Oracle OpenWorld
2011 drew more
than 45,000
technology
enthusiasts from
117 countries
for five days of
keynotes, sessions,
and networking. Oracle President
Safra Catz welcomed
the audience to a
keynote presentation
by Cisco Chairman and
CEO John Chambers. Oracle CEO
Larry Ellison
proudly showed
off a 2010 World
Series ring
presented to him
by San Francisco
Giants President
Larry Baer (center). Oracle President
Mark Hurd explained
how Oracle's strategy
of hardware and
software, engineered
to work together, is
delivering results. Customers sailed on
San Francisco Bay
in the International
America's Cup yacht
USA-76, which was
raced by ORACLE
Racing in the 2007
America's Cup.