Summary Box: Oracle’s net income jumps 25 pct in first full quarter with Sun Microsystems

Summary Box: Oracle’s net jumps 25 pct

THE PROFIT: Oracle Corp.’s net income jumped 25 percent in the most recent quarter. CEO Larry Ellison trumpeted momentum in the company’s efforts to sell computer hardware and in its showdown with IBM Corp.

THE FUEL: Oracle’s sales of new software licenses rose for the third straight quarter. It was also Oracle’s first full quarter with Sun Microsystems under its belt.

THE BIG PICTURE: The numbers reflect the increasing importance of Oracle’s push into hardware. Ginning up momentum in Sun’s slumping hardware business will be critical for Oracle.