Oracle

Major New Release Provides High Availability, Enhanced Scalability and High Performance

Redwood Shores, Calif. – November 9, 2009 -- Oracle today announced the new release of Oracle® Berkeley DB Java Edition 4.0 including significant new features for high availability, scalability and performance, and demonstrating Oracle’s continuing commitment to open source, Java and the developer community.

Redwood Shores, Calif. – November 9, 2009 -- Oracle's acquisition of Sun is essential for competition in the high end server market, for revitalizing Sparc and Solaris and for strengthening the Java development platform. The transaction does not threaten to reduce competition in the slightest, including in the database market. The Commission's Statement of Objections reveals a profound misunderstanding of both database competition and open source dynamics.

Enhances Oracle Beehive with Expertise Location Capabilities

REDWOOD SHORES, CA, August 17, 2009 -- Today Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Tacit Software. Tacit Software’s unique automated profiling technology is an expertise location solution that helps organizations uncover new opportunities for collaboration.

Gives Access to Oracle’s Latest Advancements and Innovations as Attendees Learn, Network and Share Ideas at Oracle Develop and Oracle’s Primavera Programs

Redwood Shores, CA, August 11, 2009 -- Customers and partners can take advantage of a wide range of specialized programming at the upcoming Oracle® OpenWorld conference to be held October 11-15, 2009 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.

SANTA CLARA, CA, July 16, 2009 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held on July 16, 2009, its stockholders adopted the merger agreement entered into with Oracle Corporation, under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash.

Approximately 62% of the shares of Sun common stock outstanding as of the record date for the meeting voted to adopt the agreement.

June 30, 2009 -- IT modernisation, defined as major changes in a company’s technology infrastructure, applications and overall operations to replace legacy systems, can be a complex process. To be effective it requires close alignment with strategic business goals, clearly defined objectives, the continual involvement of the C-suite, as well as those who will use the IT infrastructure and applications in their everyday work. Unfortunately, these elements are often lacking when companies undertake such projects, putting their initiatives at risk of failure.

Q4 GAAP Operating Margin Up to 42%; Non-GAAP Operating Margin Up to a Record 51%

Redwood Shores, CA, June 23, 2009 -- Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that fiscal 2009 Q4 GAAP earnings per share were $0.38, down 4% compared to last year. Oracle’s Q4 results were impacted by the reduced value of foreign currencies when compared to US dollars. Without this impact, Oracle’s Q4 GAAP earnings per share would have been up 9% to $0.42. Fourth quarter GAAP total revenues were down 5% to $6.9 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was down 7% to $1.9 billion.

Oracle also Ranked Number One in Worldwide Revenue Share for PPM

Redwood Shores, CA, June 22, 2009 -- Gartner, Inc. has named Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) a leader in its report “Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, 2009.”* Gartner defines Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) as solutions that “provide visibility into the current state of organizational initiatives, resources, and spending through the centralized collection of data from multiple sources and perspectives.”

Interactive Display Leader Increases Order Productivity by 25 Percent With Oracle Applications

Redwood Shores, CA, June 17, 2009 -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today that SMART Technologies, the global leader in the interactive whiteboard product category, has standardized on the Oracle® E-Business Suite Release 12 to establish a solid foundation for financial management, streamline its global supply chain and find and retain staff.

Fashion Retailer Using Oracle Retail Release 13 and Oracle Fusion Middleware to Support Business Strategy with a New, Best-in-Class Technology Infrastructure

Oracle Retail CrossTalk, Orlando, FL, June 15, 2009 -- As part of its strategic relationship with Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), Abercrombie & Fitch has implemented Oracle® Retail merchandising and stores applications to support its international expansion plans and long-term growth strategy.