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The Australia investigations will raise more questions about the way big technology companies collect and use people's data online

Australia probes claim Google harvests data

Google is under investigation in Australia after claims that it collects data from millions of Android smartphones users, who unwittingly pay their telecom service providers for gigabytes consumed during the harvesting.

Business • 15 May 18

Oracle said the deal for the Australian firm was expected to close in the first half of 2018

Oracle set to buy Australia's Aconex for $1.2 billion

Australia's Aconex has received a A$1.56 billion ($1.2 billion) buyout offer from US software major Oracle, sending the target's share price up 45%.

Business • 18 Dec 17

Oracle is continuing to benefit from its transition to cloud-based products

Oracle's cloud transition boosts Q3 profits

Oracle reported better than expected quarterly profit and adjusted revenue as the business software maker benefits from its transition to cloud-based products.

Business • 16 Mar 17

Oracle had been seeking $9 billion in damages

Oracle loses copyright battle against Google

A US jury has handed Google a major victory in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones

Technology • 27 May 16

Taoiseach Enda Kenny attended the announcement at Oracle's Dublin offices

Oracle expansion to create 450 Dublin jobs

Multinational software company Oracle is to create 450 jobs in Dublin.

Business • 14 Jan 16

Oracle's move from licensing software to cloud-based subscriptions has squeezed its margins

Oracle's profit forecast fails to impress

Business software maker Oracle last night delivered a third-quarter profit forecast that did not quite meet analysts' expectations.

Business • 17 Dec 15

Shares of Oracle fell 6% in extended trading on Wall Street after its earnings report last night

Oracle quarterly sales and profit miss estimates

Oracle has forecast quarterly profit below analysts' estimates, and said weak sales of its traditional database software licences were made worse by a strong US dollar

Business • 18 Jun 15

Larry Ellison speaking at an event in 2012

Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO

Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle for 37 years, stepped aside as chief executive officer last night.

Business • 19 Sep 14

Latest deal is Oracle's largest since it bought Sun Microsystems for $5.6 billion in 2009

Oracle to buy Micros Systems for $5.3 billion

Oracle said today it would buy Micros Systems in a $5.3 billion deal to expand its offerings for the hospitality and retail industries.

Business • 23 Jun 14

Oracle has been rolling out its own cloud-based products but they remain under 5% of its total revenue

Oracle's quarterly results deepen cloud concerns

Oracle last night posted fiscal fourth-quarter results that disappointed investors looking for more progress against rivals selling web-based services.

Business • 20 Jun 14

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison says company still has to close some big deals

Oracle profit outlook behind estimates

Oracle has issued a weaker than projected outlook for the remainder of the year.

Business • 19 Sep 13

Oracle Q2 earnings beat expectations

Oracle's latest quarterly earnings rose 18% as companies splurged on more software and other technology toward the end of the year.

Business • 19 Dec 12

Oracle to pay $2m to resolve foreign bribery case

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Oracle Corporation of violating an anti-foreign bribery law by secretly moving money off the company's books.

Business • 16 Aug 12

Larry Ellison is new owner of Hawaiian island

Oracle chief buys Hawaiian island

Oracle boss Larry Ellison has bought a Hawaiian island from another billionaire businessman, the governor of the US Pacific Ocean state said.

Business • 21 Jun 12

Oracle releases quarterly results 3 days early

US software maker Oracle Corporation last night reported stronger than expected quarterly profits.

Business • 19 Jun 12

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