segmentation strategy

30 May 2012

Oracle and SAP legal spat rumbles on

Judge's gavel

Larry Ellison’s firm now seeking $777m in damages for copyright infringement that dates back to 2007

08 May 2012

Avnet launches Oracle mobile toolkit

Distributor claims initiative will help its Oracle partners close datacentre deals more easily

01 May 2012

Software downloads not mere licence transfer

EU legal view is that a sale has taken place whether via internet or on physical media

24 Apr 2012

Sales surge for BI heralds key 10-year shift

Cloud, mobile and big data to encourage market for BI and analytics apps

02 Apr 2012

Oracle standardises price in government mega-deal

Cabinet Office inks deal designed to save £25m a year and calls time on "inflexible contracts" for differing departments

28 Mar 2012

Forbes unveils tech billionaires

Share price volatility ensured not all the world’s top tech tycoons saw their net worth increase over past 12 months

08 Mar 2012

Canalys: Vendor giants on course for growth

Market watcher tips technology giants to buck the economic trend, thanks to growing demand for cloud and tablets

27 Feb 2012

Space for expansion

Beyond the sky is no limit for UK-based technology provider and consultancy Hamilton Hall, which is playing a key role for the European Space Agency. Fleur Doidge reports

05 Dec 2011

Hardware VARs see Oracle's value, says UK channel boss

Oracle's UK channel chief, Alan Hartwell, claims 'the opportunity with Oracle is larger than any problems' Sun partners may have had

13 Oct 2011

Tech leaders swell wallets to dominate rich list

The Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans shows the rich getting richer, with Gates, Zuckerberg, Ellison and Dell leading the way

22 Sep 2011

Interoute acquires Oracle house Quantix

Firms aim for cloud success with everything-as-a-service strategy

21 Sep 2011

Arrow ECS moves into new London digs

Distributor calls on partners to take advantage of the facilities on offer at its new London office

16 Sep 2011

Vendors admonished for "questionable" licensing tactics

Oracle, SAP, Microsoft and IBM all come under fire for unfair licensing rules in Forrester report

19 Jul 2011

Channel mulls over Oracle-Pillar merger

Acquisition should spell good news for Pillar’s partners, onlookers claim

13 Jul 2011

Oracle Platinum partners join forces

Licensing specialist Inoapps buys services-focused Teamsolve to create Oracle powerhouse

11 Jul 2011

Oracle opens up on partner rebate changes

Software giant promises VARs larger storage rebates on enterprise deals

30 Jun 2011

Oracle snaps up Pillar Data Systems

Software giant to acquire Larry Ellison-owned storage player to lower reliance on OEM partners

29 Jun 2011

The party's over

IT services market can wave goodbye to the high-growth years, says TechMarketView

28 Jun 2011

Oracle and SAP tormentor arrives in UK channel

Rimini Street hunts for Oracle and SAP partners claiming it can undercut the duo's support fees by a half

22 Jun 2011

Oracle buys web experience whizzkid FatWire

Vendor claims acquisition will benefit partners

21 Jun 2011

EMEA server growth hits four-year high

Buoyant x86 demand drives first double-digit-growth quarter for four years

01 Jun 2011

Seconds out: The channel's biggest fights

To celebrate CRN Fight Night this week, we run through the industry's biggest bust-ups

26 May 2011

Wisdom behind the Oracle-Sun merger

Oracle and its partners open up about the Sun acquisition’s impact on the channel. Caroline Donnelly reports

16 May 2011

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