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Oracle names Rona Fairhead to board

The Oracle board has unanimously elected Rona Fairhead to the company's board; increasing the size of the board to 15 directors.

Mythics awarded U.S. Communities Oracle solutions contract

Oracle value-added reseller and systems integrator Mythics has been awarded a contract through U.S. Communities, a subsidiary of Omnia Partners, to provide Oracle technology solutions to over 60,000 participating agencies throughout the United States.

Oracle accuses US of underhand tactics because discrimination case ‘doomed to fail’ — The Register

Oracle has accused the US Department of Labor (DoL) of bringing new claims into a pay discrimination suit, writes Rebecca Hill. Here is the link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/07/oracle_department_of_labor_discrimination_case/

Oracle’s Newest Audit Tactic: Focusing on Java — Forbes

Oracle is starting to do audits aimed at promoting sales of its premium Java version, writes Dan Woods. Here is the link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danwoods/2019/01/31/oracles-newest-audit-tactic-focusing-on-java/#724a99ca5496

Oracle systematically underpaid thousands of women, lawsuit says — The Guardian

Class action alleges female workers were paid average of $13,000 less per year than men doing similar jobs, writes Sam Levin. Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/18/oracle-women-workers-lawsuit-salaries-pay