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German software firm SAP has been ordered by a Californian court to pay US rival Oracle $1.3bn (£820m) after losing a data theft case.
The case revolved around customer-support documents and software stolen by SAP's subsidiary TomorrowNow.
Oracle alleged that the German company intended to use the data to poach the 358 customers involved, and demanded $1.65bn compensation.
SAP had claimed it owed only $40m, but the jury decided in Oracle's favour.
The three-day trial included testimony from Oracle's chief executive, Larry Ellison, as well as SAP co-chief executive Bill McDermott.
The jury reached its decision after only a day of deliberation.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison testified during the case Related stories
German software firm SAP has been ordered by a Californian court to pay US rival Oracle $1.3bn (£820m) after losing a data theft case.
The case revolved around customer-support documents and software stolen by SAP's subsidiary TomorrowNow.
Oracle alleged that the German company intended to use the data to poach the 358 customers involved, and demanded $1.65bn compensation.
SAP had claimed it owed only $40m, but the jury decided in Oracle's favour.
The three-day trial included testimony from Oracle's chief executive, Larry Ellison, as well as SAP co-chief executive Bill McDermott.
The jury reached its decision after only a day of deliberation.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.