甲骨文上个季度收入下降了1%，其中与云和软件服务的收入下降了2%。利润下降的原因是用户正在观望，甲骨文下周将发布新的T5服务器。甲骨文宣布在12月至2月收入总计90亿美元,净利润达25亿美元。而与硬件产品和硬件支持有关的业务分别下降了23%和6%。

Oracle sees reduced revenue from software and cloud services

Sourcingfocus | Thursday, March 21, 2013

Oracle has experienced a reduction of 1 percent in the last quarter, with revenue relating to new cloud and software services falling by 2 percent.

Profits have been impacted by customersholding out on recent purchases in expectation of purchasing new products from Oracle that are around the corner, with its new line of T5 servers set to be released next week.

Safra Catz, Oracle’s chief financial officer, said of the new servers: “our customers know the new products are coming out next week and have held off for that”.

Oracle announced that over December to February revenue totalled $9 billion with net profit reached $2.5 billion.

Revenue relation to hardware products and hardware support for business suffered however, with a drop of 23 percent and 6 percent respectively.