Autonomy hits back at Oracle in deal spat (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) – A war of words between Oracle and Autonomy escalated on Thursday when dealmaker Frank Quattrone and Autonomy chief Mike Lynch disputed the U.S. software giant's claims about the nature of a meeting all three parties attended in April.Oracle said Lynch and Quattrone touted Autonomy -- which later found a buyer in Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $11.7 billion -- at that meeting.Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison claimed in an earnings call on September 20 that Autonomy was

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