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Oracle Corp has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle’s 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more of HP’s turf.
Hurd’s appointment Monday as co-president of Oracle comes a month after he resigned from HP following a sexual harassment investigation.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison loudly came to Hurd’s defense at the time,calling HP’s decision to oust Hurd the worst personnel decision since Apple Inc forced out Steve Jobs another of Ellison’s friends 25 years ago.
Oracle and HP are longtime partners,working together for 25 years to make sure their products are in sync. But Hurd’s new job underscores the growing fissure between the Silicon Valley heavyweights.
