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• Oracle Users Prefer Fusion in the Cloud

  Most of the 250 customers that have so far licensed Oracle's recently-launched Fusion Applications have chosen a hosted deployment model, according to a senior executive at the software vendor.

• Oracle rolls out updates to JD Edwards ERP applications

  Oracle on Monday rolled out what it called major upgrades to its JD Edwards line of ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications during the Collaborate user conference in Las Vegas.

• 5 surprising IT skills that hiring managers want now

  Ever wonder which up-and-coming tech skills are catching the attention of IT hiring managers? Careers site Dice.com keeps track of the most popular terms that employers search for, and it also notes when emerging skills start appearing in keyword searches with greater frequency.

• Oracle PeopleSoft payroll problems still peeve police

  Problems with an Oracle PeopleSoft ERP (enterprise resource planning) system that have resulted in faulty paychecks going out to police officers in Fort Worth, Texas, have persisted for months with no clear end in sight.

• Ellison gets a grilling at Oracle-SAP trial

  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison faced tough questioning on the witness stand Monday morning about the effects of TomorrowNow's intellectual-property theft on his company.

• Reserve Bank ditches paper systems for admin

  The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to automate its procure-to-pay processes as part of the work being undertaken to modernise its administrative systems.

• Sun's stars: Where are they now? And why did they leave?

  Oracle, which spent $US7.4 billion to acquire once-high-flying Sun Microsystems, has been losing prominent Sun technologists since shortly after the deal was forged. The acquisition was supposed to give Oracle control not only over such technologies as Sun's flagship Java implementation and Sun's Sparc hardware, but access to engineers and developers who were nothing short of celebrities in their field. But it has not worked out that way.

• The new word for tech's ex-employees is 'alum'

  Thanks to the economic downturn, former employees of high-tech companies are staying in touch by joining alumni groups to find jobs, business opportunities and to socialize.

• Metcash moves financials from PeopleSoft to SAP

  Grocery distribution company Metcash will invest in SAP ERP software and Fujitsu services to replacement its PeopleSoft core finance system.

• Oracle temporarily trims support fees for older software

  Feeling pressure from recession-hit customers and rivals, Oracle Corp. Monday said it will give small, short-term discounts to enterprises that stick with aging versions of its software.