Oracle appointed Gregory Maffei, a former
Microsoft executive, as president. He will also take on the role of
chief financial officer from July, the company said Friday.

Maffei joined Microsoft in 1993 and took over as CFO there in July
1997, leaving in January 2000 to become chief executive officer of
360Networks.
At Oracle, his responsibilities will include the legal, human
resources, manufacturing and distribution departments, and global real
estate, the company said.
Oracle already has two presidents: Safra Catz and Charles
Phillips.
Catz had been acting CFO since March, when Harry You left after
just eight months in the job to become CEO of IT services company
BearingPoint. She joined Oracle from investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrettein April 1999, and was named president in January 2004. She
is responsible for global operations, according to the company's Web
site.
Phillips joined the company in May 2003 from investment advisor
Morgan Stanley, where he was managing director of its technology
group, and became president of Oracle in January 2004. He has
responsibility for global field operations including consulting,
marketing, sales, alliances, channels, customer programs, and
corporate strategy, according to the Web site.
Maffei's appointment will not affect the responsibilities of Catz
and Phillips, according Oracle spokesman Bob Wynne. Oracle will
continue to have three presidents, each focusing on different aspects
of the company's operations, he said.
(Stacy Cowley in New York contributed to this
report.)
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MTI Appoints Darrell Knight as President
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and solutions, announced today the appointment of Darrell Knight as
the company’s new President. [PRWEB Sep 15, 2004]
Alcatel appoints Mike Quigley as
president
Alcatel appoints Mike Quigley as
president
04/19/2005 12:09 PMAlcatel has named a new president and chief operating officer to
replace Philippe Germond, who resigned at a company board meeting
Tuesday.
TissueGen, Inc. Appoints Keith Brown as
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President and CEO
02/01/2005 09:20 PMTissueGen, Inc. announced the appointment of Keith W. Brown as
President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Kevin Nelson, formerly
President and Chief Science Officer, will focus his efforts as Chief
Science Officer. Dr. James Dukowitz, formerly Chairman and CEO, will
continue to serve as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Brown will also serve
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as President & CEO
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as President & CEO
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President of Sales and Marketing
03/14/2005 06:10 PMDiane Morse, a sales and marketing executive with extensive experience
in development of online sales and marketing initiatives including
trade-in promotions and programs, will lead the sales and marketing
teams at Market Velocity. [PRWEB Feb 25, 2005]
Layer 7 Technologies Appoints David
Oller as Vice President of Sales
Layer 7 Technologies Appoints David
Oller as Vice President of Sales
06/22/2004 03:25 PMBC Technology Jun 22 2004 8:16PM GMT
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President of Worldwide Marketing
Anadigm Appoints Nathan W. John Vice
President of Worldwide Marketing
08/07/2004 03:42 AMNathan W. John joins Anadigm as its vice president of worldwide
marketing. [PRWEB Aug 7, 2004]
Brix Networks Appoints Vice President,
Strategy and Corporate Development
Brix Networks Appoints Vice President,
Strategy and Corporate Development
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Alliance And Partnership Efforts [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005]
SCIREX Appoints James Ottinger Senior
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
SCIREX Appoints James Ottinger Senior
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
06/17/2005 06:20 PMSCIREX Corporation today announced the appointment of James Ottinger,
R.Ph., to the position of Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs.
In his new role Mr. Ottinger will oversee all aspects of strategy
development and regulatory activities for clinical trials, and will be
responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the
company’s global regulatory affairs, corporate quality assurance, and
medical writing units. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]
Oracle v. DOJ: Oracle president
backpedals
Oracle v. DOJ: Oracle president
backpedals
06/18/2004 08:50 PMCNET Jun 19 2004 0:45AM GMT
Update: Microsoft appoints a new IE
evangelist
Update: Microsoft appoints a new IE
evangelist
06/22/2004 04:01 PMOracle president: Merger good for all
Oracle president: Merger good for all
06/26/2004 07:29 AMSan Jose Mercury News Jun 26 2004 12:06PM GMT
Oracle Hires Former Microsoft CFO as
President
Oracle Hires Former Microsoft CFO as
President
06/24/2005 07:39 PMOracle has named Gregory Maffei, a former chief financial officer of
Microsoft, as president.
Oracle in a buying mood, president says
Oracle in a buying mood, president says
09/07/2004 05:49 PMA consolidating market and an economic recovery during the past year
have made future acquisition deals in the near term more likely for
Oracle, according to company President Charles Phillips.
Oracle is in a buying mood, its
president says
Oracle is in a buying mood, its
president says
09/07/2004 08:31 AMLONDON -- As Oracle Corp. pushes forward with its hostile bid to
acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7
billion, it is also sizing up further acquisition options, according
to Oracle President, Charles Phillips.
Oracle president backpedals on
'oligopoly' report
Oracle president backpedals on
'oligopoly' report
06/18/2004 07:24 PMPhillips' 2002 report seemed to agree with DOJ's opinion of the strong
dominance of SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft.
Oracle president: Company perceived as
annoying
Oracle president: Company perceived as
annoying
05/19/2004 08:37 PMSAN FRANCISCO -- The public's perception of Oracle, that the software
vendor is a bit annoying, is disappointing to company President Safra
Catz.
Oracle perceived as 'annoying',
president admits
Oracle perceived as 'annoying',
president admits
05/21/2004 07:01 AMComputer Weekly May 21 2004 10:44AM GMT
Oracle president: Merger good for all
(SiliconValley.com)
Oracle president: Merger good for all
(SiliconValley.com)
06/26/2004 06:09 AMSiliconValley.com - The chief architect of Oracle's $7.7 billion
hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft testified that the deal would be
good for business and good for customers.
Update: Oracle again outbids SAP for
Retek
Update: Oracle again outbids SAP for
Retek
03/19/2005 03:17 AMOracle increased its bid for Retek to $11.25 per share late Thursday,
again outbidding rival SAP in the tug-of-war for the retail software
maker.
Oracle targets MS with database update
Oracle targets MS with database update
11/07/2003 08:51 AMZDNet Nov 7 2003 8:03AM ET
Update: Oracle buys Oblix
Update: Oracle buys Oblix
03/28/2005 08:02 PMOracle announced today the acquisition of Oblix, a developer of
identity-based security products. Oblix is a leading developer of
identity management software that allows Web access control, including
SSO (Single Sign On), identity administration, and user provisioning.
Oblix also provides security and regulatory compliance solutions,
Oracle said in a news release.
Update: Oracle overcomes SAP to acquire
Retek
Update: Oracle overcomes SAP to acquire
Retek
03/22/2005 04:43 PMOracle has won its bidding war against German software rival SAP to
acquire retail management software developer Retek, Oracle said on
Tuesday.
Oracle targets Microsoft with database
update
Oracle targets Microsoft with database
update
11/06/2003 08:30 PMZDNet Nov 6 2003 6:52PM ET
UPDATE 2-Microsoft, SAP talks show
competition-Oracle
UPDATE 2-Microsoft, SAP talks show
competition-Oracle
06/07/2004 08:34 PMReuters Jun 8 2004 0:33AM GMT
Update: Oracle, Sun, BEA head list of
vendors forming Java Tools Community
Update: Oracle, Sun, BEA head list of
vendors forming Java Tools Community
01/07/2004 02:50 PMOracle, Sun and BEA Systems head a list of 10 vendors that today are
announcing the formation of a Java Tools Community -- but two of the
biggest Java vendors, IBM and Borland, decided not to join at this
time.
Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate
Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate
03/19/2003 10:46 PMText of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate ..
determined that
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President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Ask
President Bush Event with Small Business
Owners
President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Ask
President Bush Event with Small Business
Owners
08/20/2004 06:08 PM"honor and dignity" president: .. in speeches .. example .. text ..
said
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the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate "
"Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate "
03/20/2003 05:28 PMPresident Bush's Eulogy at Funeral
Service for President Reagan
President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral
Service for President Reagan
06/13/2004 06:20 PMPresident Bush's Eulogy at Funeral Service for President Reagan ..
George W.
Bush
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Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan
Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan
06/06/2004 06:17 AMBush's description of the great president ..
remarks
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"Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan"
"Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan"
06/08/2004 08:54 AMHoustonChronicle.com - Former President
Carter takes president to task
HoustonChronicle.com - Former President
Carter takes president to task
04/09/2004 11:48 PMHoustonChronicle.com - Former President Carter takes president to task
.. former PResident Carter going around criticizing the war in Iraq ..
Jimmy Carter's latest eructation .. Houston Chronicle- .. And he
advocates
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Barbara C. Coll Named to BtoB's Who's
Who 2004; Coll is President and
Chairperson of Search Engine Marketing
Professional Organization (SEMPO) as
well as CEO and President of WebMama.com
Inc.
Barbara C. Coll Named to BtoB's Who's
Who 2004; Coll is President and
Chairperson of Search Engine Marketing
Professional Organization (SEMPO) as
well as CEO and President of WebMama.com
Inc.
07/28/2004 04:21 AMBtoB, the magazine for marketing strategists, has named Barbara C.
Coll to its Who’s Who 2004 list. Coll is President and Chairperson of
the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) Board of
Directors as well as CEO and President of WebMama.com Inc. [PRWEB Jul
28, 2004]
A First! Oracle and Microsoft to
Co-Present at Oracle Development Tools
User Group Conference
A First! Oracle and Microsoft to
Co-Present at Oracle Development Tools
User Group Conference
06/17/2005 04:31 PMMarket Wire Jun 7 2005 5:13PM GMT
Oracle Corporation Senior Executive
Slated as Keynote Speaker at NCOAUG Free
Oracle Training Day
Oracle Corporation Senior Executive
Slated as Keynote Speaker at NCOAUG Free
Oracle Training Day
07/08/2004 02:21 AMOracle Corporation's Executive Vice President of North America, Keith
Block, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming North Central
Oracle Applications User Group Free Summer Training Day on August 13
in Chicago. [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]
Acquisition Helps Oracle Bust Out of
Oracle-Only Identity Management
Acquisition Helps Oracle Bust Out of
Oracle-Only Identity Management
03/28/2005 11:20 PMThe purchase of identity management vendor Oblix will enable Oracle to
cater to heterogeneous shops, rather than the Oracle-only customers to
which it has catered.
PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle Rush to Certify
Apps for Oracle 10g
PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle Rush to Certify
Apps for Oracle 10g
04/21/2004 05:10 PMOne of the biggest stumbling blocks to adopting Oracle's major new
releaseOracle Database 10gwill soon be overcome, as
PeopleSoft, Oracle itself and SAP ready 10g-certified applications
that will be out in the fastest certification release cycle ever for a
major Oracle database release.
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DOJ lawyers want to block Oracle
DOJ lawyers want to block Oracle
02/11/2004 09:34 AMZDNet Feb 11 2004 1:08PM GMT
US Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for
PeopleSoft
US Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for
PeopleSoft
06/07/2004 06:51 PMSlashdot-40 minutes ago ... Plus he's best mates with Steve,
between them you can bet this dynamic duo get up to a lot of fun
(Google for the trick they played on a technician at Pixar ...
Judge Won't Block Oracle Takeover Bid
(AP)
Judge Won't Block Oracle Takeover Bid
(AP)
09/09/2004 06:44 PMAP - A federal judge on Thursday rejected the government's bid to
block Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid for rival
PeopleSoft Inc. on grounds that a combination between the business
software makers would throttle competition in a narrow market niche.
PeopleSoft Says Justice Dept. Is Urged
to Block Oracle Bid
PeopleSoft Says Justice Dept. Is Urged
to Block Oracle Bid
02/11/2004 01:09 AMLawyers at the Department of Justice are recommending that the agency
seek to block the Oracle Corporation's $9.4 billion hostile takeover
of PeopleSoft Inc.
Judge rejects government's bid to block
Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft
Judge rejects government's bid to block
Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft
09/11/2004 01:11 PMCanadian Press Sep 11 2004 4:19PM GMT
DoJ's antitrust lawyers move to block
Oracle PeopleSoft bid
DoJ's antitrust lawyers move to block
Oracle PeopleSoft bid
02/11/2004 08:16 AMSilicon.com Feb 11 2004 12:19PM GMT
U.S. DOJ urges against Block Oracle
PeopleSoft bid; Windows warning; Google
in Chinese Web ad service
U.S. DOJ urges against Block Oracle
PeopleSoft bid; Windows warning; Google
in Chinese Web ad service
02/11/2004 10:51 AMForbes Feb 11 2004 3:23PM GMT
The Mobile Idiot Box
The Mobile Idiot Box
03/06/2004 01:57 AMFinally, the mobile industry is working on the thorniest of mankind’s
problems: Making sure we don’t miss one damn minute of “Judge Judy.”
At the...
one less idiot on parade
one less idiot on parade
01/16/2004 11:31 AMLast month, I wrote about
The awesome generosity of Penny Arcade
readers, and the lack of media coverage of that story.
Well, today there is a fantastic follow-up to that story. The author
of the story that prompted the guys at PA to launch Child's Play
celebrated,
and apologized to Penny Arcade and its readers.Keith Packard
Keith Packard
03/20/2003 08:56 PMKeith Packard, one of the most
productive XFree86 developers, apparently started some private
discussions about forking XFree86 due to its
chron
ic mismanagement. The XFree86 board of directors
impli
citly confirmed his complaints by attempting to make their development
more transparent, but kicked him out of the core team anyway.
Keith Henson Needs Help
Keith Henson Needs Help
09/15/2004 07:57 AMFor those who don't know him, Keith Henson co-founded the L5 Society,
was President of Xanadu Corporation and was a featured character in
The Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly
Over the Edge. He's about to be deported from Canada to the United
States where he faces time in the infamous California prison system.
"
BLOG 100% IDIOT
A!!!...
duff"
"
BLOG 100% IDIOT
A!!!...
duff"
09/05/2004 09:48 AMfor the complete idiot in your life
for the complete idiot in your life
09/01/2004 12:23 AMCoverage includes: The new blog technology
""I
can stand anything from politicians
except being taken for an idiot.""
""I
can stand anything from politicians
except being taken for an idiot.""
11/03/2003 03:37 PMA tale told by an idiot
A tale told by an idiot
03/31/2005 11:49 PMWildly overplaying the Schiavo protesters, ignoring facts and giving
Bush a free ride, the press was full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing.
Keith Oberman's Countdown
Keith Oberman's Countdown
12/13/2003 01:29 AMTipped off by a recent comment, I tuned into MSNBC at 9PM in the hopes
of seeing that Edison wax cylinder blooper. Sure enough, they played
it a few minutes ago. "Thank you, Mr. Host." What?! I have a name,
Keith. It's Chris. Chris Pirillo. You killed my father. Prepare to
die. No, not really... but thanks to whoever thought the clip was
funny enough to throw on the air. I'll make more for you, if you'd
like. Give me a few months - and you'll know my name next time....
Read Keith Today
Read Keith Today
01/14/2003 11:05 AMRead Keith Today
I was going to blog a bunch of pointers to stuff on Keith's site when
it realized -- it's faster and easier if you just read all of today's
entries. PHP and Quickies. If you read this blog then I suspect
with the possible exception of the Hannigan / Denisof news you'll be
interested in most of the Quickies. And I agree with Keith on
blocking Crawler 918.
Keith Schofield / DJ Format
Keith Schofield / DJ Format
04/06/2005 03:17 AMDJ Format - 3 Feet Deep - videoclip by Keith Schofield .. DJ Format
meets Dance Dance Revolution .. Ff lekker wakker worden .. fantastic
new video
keithschofield.com/djformat-video
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Keith and Angle Brackets
Keith and Angle Brackets
05/31/2004 02:05 PMThis, by
Dave Walker, shows up
fifteen messages or so into the
comments on a
Dive
Winer piece, and I can’t link to it directly (nothing
purple), but
it’s way too good to pass up:
When the world ends, the only
things left will be cockroaches, rats, Keith Richards, and mangled
text that has been escaped one-too-many or one-too-few times.A wakeup call for "idiot America"
A wakeup call for "idiot America"
09/21/2004 02:40 PMIf only he hadn't smiled. Appearing on "The Late Show with David
Letterman" Monday night, John Kerry opened with a pointed, nasty joke,
saying that during the upcoming debates, Bush will be sitting on
Cheney's lap. It took a second to sink in. And then, just as you were
asking yourself, "Did he really say that?", Kerry broke into a
friendly "just kidding" smile, and it was as if he hadn't said it at
all.
MIT makes Jack Valenti look like an
idiot
MIT makes Jack Valenti look like an
idiot
04/30/2004 08:34 PMMIT's The Tech interviews the MPAA's outgoing spokesmonster Jack
Valenti, with hilarious results. It's not often that a slickster as
teflon coated as Jack gets made to look an utter fool (though I'd
welcome a round onstage with him in front of a university audience) so
bravo and bravo again to The Tech's Keith J. Winstein, who ran circles
around Valenti.
TT: Indeed, but are you doing that when you rent a movie from
Blockbuster and you watch it at home? ... I run Linux on my computer.
There’s no product I can buy that’s licensed to watch
[DVDs]. If I go to Blockbuster and rent a movie and watch it, am I a
bad person? Is that bad?
JV: No, you’re not a bad person. But you don’t have any
right.
TT: But I rented the movie. Why should it be illegal?
JV: Well then, you have to get a machine that’s licensed to show
it.
TT: Here’s one of these machines; it’s just not licensed.
[Winstein shows Valenti his six-line “qrpff” DVD
descrambler.]
TT: If you type that in, it’ll let you watch movies.
JV: You designed this?
TT: Yes.
JV: Un-fucking-believable.
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An Idiot takes a Jab at Movable Type
An Idiot takes a Jab at Movable Type
02/10/2004 02:44 AMEveryone has an opinion I am no exception to that rule. But a
particular idiot over at Kuro5hin named James...
" lie wrapped in a cliche spouted by an
idiot"
" lie wrapped in a cliche spouted by an
idiot"
05/26/2004 01:02 AMNot all Apple users are idiots, you
idiot!
Not all Apple users are idiots, you
idiot!
01/22/2004 07:32 PMLetters They're Christians - Nietzsche
Majority Report Radio: he may be an
idiot, but
Majority Report Radio: he may be an
idiot, but
08/10/2004 02:34 PMGeorge Bush having a nervous breakdown while trying to discuss "tribal
sovereignity" .. Majority Report Radio has an audio clip of Gov. Bush
being laughed at by the press ..
Listen
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Keith Chen studies capuchins.
Keith Chen studies capuchins.
06/05/2005 11:11 PM
Monkey Business Something else happened during
that chaotic scene, something that convinced Chen of the monkeys' true
grasp of money. Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of
money, after all, is its fungibility, the fact that it can be used to
buy not just food but anything. During the chaos in the monkey cage,
Chen saw something out of the corner of his eye that he would later
try to play down but in his heart of hearts he knew to be true. What
he witnessed was probably the first observed exchange of money for sex
in the history of monkeykind. (Further proof that the monkeys truly
understood money: the monkey who was paid for sex immediately traded
the token in for a grape.)
Keith Hodan/ Tribune-Review
Keith Hodan/ Tribune-Review
12/11/2003 07:15 PMCheating is rare in her classes at Carnegie Mellon, she said. "I run
Google Internet searches if I'm suspicious," she said. Once ...
Mayor of Salt Lake City is an idiot
Mayor of Salt Lake City is an idiot
04/20/2004 07:25 AMThe Mayor of Salt Lake City is opposed to municipal Internet projects,
because the Internet is bad for your quality of life and deprives you
of fresh air.
"I just don't see the social good in using taxpayer money to fund a
network that provides more television and bandwidth for illegally
downloading files," he said. "We should spend money on getting people
fit, rather than deteriorating their quality of life with higher
bandwidth to surf the Net."
Link
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via Werblog)
FoTW: Apple is the most successful
company ever, you idiot!
FoTW: Apple is the most successful
company ever, you idiot!
01/22/2004 03:09 AMFlame of the Week I mean it
Spambaiter takes idiot 419er for a ride
Spambaiter takes idiot 419er for a ride
07/13/2004 03:37 PMBBC article about a Nigerian scammer who was tricked into painting his
chest with a red "9" on it.
Link
(Thanks,
Stresspuppy!)
Update: Oracle appoints new President and CFO