...the Bibliography tab. Oracle The Oracle headquarters are in Redwood Shores, Redwood City, California, United States and they have 132,365 employees that currently work for them. Oracle is apart of the enterprise software, computer hardware industry. They are publicly traded as NYSE:ORCL S&P 500 Component on the stock market. These are the products Oracle provides “Oracle Applications, Oracle Database, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Fusion Middleware, servers, workstations, and storage.” The company was founded on June 16, 1977 in Santa Clara, California, U.S. by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oats. The main people of the company today are Larry Ellison Chairman & CTO, Jeff Henley Vice Chairman Safra Catz, CEO, and Mark Hurd, Oracles revenue, operating income, net income, total assts, and total equity are in the billions and they serve people world wide. Oracle also has a large number of subsidiaries they work with. Oracle’s main website is www.oracle.com and it’s a really easy website to follow and understand. Microsoft Microsoft is located in Redmond Campus, Redmond, Washington, U.S. and they have 118,584 employees that currently work for them. They are in the industry of computer software, consumer electronics, and computer hardware. They are also a publicly traded company on the stock market as NASDAQ:MSFT, Dow Jones Industrial Average Component, NASDAQ-100 Component, and S&P 500 Component. These are the products that “Microsoft provides Windows, Office...
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...PeopleSoft v. Oracle: Hostilities Involved in a Takeover Precious Richey OMM 640 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (MFF1226A) Instructor – Ken Edick Submitted: 7/23/2012 Abstract The hostile takeover of PeopleSoft by Oracle was the results of a lengthy court battle that raised many issues. One issue in particular concerned anti-trust laws and their application to technology companies. The Department of Justice, in an attempt to block the takeover, argued that a merger of this nature would lessen competition and ultimately limit customer choice. An appellant court judge ruled that this case did not meet the criterion of an anti-trust breach and ruled in favor of Oracle. Never the less, many other factors concerning the role of shareholders, the board of directors and chief officers gave rise to some grey areas. It has been speculated that the outcome of this case has paved the way for similar acquisitions in the technology arenas. The hostile take-over bid by Oracle to acquire the controlling shares of PeopleSoft was a long and drawn out acquisition. The process was marked with uncertainties, government intervention, and changed trends. Some analysis considered the move to be a merger while others considered it to be a consolidate that served as a prelude to the inevitable changes in the software market. In 2003 when Oracle’s CEO announced plans to wage an unsolicited takeover of PeopleSoft’s stock (Boatright, 2009), the decision was met with...
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...| | | Form 10-KORACLE CORP - ORCLFiled: June 29, 2007 (period: May 31, 2007)Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year| | | Table of Contents| | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K | | | x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007| OR| o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| Commission file number: 000-51788 Oracle Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | Delaware| |54-2185193| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)| |(I.R.S. employer identification no.)| 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood City, California 94065 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (650) 506-7000 (Registrant’?s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | Title of Each Class| |Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share| |The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights| |The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES x ...
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...Financial Accounting 504 23-Jun-13 Professor Chung Oracle v Microsoft Final Course Project As noted in Wikipedia Oracle is headquartered in Redwood, California. It was founded in 1977 and is the world's third largest soft wear developer in sales. According to Yahoo Finance Oracle is a multi-faceted operation. Oracle provides a vast amount of services for the internet and computer. It provides cloud applications, IT consulting services, licenses middleware software which includes database and database management. It has 115,000 full time employees and is run by co-founder, CEO Larry Ellison who has been the only CEO of the company since it's inception. Also noted in Wikipedia he is the top paid CEO in the world. In 2013 Oracle currently has an operating cash flow of 13.72B with revenues of 37.15B which can be found in Yahoo Finance. Microsoft is a leading software company started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. The company's headquarters is located in Redmond, Washington where like Oracle it develops, licenses, manufactures and support a wide range of computing sources, as documented in Wikipedia. Yahoo finance reports that in addition to licensing and manufacturing software over the globe it also designs hardware and has recently entered into the hardware industry with it's new tablet. It also has a entertainment division which is responsible for the manufacturing of Xbox360 gaming and consoles, Kinect for Xbox and video games among other products. It has a total...
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...Liquidity: Oracle had the advantage for each of the six liquidity ratios with the exception of current cash debt coverage ratio for which Microsoft had an advantage at 0.98, compared to Oracle's 0.78. Oracle had a slight advantage in current ratio as evidenced by the $2.76 in current assets it had for every dollar in current liabilities while Microsoft had $2.60 in current assets for every dollar in current liabilities. Oracle turned its inventory over around 30 times during the year and had around 12 days in inventory, while Microsoft turned its inventory over around 15 times and had about 25 days in inventory. Oracle also collected its receivables about 6 times during the year, while Microsoft collected its receivables 5 times during the year. Oracle also needed shorter time to collect receivables, at around 63 days, while Microsoft needed 73 days. Solvency: Microsoft had the advantage for each of the four solvency ratios with the exception of debt to total assets ratio for which Oracle had a slight advantage at 45.3%, compared to Microsoft's 47.5%. For the other three ratios, Microsoft's advantage was rather huge. Microsoft had its cash debt coverage ratio at 0.59 times, while Oracle had it at 0.35 times. Microsoft could cover its interest expense around 96 times with income before interest and taxes, while Oracle could only cover its interest expense around 15 times with its income before interest and taxes. Microsoft had around $19.5 billion in free cash flow which could...
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...offer capacity in creating queries, definitions, updates and management of and within databases. The integral programs are additionally in control of arranging information that may possibly hold procedures regarding data entry, authentication, storing data, and recovery. Concerning Microsoft SQL Server in addition to Oracle it may well be undoubtedly identified that it’s possible for Microsoft SQL Server to serve as industry leader as well as being favored by a high percentage of companies/businesses in regards to each ones individual database requirements. One major difference between companies selecting either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle for their database requirements is the cost; Oracle is substantially higher. Businesses must search for skilled individuals in order to manage an Oracle database; this equates to these individuals requiring a much higher salary, except when it comes to Microsoft SQL Server; this individual is not required to have strong skills during the start-up. The learning curve in Oracle is a little more complex than it is in Microsoft SQL Server. As concerns execution goes, the operation of Microsoft SQL Server is sufficient for roughly 200 GB, whereas Oracle is able to achieve much higher level of operation. If data volume...
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...Five Reasons Why Companies Move from JDEdwards to Microsoft Dynamics® AX Production Solutions, May 2009 Introduction A company’s ERP system is the repository for and custodian of a mass of information that is critical to the effective and efficient operation of the business. ERP processing functions support all major activities from planning to order management, inventory and production or service scheduling and management, through fulfillment, billing and collection activities. Accounting and finance, executive information systems and regulatory compliance and reporting all rely on the integrity of the installed system. When a company decides to look for a replacement system, it is not a trivial decision. Not only will there be up-front costs for acquiring and implementing the new system, there is also a significant risk and cost in maintaining the business through the transition and getting at least as complete and reliable results from the new system, to keep the business functioning smoothly. To make this commitment and investment, the company has to have some really good reasons for making the change. In some cases, there may be significant limitations in the incumbent system that motivates the company to look for something better. In making their selection, they may tend to focus on systems that perform significantly better in the areas where the incumbent is deficient, which might include functionality or usability issues. They may also have reservations about the...
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...Comparison between Oracle 12c and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Students Name Institutional Affiliation Contents Introduction 3 History. 3 Processes 3 Transaction control. 3 Downtime processes. 4 Data guard and AlwaysOn comparison. 5 Memory 6 Network 8 Application 9 Conclusion 11 References. 12 Introduction In the modern world, businesses depend largely on databases and therefore in a case whereby such databases became unavailable then it would be an indication the businesses will also fail. As a result, there are lots of different databases in the market with different characteristics in term of memory planning, processes, and physical appearance. It is the obligation of an organization to understand the features of such databases to make the correct choice regarding which one to purchase. Therefore, an outline of the comparisons between the Oracle 12c and the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 has been given. History. The Microsoft SQl Server was initially released in the year 1989, and major improvements have been done o it since then. On the hand, the Oracle database was released in the year 1980. Both databases use the c++ language to carry out their operations which in turn makes them compatible with a lot of computing devices. However, Oracle uses C language as well. Microsoft SQL is widely used in Windows operating systems while on the other hand, Oracle is used in OS...
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.......................................................................... II Abbildungsverzeichnis .......................................................................................... III Anlagenverzeichnis................................................................................................. V 1 Einleitung ............................................................................................................ 1 2 Relationale Datenbankmanagementsysteme in der Cloud .................................. 2 3 Vorstellung ausgewählter Anbieter..................................................................... 4 3.1 Microsoft SQL Azure .................................................................................. 4 3.2 Amazon RDS ............................................................................................... 5 3.3 Oracle Database Cloud Service ................................................................... 5 4 Vergleich der relationalen Cloud Datenbankdienste .......................................... 7 4.1 Vergleich 1: Einrichtung und Verwaltung ................................................... 7 4.2 Vergleich 2: Kompatibilität ......................................................................... 9 4.3 Vergleich 3: Datenbankgröße .................................................................... 10 4.4 Vergleich 4: Kosten ................................................................................... 11 4.5 Vergleich 5: Skalierbarkeit...
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...Databases in use:- 1. Mysql What is MS SQL? It is a relational web hosting database that is used to store web site information like blog posts or user information. MS SQL is the most popular type of database on Windows servers. It is not free but it has many advanced features that make it suitable for businesses. What is MS SQL capable of? In basic terms, an MS SQL database is capable of storing any type of that you want. It will let you quickly store and retrieve information and multiple web site visitors can use it at one time. You will use SQL statements to accomplish all of this. In more technical terms, most versions of MS SQL have the following features: • Buffer management • Logging and Transaction • Concurrency and locking • Replication services • Analysis services • Notification services • Integration services • Full text search service • Stored procedures • Triggers • Views • Sub-SELECTs (i.e. nested SELECTs) What is MS SQL used for? MS SQL is the database of choice for web applications on a Windows platform (using .NET or ASP). These languages make is extremely easy to connect to a MS SQL database. It is also used for many popular content management systems and other scripts. Learn more about what is MS SQL on its official website. They have comprehensive learning material. You should also check out the SQL tutorial on W3Schools and some articles on the SQL Community Server blog. If you are looking for a web host that supports MS SQL, look at...
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...Business Intelligence Applications Paul Villela CSCI 4304:Database Systems Dr. Carolyn W. Green 2 December 2014 Business Intelligence Applications On the May 4th, 2014 episode of Mad Men (appropriately entitled “The Monolith”, a clever nod to the iconic black monolith which provides the impetus for the evolutionary leap from beast to man in Arthur C Clarke’s novel “2001: A Space Odyssey”) Sterling Cooper & Partners, the fictional ad agency around which the show revolves, purchases and installs a brand new IBM 360 computer. While the vast majority of the office greets the massive, expensive machine with much apprehension (“What man lay on his back counting stars and thought about a number?” asks Don Draper, head of the Creative Department (played by John Hamm)) (Stevenson, 2014), Senior Partner and visionary Jim Cutler (played by Harry Hamlin) understands the power and potential of just such a machine, particularly in the field of advertising. Sterling Cooper & Partners gain an edge that their competition would not have for several more years, as well as a service they can offer their customers, one many of whom would not provide for themselves for even longer. What Jim Cutler was envisioning was a strategic idea currently referred to as Business Intelligence. A Brief History of Business Intelligence The concept of Business Intelligence (BI) began as a direct descendent of an information system called the Decision Support System (DSS), a system used for complex...
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...in the thousands, to hundreds of thousands, to millions of dollars. For companies like Kennametal, to make significant changes to an ERP System once implemented, or to completely migrate to a different ERP System can multiply those cost. (Wisner, J., Tan, K., & Leong, G., 2012. p. 198). There are many ERP software solutions for major corporations that fit all budgets and offer a variety of features based on a firm’s needs. Three of those companies we will discuss in closer detail are Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft. Each of these companies offer the ability to configure their software to be tailored to an organizations specific demands; whether it be, choosing a type of inventory accounting or how the company choses to recognize its profits. In addition, each of these three companies offer functionality by providing the option to have ERP data housed on a server in a specified location or, an increasingly more popular option, by usage of the cloud. Furthermore, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle all offer some sort of mobile or “App” functionality. The acronym SAP stands for Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing. SAP is a company headquartered in Germany. Their ERP program is used to support best practices for 25 different industries. The software...
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...A Microsoft SQL server is a database management for enterprise environment. Microsoft SQL runs on a Transact - SQL extension program; which have several features some are, transaction control, row processing, error handling and declared variable. “Part of the job description of SQL programming is to retrieve data from one or more database and turn that data into information. By combining data from multiple entities, or simplistically, tables, the SQL programmer puts context to the data, turning it into information (Turley and Woods Pg.1).” Microsoft SQL management system; was dated back in the 1970s, it shows no mark of accepting their essential role in most of today’s data processing application. “These requirements have driven technology providers, such as Microsoft, to expand the functionality of their offerings to meet developing market needs. SQL Server represents the next step in the evolution of Microsoft’s flagship database product line (Schneider and Gibson Pg.2).” SQL technologies designed work well with each other because of the joint philosophy which we will view some key benefits of the Microsoft SQL Server. First we will start with reliability a relational database which is the core foundation of a solution; another one is SQL security server has many features numerous security-oriented capabilities; we also see flexibility which SQL have done a good job for as wrapping a collections of really capable supporting software. The Oracle Database is an object...
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...ABSTRACT: This assignment tries to assess the current market status of Microsoft Corporation. As well this assignment will try to assess its current market position as per its business units, functionality, and also its different operations sectors as well its strategies for its rivals. Also this assignment will do financial comparative analysis study and benchmarking with nearest rivals like apple Inc., Google Corporation and Oracle Inc. and will applied to discover key factors for proposed area of developments and further improvements. Here the analysis tools like Porter 8-force analysis, PESTEL-analysis will be applied and the expected outcomes of analysis and benchmarking with nearest rivals will be incorporated in an analysis of Microsoft followed by the recommendation for better improvements and future business benefits and betterment of company strategy. INTRODUCTION: Overview of Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft gave new direction to new age computing in every aspect. It is the largest software corporation in the world measured by revenues. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. The Company generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting a wide range of software products and services for many different types of computing devices. The Company’s software products and services include operating systems for personal computers, servers, and intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments;...
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