...COMPANY OVERVIEW Oracle is a provider of enterprise software and computer hardware products and services. Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. It has made its name in the software industry as the pioneer of relational database software, which lets businesses store and manage large amounts of data. Oracle began making software to organize data in the 1970s with their focus on relational database software. This software is used for storing data and relating different pieces to one another. The company's operations are separated into three divisions: software, hardware and services. Oracle's software licenses and software support have consistently brought in around 80% of their total revenue. The key segments Oracle operates in are as follows: ORACLE REVENUE-37BILLION$ SOFTWARE 77% OF TOTAL REVENUES NEW SOFTWARE LICENSES 37% OF TOTAL REVENUES SOFTWARE LICENSE UPDATES 40% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE 13% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE SYSTEMS PRODUCTS 8% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE SYSTEMS SUPPORT 5% OF TOTAL REVENUES SERVICES 10% OF TOTAL REVENUES CONSULTING SERVICES MANAGED CLOUD SERVICES EDUCATION SERVICES ORACLE REVENUE-37BILLION$ SOFTWARE 77% OF TOTAL REVENUES NEW SOFTWARE LICENSES 37% OF TOTAL REVENUES SOFTWARE LICENSE UPDATES 40% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE 13% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE SYSTEMS PRODUCTS 8% OF TOTAL REVENUES HARDWARE SYSTEMS SUPPORT 5% OF TOTAL REVENUES SERVICES 10% OF TOTAL REVENUES ...
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...Comprehensive Industry Analysis | COMPUTER (HARDWARE & SOFTWARE), CONSUMER GOODS, E-COMMERCE, ENTERTAINMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES | | SBI Superstars present a production of Group 2’s analysis on the specified industries. | | Tajuan K. Griffin – ChairMarcus Bourgeois – Co-ChairArica McCullumMichael LatsonRicardo CopelandDavid BercklerAyokunle Ojutalayo Ifeanyi Korie Karen JohnsonRobensky Theodore | 7/21/2010 | | ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Table of Contents………………………………………...…………………………………….pg 2 Project Overview………………………………………………………………………………pg 4 Computer Industry pg 5 Hardware Overview………………………………………........................................................pg 6 Hardware Top 5 Financials…………………………………………………………………….pg 7 Hardware Top 5 Analysis………………………………………………………………...........pg 8 Software Overview...................................................................................................................pg 12 Software Top 5 Financials……………………………………………………………………pg 13 Software Top 5 Analysis……………………………………………………………………...pg 14 Computer Industry Outlook…………………………………………………………………..pg 15 Consumer Goods Industry pg 16 Consumer Goods Overview......................................................
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...Morningstar Document Research FORM 10-K ORACLE CORP - ORCL Filed: June 28, 2011 (period: May 31, 2011) Annual report with a comprehensive overview of the company ® ℠ Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ⌧ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 OR � TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number: 000-51788 Oracle Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 54-2185193 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood City, California (Address of principal executive offices) 94065 (Zip Code) (650) 506-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ⌧ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES � NO...
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...Morningstar Document Research FORM 10-K ORACLE CORP - ORCL Filed: June 29, 2007 (period: May 31, 2007) ® ℠ Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ⌧ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007 OR � TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number: 000-51788 Oracle Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 54-2185193 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood City, California 94065 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (650) 506-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Preferred Stock Purchase Rights The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ⌧ NO � Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant...
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...AlertCon, ActiveAlert, FireCell, FlexCheck, Secure Steps, SecurePartner, SecureU, and X-Press Update are trademarks and service marks, and the Internet Security Systems logo, X-Force, SAFEsuite, Internet Scanner, Database Scanner, Online Scanner, and RealSecure registered trademarks, of Internet Security Systems, Inc. Network ICE, the Network ICE logo, and ICEpac are trademarks, BlackICE a licensed trademark, and ICEcap a registered trademark, of Network ICE Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Internet Security Systems, Inc. SilentRunner is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. Acrobat and Adobe are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Certicom is a trademark and Security Builder is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. Check Point, FireWall-1, OPSEC, Provider-1, and VPN-1 are registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. Cisco and Cisco IOS are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. HP-UX and OpenView are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM and AIX are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of...
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...| | | Form 10-KORACLE CORP - ORCLFiled: June 29, 2007 (period: May 31, 2007)Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year| | | Table of Contents| | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K | | | x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007| OR| o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| Commission file number: 000-51788 Oracle Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | Delaware| |54-2185193| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)| |(I.R.S. employer identification no.)| 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood City, California 94065 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (650) 506-7000 (Registrant’?s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | Title of Each Class| |Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share| |The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights| |The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES x ...
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...Application Servers for E-Business Table of Contents Application Servers for E-Business - 2 Preface - 4 Chapter 1 - Introduction - 5 Chapter 2 - A Survey of Web Technologies - 22 Chapter 3 - Java - 44 Chapter 4 - CORBA - 65 Chapter 5 - Application Servers - 82 Chapter 6 - Design Issues for Enterprise Deployment of Application Servers - 114 Chapter 7 - Tying It All Together - 137 References - 160 For More Information - 163 page 1 Application Servers for E-Business Application Servers for E-Business Lisa M. Lindgren Auerbach Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lindgren, Lisa. Application servers for e-business / Lisa M. Lindgren. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8493-0827-5 (alk. paper) 1. Electronic commerce. 2. Application software—Development. I. Title. HF5548.32 .L557 2001 658′.0553–dc21 00-050245 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system,...
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...CORPORATE E-LEARNING: EXPLORING A NEW FRONTIER Trace A. Urdan Cornelia C. Weggen turdan@wrhambrecht.com cweggen@wrhambrecht.com 415.551.8600 “In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer, in Vanguard Management, 1989 2 March 2000 Equity Research TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................1 Education in the 21 Century – Creating a Learning Economy.......................................................................2 Why e-Learning?...........................................................................................................................................3 The Solution – Bring Learning to People .......................................................................................................6 Definitions – e-Learning versus Online Learning ............................................................................................8 Key Trends – The End of Learning as We Know It ........................................................................................10 The Corporate e-Learning Market – The Pie is Big ......................................................................................13 Market Segmentation – Claiming a Stake on the New Frontier ................................
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...Oracle® Database Concepts 10g Release 2 (10.2) B14220-02 October 2005 Oracle Database Concepts, 10g Release 2 (10.2) B14220-02 Copyright © 1993, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Michele Cyran Contributing Author: Paul Lane, JP Polk Contributor: Omar Alonso, Penny Avril, Hermann Baer, Sandeepan Banerjee, Mark Bauer, Bill Bridge, Sandra Cheevers, Carol Colrain, Vira Goorah, Mike Hartstein, John Haydu, Wei Hu, Ramkumar Krishnan, Vasudha Krishnaswamy, Bill Lee, Bryn Llewellyn, Rich Long, Diana Lorentz, Paul Manning, Valarie Moore, Mughees Minhas, Gopal Mulagund, Muthu Olagappan, Jennifer Polk, Kathy Rich, John Russell, Viv Schupmann, Bob Thome, Randy Urbano, Michael Verheij, Ron Weiss, Steve Wertheimer The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information; they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright, patent, and other intellectual and industrial property laws. Reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of the Programs, except to the extent required to obtain interoperability with other independently created software or as specified by law, is prohibited. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you find any problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free. Except as may be expressly permitted in your license agreement...
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...CAPITALIZATION Master of Business Administration Master Business Administration for Executive (Chiang Mai) Faculty of Business Administration Chiang Mai University March, 2012 Facebook’s Capitalization Report by Thanassorn Boontarika Pinnarat Sathit Saowaluk Hathairat Ratanasirisap Pongpaew Suriyachot Chobpimai Sangkuan Yosdech Code Code Code Code Code Code 541532126 541532137 541532142 541532155 541532164 541532176 Report to Dr. Chaiwuth Tangsomchai Course work 702711 Financial Management) Master of Business Administration for Executive(Chiang Mai) Business Administration Chiang Mai University March, 2012 - - Index - Page Chapter I Introduction & Objective 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Objectives Chapter II Company 2.1 Facebook, Inc. Profile 2.2 The Corporate Mission 2.3 Executive Officer and director 2.4 Facebook’s Shareholder 2.5 Facebook Milestone 2.6 Facebook Business 2.7 Competition 2.8 Revenues Stream 2.9 Facebook Market Opportunities 2.10 Facebook Strategy 2.11 Summary of Risk Factor Chapter III Facebook Financial Report 3.1 Consolidated Balance Sheets 3.2 Consolidated Statement of Income 3.3 Basic Earning Per Share 3.4 Pro-forma Earning Per Share 3.5 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow 3.6 Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Equity 3.7 Dividend Policy Chapter IV Facebook Initial Public Offerings(IPOs) 4.1 IPOs Advantage 4.2 Preparing to go to Public 4.3 Facebook IPOs 4.4 Facebook IPOs Underwriting Company 4.5 Facebook IPOs Counsel Company 4.6 Facebook...
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...C H A P T E R Organizational Culture Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • Describe the elements of organizational culture. • Discuss the importance of organizational subcultures. • List four categories of artifacts through which corporate culture is communicated. • Identify three functions of organizational culture. • Discuss the conditions under which cultural strength improves corporate performance. • Discuss the effect of organizational culture on business ethics. • Compare and contrast four strategies for merging organizational cultures. • Identify five strategies to strengthen an organization’s culture. 16 S I X T E E N 496 T o an outsider, PeopleSoft is one of the loopiest places on the planet. The Pleasanton, California, business management software company has nerf ball shootouts and minigolf tournaments in the hallways. Dress-down day is every day of the week. A white collar is usually a T-shirt. The bagels and gourmet coffee are free. Having fun is so ingrained that many employees—called PeoplePeople—say it’s the best place to have a bad day. PeopleSoft also values egalitarianism— treating everyone with respect and minimal status differences. Executives don’t have secretaries, special perks, or grandiose offices. “Don’t kiss up and slap down,” PeopleSoft cofounder Dave Duffield reminds everyone. In other words, give the bagel delivery guy the same respect as the company president. PeopleSoft is also extreme on...
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...Routing the Path to End-To-End Communication An Analysis of Cisco Systems and how the use of Information Technology gave them a Competitive Advantage Mira Vissell ISM 158 Business Analysis Paper March 4th, 2004 Table of Contents Objective Section I: Industry Summary: An Analysis of Network Equipment Industry A. Industry Profile B. Competitive Strategies within the Industry C. Porter Model Evaluation of Industry Forces D. Globalization of the Industry E. Importance of Information Technology in the Industry Section II: Company Perspective: An Analysis of Cisco Systems A. Cisco Systems profile B. Market and Financial Performance C. Competitive Strategy Statement D. Significance of Information and Information Systems E. Strengths and Weaknesses of Cisco Section III: Structured Analysis of Information System Use A. Strategic Option Generator B. Roles, Roles and Relationships C. Redefine/define D. Significance of Telecommunications E. Success Factor Profile Section IV: A Final Analysis of the Success of Cisco Systems A. The Success of Business Strategy and IT used to Date B. The Effective Position of the Company for Future Performance Bibliography Objective The objective of this paper is to analyze how Cisco Systems gained competitive advantage in the networking industry through the use of information systems and key business strategies. ...
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...The media’s watching Vault! Here’s a sampling of our coverage. “For those hoping to climb the ladder of success, [Vault's] insights are priceless.” – Money magazine “The best place on the web to prepare for a job search.” – Fortune “[Vault guides] make for excellent starting points for job hunters and should be purchased by academic libraries for their career sections [and] university career centers.” – Library Journal “The granddaddy of worker sites.” – US News and World Report “A killer app.” – New York Times One of Forbes' 33 “Favorite Sites” – Forbes “To get the unvarnished scoop, check out Vault.” – Smart Money Magazine “Vault has a wealth of information about major employers and jobsearching strategies as well as comments from workers about their experiences at specific companies.” – The Washington Post “A key reference for those who want to know what it takes to get hired by a law firm and what to expect once they get there.” – New York Law Journal “Vault [provides] the skinny on working conditions at all kinds of companies from current and former employees.” – USA Today VAULT GUIDE TO RESUMES, COVER LETTERS & INTERVIEWS © 2003 Vault Inc. VAULT GUIDE TO RESUMES, COVER LETTERS & INTERVIEWS HOWARD LEIFMAN, PhD, MARCY LERNER AND THE STAFF OF VAULT © 2003 Vault Inc. Copyright © 2003 by Vault Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this book is subject to change without notice. Vault makes no claims as to the accuracy and reliability...
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...reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source. The distinct effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on firm organization Nicholas Bloom, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen NBER Working Paper No. 14975 May 2009 JEL No. F23,O31,O32,O33 ABSTRACT Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that these have very different effects on the empowerment of employees, and by extension on wage inequality. If managerial hierarchies are devices to acquire and transmit...
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...THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR A BOOK OF PRACTICAL COUNSEL REVISED EDITION B E NJAM I N G RAHAM Updated with New Commentary by Jason Zweig To E.M.G. Through chances various, through all vicissitudes, we make our way. . . . Aeneid Contents Epigraph iii Preface to the Fourth Edition, by Warren E. Buffett viii A Note About Benjamin Graham, by Jason Zweig x Introduction: What This Book Expects to Accomplish COMMENTARY ON THE INTRODUCTION 1. 1 12 35 The Investor and Inflation 47 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 2 3. 18 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 1 2. Investment versus Speculation: Results to Be Expected by the Intelligent Investor 58 65 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 3 4. A Century of Stock-Market History: The Level of Stock Prices in Early 1972 80 General Portfolio Policy: The Defensive Investor 88 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 4 5. 101 124 Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: Negative Approach 133 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 6 7. 112 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 5 6. The Defensive Investor and Common Stocks 145 iv 155 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 7 8. Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: The Positive Side 179 The Investor and Market Fluctuations 188 v Contents COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 8 9. Investing in Investment Funds COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 9 213 226 242 10. The Investor and His Advisers 257 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 10 272 11. Security...
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