The deal is unlikely to affect competition between the companies. Microsoft sells its own database, called SQL Server, which has in recent years gained market share at Oracle's expense.

Begun the in-memory data war has   Microsoft is building its SQL Server database so it will have an in-memory database to compete with the likes of SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exadata ...

Only available on the Oracle Big Data Appliance, Neil Mendleson, vice president of product development, Big Data and Analytics, says Oracle Big Data SQL represents the unification of structured data ...

Oracle on Thursday announced it has joined an effort led by Microsoft, IBM and Ariba to create a Web directory that will allow businesses to find one another online.

Ex-White House Press Secretary Joins Oracle L.A. Times Archives Nov. 29, 2000 12 AM PT From Reuters ...