Will SAP Acquire Teradata to Extinguish the Lawsuit?

Executive Summary Teradata filed a lawsuit against SAP. However, an acquisition by SAP would negate this lawsuit. We cover how SAP may employ this strategy and what it would mean for HANA. Introduction Teradata is currently using SAP for anticompetitive behavior and IP theft. SAP also has a major problem on its hands with HANA…

How True is SAP’s Motion to Dismiss Teradata’s Complaint?

Executive Summary SAP filed a motion to dismiss Teradata’s complaint. How accurate are the statements proposed in the motion to dismiss? Introduction to the SAP vs. Teradata Lawsuit Teradata filed a complaint against SAP in June of 2018, asserting many things that Brightwork Research & Analysis has been saying for several years. (although our research…

Oracle Sued for Making False Claims About Cloud Growth

Executive Summary Oracle is being sued for making false claims about cloud growth, and we review the accusations brought by the Fireman’s Fund. How it is common for Oracle to lie both to investors and customers. Introduction We have been exposing areas around Oracle’s exaggerations of its Cloud. However, Oracle is now being sued by…

How SAP Exposed its Own Support Monopoly in the Oracle TomorrowNow Lawsuit

Executive Summary In the TomorrowNow lawsuit, SAP accused Oracle of many things that equally apply to SAP. The most critical accusation being that Oracle uses coercive tactics to prevent customers from saving money on support! Introduction In the Oracle vs. SAP on the TomorrowNow case, Oracle made many accusations against SAP. To defend itself, SAP…

Intimidating SAP Business Objects Trainers With Fake Threats to Fair Use Law

Executive Summary After the BusinessObjects acquisition, SAP used an inaccurate proposal around fair use to intimidate BusinessObjects trainers. We cover the ridiculousness of SAP’s proposal. Introduction This article describes that SAP has been using legal letters which misrepresent what is called fair use laws to intimidate people into paying them to show SAP Business Objects screenshots. Our…

The Problem with the Judge’s Ruling on the SAP Diageo Case

Executive Summary The judgment of the UK court for SAP vs. Diageo made little sense upon reading the summary. Problematic areas included how the judge interpreted how systems work and the reality of integration. Introduction I recently found an interesting article on indirect access from UpperEdge. I consider UpperEdge to produce some of the best articles…

How The University of Chicago and Harvard Write In Defense of Tying Arrangements

Executive Summary How The University of Chicago and Harvard consistently work against the public interest. We cover the overestimation of “Perfectly Competitive Markets.” Introduction In performing research in indirect access rules as employed by SAP, I investigated tying arrangements in tying agreements. I found it interesting to once again run into two of the least…