The U.S. General Services Administration has announced Oracle’s contract is cancelled.
April 18, 2012: Oracle no longer available on IT Schedule 70
Effective May 17, 2012, IT Schedule 70 is canceling [sic] Oracle America’s Schedule contract GS-35F-0009T in accordance with GSAR 552.238-73, Cancellation.
This is a big step up from just issuing fines for non-compliance issues. Oracle has been in trouble with regulators lately, as reported by major news sources.
Le FBI et le ministère de la justice américain ont ouvert une enquête visant le géant du logiciel Oracle, soupçonné d’avoir versé des pots-de-vin pour obtenir des marchés dans des pays africains, révèle le Wall Street Journal.
That’s French for Oracle has been importing a suspiciously large amount of wine to Africa. I have heard people say Oracle databases make them whine, but I had no idea it was criminal…bada bing. I’ll be here all week.
It seems that the recent compliance enforcement efforts related to civil and criminal investigations such as fraud / overcharging the goverment and false advertising has not done enough to course-correct Oracle management so the U.S. government has made the public decision to terminate the relationship.
«That’s French for Oracle has been importing a suspiciously large amount of wine to Africa.»
Hahaha, no.
What you translated as ‘wine’ (i.e., ‘pots-de-vin’) refers to ‘bribery’.
In other words, this would be more correct, if not proper english:
«That’s French for: Oracle has been suspected of bribery in some African countries, to get some deals»
Haha, ok Arnaud. Sometimes I work a little too hard to make a silly pun, I admit. Your translation is much better, thanks.