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SAP's New Businesses Could Help It Grow

4:30PM 8/03/2011

Technology, Investing, Microsoft, Oracle, salesforce.com, SAP, Investment

Trefis has raised its expectations for SAP's stock price based on some of the German enterprise-software company's new businesses.

Software Giant SAP Is Spending Money to Make Money

9:00AM 5/21/2011

By Trefis

Company News, Technology, Investing, Stock Picks, SAP, Stocks in the News, Investment

SAP showed healthy revenue growth in its recently announced first quarter earnings, but operating profits increased by far less. Why? Because the company is putting more money into operating expenses and R&D, which sets it up for bigger profits in the longer term.

SAP Faces $16.5 Million Interest Payment in Oracle Lawsuit

9:15AM 12/29/2010

By Dawn Kawamoto

Technology, Oracle, SAP

Software company SAP must pay rival Oracle interest on a $1.3 billion copyright infringement verdict, a federal district judge has ruled.

Oracle Earnings Jump 28% as Tech Spending Rises

10:00PM 12/16/2010

By The Associated Press

Company News, Technology, Economy, Earnings, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Oracle, Cisco Systems, SAP

Oracle, one of the world's biggest software companies, on Thursday posted fiscal second-quarter earnings that grew 28% year over year. It's the latest sign that companies are spending more on technology.

Oracle Wins $1.3 Billion Jury Award in SAP Lawsuit

6:08PM 11/23/2010

By Dawn Kawamoto

Technology, Oracle, SAP

A federal jury handed Oracle a victory Tuesday in its long-running copyright infringement case against SAP, awarding the enterprise software behemoth $1.3 billion.

Hewlett-Packard Fiscal 4Q Profit Beats Estimates

7:58PM 11/22/2010

By Danny King

Company News, Technology, Earnings, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Oracle, Apple, SAP

Hewlett-Packard'sfiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 5.2% as the world's biggest computer maker saw increased demand for high-margin products such as servers and networking and storage equipment that offset lackluster consumer demand for PCs.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Testifies Against SAP

10:15PM 11/08/2010

By The Associated Press

Company News, Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, SAP

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison testified that rival SAP owes his company $4 billion for stealing intellectual property. SAP has admitted that its now-defunct subsidiary, TomorrowNow, stole customer-support documents from Oracle -- but contends that it only owes about $40 million.

SAP Agrees to Pay Oracle $120 Million in Partial Settlement

6:30PM 11/03/2010

By Danny King

Company News, Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, SAP

German software company SAP has agreed to pay its larger competitor, Oracle, $120 million to partially settle allegations of intellectual-property theft. But it's only the first part of the settlement; you can expect more to come.

Oracle, SAP Trial Begins in California Without Word From New HP Chief

3:28PM 11/01/2010

By Danny King

Company News, Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, SAP

Jury selection for a major copyright case involving Oracle and its smaller competitor SAP started in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, marking the beginning of a trial between the two software rivals that's been more than two years in the making

SAP Admits It Should Have Known It Was Infringing on Oracle Copyright

11:00AM 10/29/2010

By Dawn Kawamoto

Technology, Oracle, SAP

Enterprise software giant SAP acknowledged Thursday it should have known that its third-party outsourcing maintenance company TomorrowNow was infringing on rival Oracle's copyrights.