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RE: Oracle price politics

From: Rao, Maheswara <Maheswara.Rao_at_Sungardp3.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 12:02:01 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0031EE02.20010606114724@fatcity.com>

Today morning, I was talking with Oracle Corp. guys. They informed that within the next 4 weeks, Oracle might change their policy on Power Units i.e., they might remove power units concept and come up with a significantly lesser price model.

Maheswara Rao
Maheswara.Rao_at_Sungardp3.com

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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:27 AM
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They can cut 80% and it would still be expensive.

But it is nice to see they are finally getting some brains. Yeah, I think Oracle should always be expensive, but ludicrus is just not acceptable, specially when they are KILLING their main partner (Sun). Sun is laying off the ENTIRE company but upper managment for 1 week, all travel expenses need to be pre-approved, and their standard hiring freeze.

Yes, I think the market is hurting a little right now, but if you got a product (Sun and Oracle both do) it is your marketing and pricing that will make it much more difficult.

It is like the old theory, I got 100 apples, I can sell them at $2 a piece and sell 20 of them. Or I can sell them for $1 and sell all of them. When you get apples for $.50 both are profitable, just one is better.

"Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen."

Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Fuelspot

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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:32 AM
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ERPcentral - http://www.erpcentral.com

Oracle slashes prices in Japan. Global cuts next? http://www.erpcentral.com
cw360.com June 4, 2001
Oracle could be on the verge of announcing significant price cuts around the world after its Japanese operation slashed database prices this week. The company is refusing to comment on speculation, saying chief executive officer Larry Ellison will be making a major pricing announcement to coincide with the launch of the 9i database at Oracle OpenWorld later this month.

Oracle confronts pricing, user issues
http://www.erpcentral.com
Computerworld June 4, 2001
Cuts pricing in Japan Dan Verton, Computerworld Oracle Corp.'s Japanese unit last week slashed prices for the company's database software by 25 percent and increased volume discounts to 35 percent, raising hopes among U.S. users that the cuts herald lower prices here.

Street Fight: Oracle
http://www.erpcentral.com
Forbes.com, June 4, 2001
With sagging earnings and lack of guidance for its soon-to-be-announced fourth quarter, Oracle has been slapped with no less than nine analyst downgrades since early March. Shares of the database software provider have dropped 67% from their 52-week high, giving the stock a latest 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of just 14. Is it time to buy America's second-largest independent software concern?



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antonio.belloni_at_hstern.com.br
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 02:46
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Hi,

Few days ago someone posted a link to a newsletter about the slashing of the prices of Oracle products in Japan and that Larry Ellison would announce price reductions that will apply worldwide. Someone can send me the link ??

TIA,
Antonio Belloni

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