Oracle Stories for 2014

Ask Slashdot: Choosing a Data Warehouse Server System? 147
Python-LMDB In a High-Performance Environment 98
Adobe: Click-to-Play Would Have Avoided Flood of Java Zero-days 111
Oracle Database Certifications Are No Longer Permanent 108
Interviews: Ask Florian Mueller About Software Patents and Copyrights 187
Google Takes the Fight With Oracle To the Supreme Court 146
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Steps Down 142
UK's National Health Service Moves To NoSQL Running On an Open-Source Stack 198
Oregon Suing Oracle Over Obamacare Site, But Still Needs Oracle's Help 116
If Java Wasn't Cool 10 Years Ago, What About Now? 511
Oregon Sues Oracle For "Abysmal" Healthcare Website 212
Russia Cracks Down On Public Wi-Fi; Oracle Blocks Java Downloads In Russia 254
Oracle Hasn't Killed Java -- But There's Still Time 371
Oracle Database Redaction Trivial To Bypass, Says David Litchfield 62
Ask Slashdot: When Is It Better To Modify the ERP vs. Interfacing It? 209
Oracle Offers Custom Intel Chips and Unanticipated Costs 97
Oracle Buying Micros Systems For $5.3 Billion 71
Oregon vs. Oracle: the Battle of Blame Heats Up 83
Court: Oracle Entitled To Copyright Protection Over Some Parts of Java 303
Oracle Deflects Blame For Troubled Oregon Health Care Site 163
Ex-Head of Troubled Health Insurance Site May Sue, Citing 'Cover-Up' 162
Oregon Withholding $25.6M From Oracle Over Health Website Woes 132
Oracle Broadens Legal Fight Against Third-party Solaris Support Providers 142
Oracle Seeking Community Feedback on Java 8 EE Plans 109
Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money For an Indian' 409
James Gosling Grades Oracle's Handling of Sun's Tech 223
Oracle Promises Patches Next Week For 36 Exploits In Latest Java 154

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