Oracle is at least as well-known for its aggressive licensing tactics as for its namesake database technology, and a recent dispute makes it clear that that reputation isn’t entirely unfounded. In ...

Oracle’s licensing practices have created a “hostile” relationship “filled with deep rooted mistrust” between the vendor and its customers, according to a survey that looked at users’ business ...

A 2016 Paris court ruling has recently come to light, revealing the extent to which software supplier Oracle will go in licensing disputes with its customers and approved Oracle implementation ...

We just received a detailed report from a longtime Oracle customer claiming that Oracle used some ugly tactics to sell its cloud and other products the customer didn't want. This is one person's ...

As a small business, it’s easy to assume that your size will prevent you from being audited by Oracle. After all, if you have less than a hundred employees and only a handful of licenses, you might ...

Oracle 12C release 12.1.0.2 includes in-memory database functionality on by default, but to use it businesses have to pay extra. According to Oracle's price list, the in-memory option costs $23,000 ...

Oracle’s aggressive licensing practices have gained it considerable notoriety over the years, and on Tuesday, a Texas law firm specializing in technology issued a warning urging enterprises to beware.

On Monday, Gartner Group told its corporate clients to double-check Oracle software-licensing fees to ensure that the company has not "inappropriately imposed extra" charges on their database use.

Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced that Ausgrid, Australia’s largest electricity distributor, has eliminated Oracle Java audit exposure and reduced potential Java licensing ...

Oracle is at least as well-known for its aggressive licensing tactics as for its namesake database technology, and a recent dispute makes it clear that that reputation isn’t entirely unfounded. In ...