Wednesday, February 15, 2006
SAP Fails To Overturn Oracle's Air Force... - Feb. 10, 2006
SAP Fails To Overturn Oracle's Air Force... - Feb. 10, 2006: "SAP AG (SAP) failed in its efforts to overturn a $88.5 million software contract granted by the Air Force to rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL).
'This morning, GAO issued the protected decision responding to SAP's protests; the protests were denied,' Glenn Wolcott, deputy assistant general counsel at the Government Accountability Office, said in an email to Dow Jones Newswires. He declined to go into further detail.
The contract, which was awarded in October, was suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry into SAP's complaints.
The multiyear contract - an unusually large deal in the current software market - is a plum deal for Oracle and represents an important head-to-head win against SAP. The system provides software that will help the Air Force streamline its weapons logistics operations.
'It's very good news for Oracle and for the taxpayer,' Oracle spokesman Bob Wynne said"
'This morning, GAO issued the protected decision responding to SAP's protests; the protests were denied,' Glenn Wolcott, deputy assistant general counsel at the Government Accountability Office, said in an email to Dow Jones Newswires. He declined to go into further detail.
The contract, which was awarded in October, was suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry into SAP's complaints.
The multiyear contract - an unusually large deal in the current software market - is a plum deal for Oracle and represents an important head-to-head win against SAP. The system provides software that will help the Air Force streamline its weapons logistics operations.
'It's very good news for Oracle and for the taxpayer,' Oracle spokesman Bob Wynne said"
