But McKee Foods still uses Oracle for its financial system, and Oracle, it turns out, has acquired the software firms McKee uses for manufacturing.

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Oracle has two versions of financial-tracking software, three sets of code for customer data and dozens of niche products.

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He estimates that between 15% to 20% of Oracle's revenues come from financial services companies.

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The suit claims Ellison and other executives made false statements about the company's financial condition as well as its Oracle 11i suite of business management software.

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Its rivals in financial information management systems were SAP and Oracle.

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Citigroup's Thill says the financial sector meltdown likely will negatively impact Oracle's future earnings, but he couldn't say how much.

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While it would be a non-stop chucklefest for the financial media, the appealing prospect of Oracle making a bid for beleaguered Hewlett-Packard seems like an extreme long shot.

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Oracle shares traded sharply lower after-hours Tuesday on disappointing financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended November 30.

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As far as the media is concerned, the main reason Linux is a credible challenge is because it is getting vocal and financial support from major corporations like Intel, IBM, Oracle, Informix, and Corel.

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Oracle shares are trading a hair lower after hours Thursday after the enterprise computing giant posted financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended August 31.

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