__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 23 March 2007 16:39 \__
> 'Software giant Oracle is suing fierce rival SAP, accusing it of hacking
> in its computers and stealing vital product information'
>
> 'It alleges that staff at TomorrowNow, a firm bought by SAP in 2005,
> accessed Oracle's computer network last year and illegally downloaded a
> wide range of copyrighted software and other material. The software was
> part of the Peoplesoft business that was bought by Oracle in 2005.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6482749.stm
>
> 'any company can take the Red Hat Linux and use it at no cost, so long
> as they're willing to support themselves. Well, that actually includes us'
>
>
http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6100210.html?part=rss&tag=6100210&subj=news
Nice little analysis of it:
Oracle sues SAP for allegedly behaving like it has toward Linux
http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/03/oracle_sues_sap.html
Hypocrites? Maybe, but my comment there (queued for moderation) suggests
otherwise. In any event, another nasty face of Oracle. Let's not forget
Ellion's ambitious statement about winning Yahoo as a customer.
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