Software maker Oracle has let go of its chief finance officer, Jeff Epstein, without revealing why the exec had resigned from the company. He has been replaced by the firm's current president Safra Catz. Epstein, who had reported to Catz during his tenure, only joined Oracle in September 2008. The company confirmed Epstein's …

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Tuesday 26th April 2011 11:36 GMT Anonymous Coward

too clean?

maybe he refused to follow standard Oracle exec practice and have affairs with his staff? If so perhaps he'll turn up at HP!

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1. Tuesday 26th April 2011 12:03 GMT The Cube
  
  Perhaps he has discovered ethics
  
  And just can't bring himself to carry on working for Larry Evil any longer?
  
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Tuesday 26th April 2011 12:05 GMT Kleykenb

hardware company

Oracle isn't just a software company anymore.

Strange as it still may feel they actually sell servers , storage and other hardware.

May want to catch up on that.

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1. Tuesday 26th April 2011 12:33 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  egos need bruising!
  
  Hey this is el reg where HP are regularly referred to as "makers of expensive printer ink", actually calling Oracle a software company is pretty polite!
  
  Maybe a better opening would be:
  
  Oracle (1960s style IBM monopoly wannabe)...
  
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Tuesday 26th April 2011 12:05 GMT Ancient Oracle funkie

Maybe..

... he refused to approve one of Mark Hurd's claims

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Tuesday 26th April 2011 18:50 GMT Smoking Man

Somebodie's working behind the scenes

Marky Mark Hurd. For sure. Wants to succeed Larry as CEO of Oracle. His ego demands for that.

Prerequisites: Get rid of three persons:

- Charles Phillpis: Check.

- Safra Catz: Ongoing; stage 1: finished.

- Larry: He doesn't know yet, but he'll quit and hand his job over "to me on his free will." Ongoing.

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Friday 29th April 2011 23:04 GMT Anonymous Coward

re: Somebodie's working behind the scenes

"- Safra Catz: Ongoing; stage 1: finished."

Safra is ten times the man that Mark is. She'll kick his ass to the curb if he even tries anything with her.

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