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 29.6.2000 Security: Oracle
spying on Microsoft allies
Oracle, the world's
second-largest software maker, admitted it hired a detective agency to
investigate groups that supported rival Microsoft.The revelation further highlights the fierce rivalry between the two software
giants and their chairmen.
En français: Oracle espionne les
alliés de Microsoft
Oracle le second concepteur mondial de logiciel, admet avoir engagé une
agence de détective pour enquêter sur les groupes qui supportaient leur
rival Microsoft. La révélation met en evidence la terrible rivalité entre
les deux patrons d'entreprise.
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hired Investigative Group International to look into the actions of
two research organizations, the Independence Institute and the
National Taxpayers Union. It sought to uncover links between
Microsoft and the organizations during its antitrust trial, Oracle
said in a statement.
``I feel very good about what we did,'' Larry Ellison said
Wednesday, confirming that Oracle hired Investigative Group
International Inc.
"Oracle discovered that both the Independent Institute and the National
Taxpayers Union were misrepresenting themselves as independent advocacy groups,
when in fact their work was funded by Microsoft," Oracle said in a
statement obtained by Bloomberg News.
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| Oracle a engagé Investigative Group International
pour enquêter sur les actions de deux organisations proches de
Microsoft, " Independence Institute" et "National Taxpayers
Union". Le but était de mettre en évidence des éléments les
liants à Microsoft durant le procès anti-trust.
Larry Ellison, president d'Oracle a
confirmé cette situation et dit se sentir très bien d'avoir agit
de la sorte.
L'agence de détectives s'est vu
refuser son offre lorsqu'elle a voulu payer deux femmes de ménage,
1200$ pour les poubelles de l' "Association for Competitive
Technology"
L'association nationale "National Taxpayers Union"
dans une étude de cette année dit que les fonds de pension publics
ont perdu 38.6$ millards, à cause du déclin des actions de
Microsoft.
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The revelation further highlights the fierce rivalry between the two software
giants and their chairmen.
Oracle admitted ties to IGI after media reports said the detective agency
tried to buy trash from a Washington-based research group supported financially
by Microsoft, the Association for Competitive Technology. IGI was rebuffed in
its efforts this month to pay two cleaning women $1,200 for the trash, newspaper
reports said.
The National Taxpayers Union this year released a study saying public pension
funds lost $38.6 billion because of the decline in Microsoft's stock. After that
report was released, the Journal reported that the company had received more
than $200,000 from Microsoft.
``Many companies in the Silicon Valley do this on
some level,'' said James Pickrel of Chase H&Q in San Francisco.
Ellison also revealed that Oracle investigated
another group called Citizens for a Sound Economy.
Ellison said he was unsure how much money Oracle
paid IGI for the investigation, but he believes it was less than $100,000.
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