As of July 8, each core of new multi-core AMD or Intel processors will be licensed as if it were 75 percent of a CPU. CRN broke the news of the change on Wednesday. Oracle pricing and licensing guru ...

Following months of anticipation and some high-profile criticism, Oracle has changed the licensing model for its databases and middleware on multicore servers, bringing it a step closer in line with ...

The news gives Sun, one of Oracle's erstwhile best partners, a leg up with its new chips, observers said and Sun was quick to proclaim that. "Sun has a multi-year advantage over the competition and ...

IBM will quadruple the core count of its RISC CPUs specifically to benefit one of Oracle’s databases, perhaps to get around licensing issues, but won't say exactly why. Last month, IBM quietly quietly ...

Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...