Oracle doesn't look like it's choking on Sun any. It beat the Street and its own projections Thursday when it reported its fiscal Q4 numbers. Revenue was up 39% and income was up 25%. That translates into a record 46 cents a share on $9.5 billion - 60 cents non-GAAP on expectations of 54 cents - with new software licenses up 14% to $3.1 billion. License updates and product support revenues were up 12% to $3.4 billion. Oracle estimates that Sun reduced its $3.3 billion operating income by approximately $100 million, including $176 million of amortization, and contributed about $400 million to non-GAAP operating income, which was up 26% to $4.4 billion. It was Oracle's first full quarter with Sun in tow. CFO Jeff Epstein said in a statement, "We executed better than expected on both the top and bottom line for the quarter. This strong performance plus disciplined bus... (more)

The Next Chapter in the Virtualization Story Begins

Cloud Expo Europe €550 Savings here! Cloud Expo West $800 Savings here! Cloud Computing Journal recently caught up with Pete Malcolm, CEO of cloud management innovators Abiquo - a major new player in the fast-emerging Cloud ecosystem and Platinum Plus Sponsor of 6th Cloud Expo being held in Prague, the Czech Republic, 21-22 June 2010. Malcolm is keynoting at the event. His theme will be "An Open Cloud Ecosystem - the Gathering Storm." Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! Abiquo was also Platinum Plus Sponsor of the 5th International Cloud Expo held April 19-21, 2... (more)

Google vs. Apple Control Freakism

Rich Cannings, Android security lead, blogged about remotely removing an app from people’s Android phones [excerpted]: Recently, we became aware of two free applications built by a security researcher for research purposes. These applications intentionally misrepresented their purpose in order to encourage user downloads, but they were not designed to be used maliciously, and did not have permission to access private data — or system resources beyond permission. As the applications were practically useless, most users uninstalled the applications shortly after downloading them. ... (more)

Larry Hires David Boies to Snag a Billion Off of SAP

Oracle has hired David Boies to argue its case against SAP. Oracle has made it clear in a 2008 filing with the court that its damages "are, at a minimum, well into the several hundreds of millions of dollars and likely are at least a billion dollars." Boies is the guy who won the Justice Department's antitrust suit against Microsoft although the judge's breakup decision didn't stick. He also lost Al Gore the presidency and his boys lost SCO its case against Linux. Maybe he and his people will understand this one better. Oracle charged SAP's now defunct discount maintenance subsid... (more)

Gosling Out of Oracle

James Gosling, acknowledged as the father of Java, has left Oracle, apparently unable or unwilling to make the transition from Sun. In a blog post Friday he said he resigned on April 2, the Friday before. His only comment on why he left was more provocative than explanatory. “As to why I left,” he wrote, “it’s difficult to answer: Just about anything I could say that would be accurate and honest would do more harm than good. The hardest part is no longer being with all the great people I’ve had the privilege to work with over the years.” James Gosling, Father of Java, speaking with... (more)