Oracle has updated some of its middleware and developer products to make them better equipped for private cloud deployments, releasing major updates for the WebLogic application server and Oracle ...

We designed WebLogic 12c to make that happen,” said Mike Lehmann, Oracle senior director of product management, noting that the “c” in the name of the new version stands for “cloud.” ...

Oracle is also planning to run a “developer deep dive” event on the same day. Current pricing for the high-end WebLogic Suite is $45,000 per processor, plus $9,900 in annual support.

According to Gartner, the public cloud market may jump 18.5% to $131.0 billion in 2017 from $111 billion in 2012. Microsoft, with its solid portfolio and this partnership with Oracle should be ...