Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
USPTO invalidates an entire Oracle Java patent-in-suit on a preliminary basis — At Google’s request, the USPTO is reexamining all seven Java-related patents asserted against Android’s Dalvik virtual machine. On Monday I reported on first Office actions that had been issued with respect to four of the seven patents.
said Tuesday that it has bought Passlogix to add another computer security option to its suite of business software. Financial terms of the deal weren’t announced. Oracle has spent more than $40 billion snapping up dozens of software makers during the past …
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Ashlee Vance / New York Times:
Oracle Chief Faults H.P. Board for Forcing Hurd Out — SAN FRANCISCO — Lawrence J. Ellison, the chief executive of Oracle, denounced Hewlett-Packard’s directors on Monday for forcing the resignation of the H.P. chief executive, Mark V. Hurd, who is a friend of Mr. Ellison’s.
Jeremy Kirk / Computerworld:
Oracle to acquire database security firm Secerno — IDG News Service – Oracle will acquire Secerno, which makes firewall products for databases that protect against hackers and data breaches, the companies said today. — The purchase price was not disclosed.