Big moves for Oracle in 2005

Oracle had a big year in 2005: From the SAP/Oracle rivalry, to the emergence of open source databases gunning for Oracle, to the blockbuster deals that only a company with a fat wallet and a boisterous CEO could ever think of attempting.

Compiled meticulously in the much-ballyhooed "top five" format, here's a look back at the year in Oracle and an idea of what's coming down the pipeline for 2006.

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