Oracle and SAP’s infringement case a temporary close, it also created a record – it is the maximum amount of compensation related to copyright lawsuit, the amount of compensation of 13 billion U.S. dollars, far more than the previous top-ranked 136 million U.S. dollars. According to Bloomberg news, the amount of compensation the amount of history list ranked 23rd. However, this continued for nearly 4 years of copyright case is not clear whether the dust settles, because SAP does not rule out the possibility of continuing the appeal.
Mergers and acquisitions triggered by the “massacre”
In fact, as early as 2007, Oracle to Oracle as part of TomorrowNow to steal the software company a patent lawsuit over SAP.
Oracle in March 2007 submitted the lawsuit against SAP TomorrowNow, including a 44-page “significant range of corporate theft” of the outline. In the initial lawsuit, Oracle charges SAP compiled “an illegal copyrighted software code for all Oracle databases and other information, visit the Oralce’s password-protected customer support system, to steal Oracle’s customers to develop their own software products and other confidential information. “
In early June, Oracle amended the lawsuit after he made seven additional charges, including copyright infringement, breach of contract. One cited example is SAP TomorrowNow the DST (daylight saving time) correction. “SAP TomorrowNow’s solution seems to Oracle’s DST and from the copied solution is very similar to most or all.” Outline, said, “SAP TomorrowNow’s DST changes and even the Oracle recently corrected in the original DST Solution small error. SAP TomorrowNow SAP TomorrowNow version of the logo will also be placed in the original Oracle logo and copyright notice of the location. “
In the back and forth a few months of litigation, when he was SAP CEO’s Henning Kagermann (Henning) Oracle has denied most of the allegations, but admitted that TomorrowNow improperly downloaded some Oracle support information. Was agreed that the case be postponed until February 9, 2009 hearing.
But things turn of events occurred.
Oracle in April 2008 filed for the second round of SAP and TomorrowNow prosecution, the prosecution disclosed in the original act described in a different and more serious illegal acts, including the alleged theft of Oracle SAP TomorrowNow division of application software, and SAP officials knew it all. Because they have evidence that, TomorrowNow workers downloaded Oracle business applications, not just supporting information. Oracle said the acquisition of TomorrowNow in time, SAP’s officials knew TomorrowNow’s illegal business model, but also no change in this illegal business model. SAP has admitted, TomorrowNow may be “inappropriate downloads” of Oracle’s file, and since has been replaced by the indictment of senior officials of the TomorrowNow.Request for financial compensation Oracle, SAP to pay legal fees, and request the return of the downloaded software SAP.
In a few months later in October 2008, the two were peace talks. In the case of unsuccessful negotiations, the trial is scheduled for February 2010. The two sides failed to reach a settlement does not make people very surprised. SAP, eager to settle the case, but Oracle has been steadily expanding its appeal. SAP compensation for Oracle requires a major cause of huge losses by TomorrowNow, SAP has won a lot of Oracle customers, from which made a lot of benefits.
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Today, after hearing, finally reached the 1.3 billion damages verdict. This is the fate of the industry on the SAP has a new guess. Foreign IT giants SAP has long coveted, the company intends to purchase SAP also like to see the present situation, this might make the possibility of more mergers and acquisitions.
SAP co-founder Klaus Tschira (Klaus HLA) in a recent interview with foreign media interview, said, SAP has been more willing to buy Microsoft and IBM, not HP or Oracle.
More reasonable relationship between HP and Oracle mess
Oracle sued SAP infringement case is relatively simple case of intellectual property disputes, for its part, and Oracle’s competitors – Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard nothing to do. However, because HP is the former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker (Li Aike) of the next owner, so HP has rolled in.. The Oracle, SAP and HP transactions that three senior executives to become clues to thousands of the case, but also filled with drama.
September of this year, Oracle appointment for suspected false accounts of sexual harassment and leave the original HP HP CEO Mark Hurd (Mark Hurd) co-president of the company. Prior to this position in the Oracle experience is the same peach scandal Charles Phillips (Charles Phillips). Oracle founder Larry Ellison has publicly Hart against injustice, he and Hart’s intimate relationship is evident. This led to HP and Hurd on the Oracle lawsuit. The second day of taking office in Hart, Hart sued Hewlett-Packard in California to the grounds of breach of separation agreement prevented him from joining Oracle. HP said in the indictment, Hurd joined HP, Oracle will make the business secrets and confidential information at risk. The move undermined the two companies in the IT market partnership.
October 1 this year, HP announced the appointment of Li Aike as the new president and chief CEO, and former president of Oracle absorb Ray Lane (Lei Laien) to the Board.This indicates that competition between HP and Oracle into the white-hot.
Infringement to Ellison and Li Aike grudges. In a “Wall Street Journal” in an email, Ellison said: “I’m speechless. HP has some good internal candidates, but they chose a recently fired because of poor management was SAP’s CEO. “
October 27, Ellison said that he could permit Mingliaike theft was responsible for SAP, Oracle software program.
And these days there is news that HP will give Oracle the company’s CRM system and large-scale trade agreement signed with Salesforce.
Oracle sued SAP in infringement cases, Oracle requires HP’s current CEO Li Aike testify as Hewlett-Packard Li Yike’s new owner refused to Li Aike appear in court. HP said in a public statement, Oracle in Li Aike testify in October 2008, there is sufficient opportunity to question, but this year after joining HP, Li Aike its proceedings. The statement also condemned the Oracle trying to “harassment” Li Yike, and attempt to “interfere with his work on the HP CEO post.”
Oracle’s prosecution of the point. Hewlett-Packard CEO positions in Li Yike fought before, Oracle SAP, for its behavior when working in litigation, both swept the face of HP, perhaps HP can not directly fight back against the lawsuit.
The case of
Most analysts believe that the Court’s ruling will not affect the ability of SAP to continue to operate. Although the SAP stock has been hit hard because of the incident, but the SAP in the future or will continue to acquire other companies in order to maintain sustainable development of companies.
Jeffries & Co analyst at consulting firm Ross MacMillan (Ross McMillan) said: “The Court ruling made by the amount of compensation equivalent to about 2% of the market value of SAP, the SAP little effect on future development.”
Nevertheless, the case still would have a negative impact SAP has the industry have pointed out: “This case makes customers and investors to question the SAP R & D capability and credibility, some heavyweight customers may turn to other service providers.”
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