Oracle Corp (ORCL)
ORACLE CORP late Monday said 8i, its latest database program, designed to work seamlessly with the
Internet, was now available from dealers. In January, Oracle postponed shipment of 8i to allow more time
for integrating other software and development tools with the product. It was originally slated to ship by
the end of 1998. "The Internet is not just a change in technology, it's a completely new way of doing
business," said Chuck Rozwat, head of Oracle's server technologies division. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has
called 8i the only technology a company needs to use applications that are accessible through the
Internet. The program boasts tools such as a built-in Java Virtual Machine and a so-called "Internet file
system," which will store and manage Web pages, multimedia data, word processing files and
spreadsheets. (Reuters 08:47 PM ET 03/01/99) For the full text story, see full story
Sun Microsystems Inc (SUNW)
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC is about to announce a plan to distribute its chip designs to outside developers
for free to advance its microprocessor technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The
computer maker will eliminate the existing upfront licensing fee for its microprocessor designs in hopes
of attracting a new community of developers, such as academic researchers and start-ups. Developers
who license the technology will be able to modify Sun's designs and incorporate them into more
complicated chip designs, the newspaper reported. Sun plans to release the design for its PicoJava chip,
which aims at helping programs written in Sun's Java language run faster, later this month. (Reuters
03:25 AM ET 03/02/99)
Sun Microsystems Inc (SUNW)
COMCAST CORP on Wednesday it will to stop paying a quarterly cash dividend, and declared a 2-for-1
stock split. The last dividend of 23 cents per share will be payable on March 25 to shareholders of record
on March 4, it said. After the 2-for-1 stock split, shareholders of record April 20 will receive an additional
share as a dividend for each share held on May 5. After the split, Comcast would have 698.3 million class
A special common shares outstanding. (Reuters 12:12 PM ET 03/03/99) For the full text story, see full
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