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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the company's headquarters in Redwood City, California June 6, 2012. Ellison unveiled  new cloud and services offerings in a bid to catch up with smaller, faster-growing rivals including Salesforce.com and prevent big competitors including Germany's SAP from getting ahead in the fast-growing area of web-based delivery of computer programs.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the company's headquarters in Redwood City, California June 6, 2012. Ellison unveiled new cloud and services offerings in a bid to catch up with smaller, faster-growing rivals including Salesforce.com and prevent big competitors including Germany's SAP from getting ahead in the fast-growing area of web-based delivery of computer programs.