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 ...

Oracle has announced an update to its multi-core processor pricing and licensing policy. The new policies improve parity among hardware vendors and help ensure that customers receive the most ...

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Company's software licenses will consider each individual processor core on multicore chips to be 0.75 of a processor Oracle will edge closer to a licensing model for multicore processors that has ...

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Oracle's technology licensing revenue adjusting for currency and acquisitions may be showing a few caution flags, but the software giant can weather the worries because of its maintenance and support ...

Oracle has changed its licensing policies for dual core processors, bringing its pricing schemes more in line with those of its rivals. The database vendor previously charged its enterprise software ...

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 ...