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EU Hits New Low Vs. Oracle As Kroes Mocks Senate Letter
Dec 9, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
It's unwise to expect much intellectual integrity from the European Union bureaucrats as they put the screws to Oracle, but leader Neelie Kroes has set a new low by dismissing and mocking an official letter of support for Oracle from the U.S. Senate. This is the most disgraceful proof yet that the EU is purely playing politics while thousands of Sun employees lose their jobs.

Oracle Set For EU Showdown As Blind Call Ellison Lame
Dec 8, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
As Microsoft and SAP prepare giddily to hammer Oracle in Brussels this week, those two big and dominant global companies damn well better remember that they could be next on the EU rack because the EU's objectives aren't about "fairness"--they're about politics and power. Appeasing the EU now won't grant them sanctuary later--it will only embolden the bureaucrats of Brussels.

New iPhone App For Car Care Underscores Mobile's Potential
Dec 3, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
Your business is kinda gritty so it's not really possible for you to offer a fancy-schmancy iPhone app, right? Wrong!! A new iPhone app from the AAMCO car-care chain "lets our customers take that peace of mind with them wherever they go by putting our expert technicians right on their phones."

Accenture Stock Target Soars As CEO Sees IT Recovery
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
A Credit Suisse analyst has boosted his target price for Accenture shares from $42 to $55 on the expectation that enterprise IT spending is beginning to loosen up and that Accenture will be a prime beneficiary of CIOs' more-expansive spending habits and their increasing acceptance of outsourcing.

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