My IS 7010 students just finished a case about MySQL earlier this week. In that case, MySQL had entered an alliance with SAP and planned to merge SAP DB into MySQL software. That product became MaxDB, and it’s an essential part of SAP NetWeaver.
Today, Oracle sued SAP. Among the charges: employees at TomorrowNow, an SAP subsidiary in Texas, used Oracle customer passwords to copy Oracle software and documents. SAP then offered support services to Oracle customers who were considering switching to SAP NetWeaver.
The TomorrowNow home page doesn’t list SAP at all, notr does it mention Oracle. TomorrowNow does provide third-party support for ERP systems from J.D. Edwards, Siebel and PeopleSoft. Siebel and PeopleSoft were both purchased by Oracle a few years ago. PeopleSoft had previously purchased JD Edwards.
This lawsuit isn’t a big surprise, considering how much the Oracle and SAP sales forces hate each other. According to this article, “Oracle has spent US$20billion over the past three years” to buy smaller competitive rivals in the ERP (enterprise resource planning) industry. The lawsuit states that “theft appears to be an esential — and illegal — part of SAP’s competitive strategy against Oracle.”
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