The all-cash takeover comes from Oracle’s $39b cash stockpile New York: Business software giant Oracle said on Monday it was buying rival Micros Systems for $5.3 billion (Dh19.5 billion) in a deal to ...

Oracle’s pending acquisition of retail and hospitality technology vendor Micros is its biggest since scooping up Sun Microsystems in 2010, which begs questions about why it’s willing to pay so much.

Oracle has bought Micros Systems, that maker of point-of-sale hardware and software tools for retailers, hotel companies, and other businesses. At $5.3 billion, it’s a big buy for Oracle — the biggest ...

Adding to its line of purpose-built, point-of-service-solutions, Oracle Corporation ORCL launched the Oracle MICROS Compact Workstation 310 point-of-sale (POS) terminal. Launched at National Retail ...

Oracle is buying hospitality and retail technology vendor Micros Systems for US$5.3 billion, in a deal that will be its largest since the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. The announcement Monday ...

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Oracle has issued a fix, but many Micros systems could still be vulnerable. Point-of-sale systems are rich targets for attackers, given their status as a gateway to credit card information, customer ...

Oracle’s retail systems arm Micros has been hacked by a Russian organised cybercrime group that compromised the company’s point-of-sale credit card payment systems. Oracle acknowledged that it ...

Micros POS solution is a staple in the restaurant industry thanks to durable equipment, fast service transactions, and user friendly inventory management. Smaller enterprises may feel this system is ...

Oracle Corp. announced today that it will acquire retail and hospitality software provider MICROS for $5.3 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2014. MICROS is valued at $68 a share, a ...