Oracle Corp. (ORCL)

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Oracle tells investors it can regain the crown it once held among enterprises and end-users, but some aren't so sure.

The software giant stopped breaking out cloud revenue last year, and the numbers it just shared suggest the revenue growth rate for its applications software business slowed last quarter.

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Thanks to strong secular growth trends and perhaps also share gains against major rivals, Adobe and Salesforce are both reporting very strong growth for their marketing software segments.

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Between the Tableau deal and last year's purchase of MuleSoft, Salesforce is betting big on the long-term opportunity presented by data integration and analytics.

During an interview, Anaplan CEO Frank Calderoni argued his firm's software has a lot of room to displace the use of spreadsheets for business planning work, and is better-suited for the needs of large enterprises than "point solutions."

While Salesforce's valuation spells a limited margin of error, the company's execution still looks rock-solid and enterprise software spending trends remain healthy.

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Like IBM, Larry Ellison's company has begun leaning heavily on layoffs and stock buybacks to boost its EPS in the face of little-to-no revenue growth. It has also relied heavily on M&A over the years to boost sales growth.

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Alphabet is awaiting word today on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear its appeal of a $9 billion copyright lawsuit filed by tech rival Oracle Corp.

Azure and Office 365 were far from the only Microsoft businesses to show good top-line momentum last quarter.

Elliott Management thinks SAP can significantly grow its EPS with the help of cost cuts and buybacks. A comparison of SAP's margin profile with Oracle and Microsoft's suggests it's right.

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