Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17 percent, but hardware sales slump

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	Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17 percent, but hardware sales slump Oracle's net income for the second quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 17 percent to US$2.2 billion, with software sales rising but hardware-related revenue falling, the company reported Tuesday. Revenue for the quarter rose 2 percent to $8.8 billion. Read More WEBCAST: HP HP IT Deploys HANA HP is both a partner and customer of SAP. HP's chief applications architect discusses the challenges HP IT faced to scale and process very large databases and explains why today's software architecture, and how we store and access data, must change in order to exploit the upcoming many core hardware explosion and large scale memory availability. Learn more In this Issue Google invests in more renewable energy production capacity Red Hat 3Q revenue growth driven by subscriptions Wall Street Beat: IPOs, M&A, chip news stir tech optimism RIM delays new phone launch, takes a hit on tablets WHITE PAPER: Numara Software The Convergence of IT Operations Management In this white paper, read about new research from IDG that explores these challenges, and learn about a cost-effective approach to managing PCs, mobile devices, software, and IT infrastructure that simplifies and automates the entire ownership experience. Learn more Google invests in more renewable energy production capacity Google has paid US$94 million for a stake in four photovoltaic power generation projects around Sacramento, California, bringing its total investment in renewable energy generation this year to $880 million, it announced Tuesday. Read More Red Hat 3Q revenue growth driven by subscriptions Buoyed by strong subscription revenue, open-source software company Red Hat reported on Monday strong net income and revenue gains for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2012. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Empowerment with Mobile Real-Time Analytics IT managers are gearing up to rapidly deploy mobile business intelligence and empower their front-line workers. In this webcast, we'll hear from experts on the challenges and driving forces behind creating BI reports in the field, and how to successfully deploy mobile analytic tools to increase productivity with minimal operational disruptions. Learn More Wall Street Beat: IPOs, M&A, chip news stir tech optimism Zynga's initial public offering Friday, a raft of acquisition announcements this week from IBM, Salesforce and others, and some upbeat reports on the chip and hardware sector are putting a positive spin on year-end news for the tech sector. Read More RIM delays new phone launch, takes a hit on tablets Research In Motion said it won't start selling phones with its new software platform until the "later part" of 2012 and had to take a US$485 million inventory-related charge on its PlayBook tablet as part of another poor earnings report for the struggling smartphone maker. Read More
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