Tuesday, April 24, 2007
SAP says Oracle lawsuit is attempt to discredit it | Reuters.com
SAP says Oracle lawsuit is attempt to discredit it Reuters.com: "Kagermann told a conference call, 'We believe in the importance of intellectual property rights and we will aggressively defend against the claims made in this lawsuit.'
'However, this case is in its early stage and we will formally respond to these claims within the next weeks,' Kagermann added.
In a later conference call for analysts, Kagermann was more robust in rejecting Oracle's charges, and explicitly defended the activities of SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow, a specialist in support for companies using JD Edwards and PeopleSoft software.
SAP bought TomorrowNow in 2005 as the basis for its so-called Safe Passage programme to woo former JD Edwards and PeopleSoft clients away from Oracle, which acquired JD Edwards and PeopleSoft as part of a two-year buying spree.
'SAP and TomorrowNow are actively engaged in legitimate competition,' Kagermann said. '
'TomorrowNow's business success is all about customer choice. This lawsuit demonstrates that Oracle is trying to limit customer choice by trying to discredit the competition.'"
'However, this case is in its early stage and we will formally respond to these claims within the next weeks,' Kagermann added.
In a later conference call for analysts, Kagermann was more robust in rejecting Oracle's charges, and explicitly defended the activities of SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow, a specialist in support for companies using JD Edwards and PeopleSoft software.
SAP bought TomorrowNow in 2005 as the basis for its so-called Safe Passage programme to woo former JD Edwards and PeopleSoft clients away from Oracle, which acquired JD Edwards and PeopleSoft as part of a two-year buying spree.
'SAP and TomorrowNow are actively engaged in legitimate competition,' Kagermann said. '
'TomorrowNow's business success is all about customer choice. This lawsuit demonstrates that Oracle is trying to limit customer choice by trying to discredit the competition.'"
