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GNU
Based on 7 reviews.
Oracle
Based on 3173 reviews.
Overview
GNU i The combination of GNU software and the Linux kernel is commonly known as Linux. Development of the GNU operating system was initiated by Richard Stallman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as a project called the GNU Project which was publicly announced on September 27, 1983, on the net.unix-wizards and net.usoft newsgroups by Richard Stallman.
The Oracle Corporation is an American global computer technology corporation, headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. The company primarily specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products particularly its own brands of database management systems. In 2011 Oracle was the second-largest software maker by revenue, after Microsoft. The company also develops and builds tools for database development and systems of middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software, customer relationship management software and supply chain management software.
Sample Customers
Oracle Hudson CI
Virgin Media
Wercker
Pivotal, Open Listings, Framer, Tablelist
Oracle OBIEE
Banca Transilvania, BeckmanCoulter, Hong Kong Housing Society, HealthShare, Ivanhoe Cambridge Unifies, and Home Credit, and Finance Bank.
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
Georg Fischer Central Plastics
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
24%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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