
Catz claims Oracle bought Sun to protect its own products
We did not have a court battle with Google in mind
Oracle told a court that it did not acquire Sun Microsystems in 2009 to launch a copyright lawsuit against Google, but rather to protect its products that relied on Sun's software.

Wearable market predicted to grow
Gartner polishes its crystal balls
Augurs in the divination division of the analyst outfit Gartner have been consulting the entrails of load of bullocks and come to the conclusion that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016.

Intel signs pact with Oracle
Oratel Alliance targets IBM busting deal using the Sun god Apollo
With Microsoft not really needing Intel for its cloud bid, Chipzilla has been snuffling around looking for allies and found another party who has missed the boat to team up with – Oracle.

Oracle fires Java evangelists
No faith in a return from dead or at least dying
It is starting to look like Oracle believes that Java is getting too old and is starting to die.

Oracle shows off SPARC details
Sonoma ready for the big time
Oracle has been sharing a few details about its SPARC processor code-named Sonoma. Sonoma is not a sleeping Italian mama at all but a place where Americans grow wine that Europeans will not touch.

Apple spends a fortune protecting Cook
From what?
Fruity cargo cult Apple is so terrified that something bad will happen to its leader Tim Cook that it spends nearly $700,000 to protect him.

Oracle names new chip after cheap wine
Sonoma cure for networking hangovers
Oracle is looking to expand the market for its Sparc-based servers with a new, low-cost processor which it curiously called Sonoma.

Oracle releases Java mega patch
One already being exploited
Oracle has just fixed 25 vulnerabilities in its aging Java platform, including one that's already being exploited in attacks.

Software APIs eligible for trollage
Because the US courts are ignorant
The Software industry is in big trouble after the US Supreme Court did not step into Oracle's battle with Google over whether APIs were copyrightable.

Oracle experiences profit plummet
Falling through the cloud
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street ran screaming from the toilets after it was announced that industry bellwether Oracle had done much worse than anyone had expected.