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• Jury: No Patent Violations In Google's Use Of Java In Android
  4:30 PM EST Wed. May. 23, 2012
  Oracle is now unlikely to get the $1 billion or more in damages in sought in the case charging Google with Java copyright and patent misuse.
• Oracle Offers Partner Certifications For Next-Gen Fusion Apps
  3:54 PM EST Tue. May. 22, 2012
  Exams for sales and pre-sales personnel are available with exams for implementation staff are on the way.
• Microsoft Windows 8: Multiple Monitors? Not A Problem
  12:10 PM EST Tue. May. 22, 2012
  Windows 8, however, will drop the Aero Glass look, which the company introduced in Windows Vista but now considers 'cheesy.'
• EMC's 'Mega Launch II' Intros 40-Plus Hardware, Software Products
  7:44 PM EST Mon. May. 21, 2012
  At the EMC World conference, EMC followed up moves to pass much of its business to channel partners with the unveiling of over 40 new storage and cloud hardware and software products.
• Oracle, HP Release Documents That Paint Ugly Pictures Of Each Other
  10:00 AM EST Fri. May. 18, 2012
  Larry Ellison and other top Oracle execs appear to hide security patches from HP-UX customers, while HP execs appear to hide information about Intel's Itanium plans, according to internal documents the two released this week.
• SAP Is Betting Heavily On Its HANA Technology
  10:00 AM EST Thu. May. 17, 2012
  SAP plans to make the in-memory database a staple of its channel efforts, convincing solution providers and ISVs to build applications and services around the technology.
• SAP Cloud Exec: Not Much Has Gone Right With Business ByDesign
  10:35 AM EST Wed. May. 16, 2012
  Lars Dalgaard, however, says he's the right man to fix it, vowing more marketing resources and publicity around customer success stories.
• VMware Updates vFabric Cloud App Development Suite
  4:41 PM EST Tue. May. 15, 2012
  vFabric Suite 5.1 from VMware now includes improved virtual machine and open-source component capabilities for developers of cloud-based applications.
• SAP To Partners: Make Your Mark In Mobile Solutions
  10:27 AM EST Tue. May. 15, 2012
  At its Sapphire Now conference, SAP unveils line of mobile applications and puts out the call for the channel to develop and sell mobile computing offerings.
• Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Oracle's Copyright Suit Against Google
  4:56 PM EST Mon. May. 07, 2012
  Jury finds evidence of copyright infringement by Google, but can't reach a verdict on the issue of "fair use" of the technology.