We got bigger, much scarier competitors. We ended up with Microsoft, a company with all the money in the world, the way I look at those guys. And IBM, another company that, historically, dwarfed us. Safra A. Catz bigcompanycompetitor Change image and share on social
The fact is that our business is fundamentally really strong. We have a platform and a depth that no one in the tech industry has. This means we have competitors at every layer. Safra A. Catz businesscompetitordepth Change image and share on social
It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology. Safra A. Catz absolutelybarcompetitiveness Change image and share on social
I literally went down to my car and thought, 'Oh my God, SAP bought Concur - maybe tomorrow they'll buy Dairy Queen.' It was the best thing that happened to me on the day I was named CEO of Oracle. Safra A. Catz buycarceo Change image and share on social
In 1986, Microsoft and Oracle went public within a day of each other, and I recall telling one of my colleagues that the software business will become big. So I started working with software companies in the mid-'80s and never turned back. Safra A. Catz 80sbackbig share on social
It is not a coincidence that Fusion middleware and applications have the same name. We knew what we needed it to be. Safra A. Catz applicationcoincidencefusion Change image and share on social
The way deals are done, every idea is looked at 50 different ways. Now, the market continues to change all the time. And we are always looking at everything in evaluating how it fits with our strategy. Safra A. Catz changecontinuedeal share on social
The worst decision, hands down, was wearing bright yellow when I was 9 months pregnant. I looked like a bumble bee. I have not worn yellow since. Safra A. Catz badbeebright Change image and share on social
What we need to do is run our business. We need to come up with a value prop that is so compelling that customers have to go for it. Safra A. Catz businesscompelcustomer Change image and share on social
Oracle is obsessed with security. It's an absolute requirement for all our products. The real security issue is when customers take older products that were not built for the Internet, and kind of rack them and put them on the Internet. Safra A. Catz absolutebuildcustomer share on social
