ORACLE VERSUS GOOGLE

Oracle versus Google



Oracle versus Google

Chapter One: Introduction to Oracle and Google

Oracle Corporation (Oracle or "the company") is one of the world's largest enterprise software and hardware systems companies. The company acquired Sun, a provider of hardware systems, software and services, for $7.3 billion in January 2010, to enter the hardware systems business. The acquisition of Sun also expanded Oracle's portfolio of software and services offerings. The company mainly operates in the US. It is headquartered in Redwood City, California and employs about 105,000 people.

Google is one of the leading Internet technology and advertising companies in the world. The company specializes in Internet search engines and related advertising services. It maintains a large index of web sites and other online content, which are freely available through its search engine. The company generates revenue primarily by delivering relevant, online advertising. The company primarily operates in the US. It is headquartered in Mountain View, California and employs 19,835 people (Metcalfe, 2006).

Oracle Company Overview

Oracle Corporation is one of the largest companies in the software world. Its products range from databases (Oracle) to management systems. It also has its own development tools for power applications such as Oracle Designer, Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Developer Suite. Your CEO today is Larry Ellison. Today Oracle is the gold standard for database technology and applications in enterprises throughout the world. The company is the leading global provider of information management software and the second largest independent software company. Sun acquisition gives Oracle a leadership role in the field of software.

The company specializes in database management systems, middle ware and business applications (ERP - and CRM -systems, industry-specific applications). The most famous product of the company - Oracle Database, which the company produces from its foundation. In 2008 the corporation has mastered the production of integrated software and hardware, and from 2009 as a result of absorption of Sun Microsystems was the producer of server hardware, before the company made software exclusively.

The company was founded in 1977. It has offices in more than 145 countries. As of 2011, it has 108 thousand employees. Corporate Headquarters is located in the United States, in the State of California, near San Francisco.

Oracle has its headquarters in the town Californian Redwood City (United States). According to the classification The 2006 Software 500 for 2006, ranks first in the category of databases and seventh global companies information technology. Oracle technology is found in virtually every industry around the world and in the offices of 98 of the 100 Fortune 100 companies.

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the first software company that develops and implements business applications powered by 100 percent Internet throughout its product line: database, business applications and development tools and decision support applications. Oracle is the leading global provider of software for information management, well ahead of the second in its segment, Software AG.

The Internet was a reality and modern programming paradigms began to appear to try to shift the paradigms imperatives in 1997 when Oracle V8 starts to support the ...