Oracle"s Open World Conference Opens Today - http://clapway.com/2015/10/26/oracles-open-world-conference-opens-today123/

Thousands of people will gather in downtown San Francisco as of today and for the rest of the week for Oracle’s Open World conference. Over 60,000 from all over the world have come for the event, which promises to bring news of what Oracle can offer the world of technology. This week will be filled with new products for managing cloud-based apps and platform services, as well as an opportunity for people in the industry to network with other businesses from all over the world.

Larry Ellison Took the Stage Last Night to Kick Off Open World

Larry Ellison, executive chairman of Oracle, started out the flagship conference last night, and he took quite a defensive stance on what Oracle is prepared to bring the world during this conference. Ellison had many things to say, about Amazon, IBM, SAP, Workday and Salesforth and even of Microsoft, declaring that Oracle would become the fastest growing cloud technology vendor. Though most of Oracle’s cloud earnings come from medium sized businesses, Ellison insists Oracle will have the superior cloud.

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Oracle has a great reputation for talking high and mighty but not quite delivering, so if there is any truth to these claims or if it’s just another marketing stunt, it has yet to be revealed.

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd Spoke at 9am At Moscone Center

Mark Hurd expressed during his own Keynote that there is no such thing as ‘time outs’ in business. He highlighted that people who work in companies and IT organizations can’t stop buying or selling, moving, can’t stop closing books or opening new ones.

Ultimately Oracle’s promise to those companies is that they will continue to innovate, that they will continue to drive on the best agreed solutions, and that they will have a complete, integrated suite.

It looks to be a competitive, innovative week, and attendees hope Oracle will deliver this time around.

Highlight of the Open World Conference Will be Wednesday

This Wednesday promises to be the highest point on the conference, where English composer and singer Elton John and American singer-songwriter Beck will take to the stage at Treasure Island for all attendees.

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Oracle"s Open World Conference Opens Today

Apple Spends $700,000 a year to keep Tim Cook Safe - http://clapway.com/2015/08/09/apple-spends-700000-a-year-to-keep-tim-cook-safe768/

As the CEO of the world’s most profitable technology, Tim Cook is a very important man, and important men need serious security. Tim Cook requires so much security that Apple is willing to pay out somewhere in the amount of $700,000 on his personal security each year.

THIS WAS REPORTED IN THE APPLE SCHEDULE 14A REPORT

This large figure was spotted in Apple’s Schedule 14A report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by Patently Apple. In the full section in question, this was under a title heading called “All Other Compensation”. This read that this amount represents Apple’s contributions to Tim Cook’s 401(k) plan in the amount of $15,6000, life insurance premiums paid by the company in the amount of $2,520, vacation time in the amount of $56,923 and lastly security expenses in the amount of $699,133. Apple has clarified its expenses on Tim Cook’s security later on in the report, explaining that it doesn’t generally provide “prerequisites to its officers that aren’t available to employees”. Apple apparently provides both home and personal security for Cook, because his security and personal safety are of the “utmost importance to the company and its shareholders”.

LOTS OF TECH COMPANIES SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS FOR CEO SAFETY

Apparently, these kinds of figures for safety and security aren’t all that ludicrous. Amazon spent around $1.6 million to protect Jeff Bezos in 2013. Larry Ellison, the former CEO of Oracle, had a security and safety fund that cost about $1.5 million annually. Many analysts put the upper end of the bodyguard pay scale to be around $120,000 per year. If it is at that price, then Apple is putting out enough money to keep no less than five personal security officers by Tim Cook’s side at all times. Realistically, all of this money isn’t going towards strictly to body guards. Oftentimes, large companies spend money on surveillance cameras and home security systems for their executives as well as body guards.

THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT IN COMPARISON TO APPLE’S OVERALL PROFITS

Yet, in the grand scheme of things this $700,000 is a small amount of Apple’s earnings for a year. They are currently on their way to reporting a $53 billion profit this fiscal year.

 

You may have to spend a fortune to protect your Apple CEO, but you don’t have to break the bank to protect your Apple iPhone.

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Apple Spends $700,000 a year to keep Tim Cook Safe