It's good to have friends in high places.  Former Hewlett-Packard Company CEO Mark Hurd may be out of a job for now, but he may soon find a new home at Oracle.  Oracle is headed by Mr. Hurd's close friend Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison.  Mr. Ellison has reportedly reached out to Mr. Hurd and offered him an executive position with Oracle.

For those unfamiliar with Mr. Hurd's strange story, it began when he resigned early last month following allegations that he submitted inaccurate expense reports to cover up a "close personal relationship" with contractor Jodie Fisher.

Ms. Fisher reportedly was hired on to help Mr. Hurd interface with CEOs of his company's clients.  She reportedly stayed with Mr. Hurd on several corporate business trips, including dining with him.  While no one has accused the pair of having a sexual relationship, Ms. Fisher later sued Mr. Hurd for sexual harassment.  The exact details of her accusations remain unknown, as the suit was settled out of court.

Outside of her contracting work, Ms. Fisher had worked as a film and television actress.  Her resume included several softcore pornographic films such as Intimate Obsession and Body of Influence 2.

Mr. Hurd began his career at NCR Corporation, where he would work for 25 years.  In 2001 he became president of NCR, and in 2002 he was made Chief Operating Officer.  NCR Corp. makes ATMs, bar-code scanners, and other commercial devices.

In 2005 he left NCR to join HP, replacing CEO Carly Fiorina.  Under his leadership HP transformed from a struggling giant to the world's top personal computer seller, surpassing Dell.  HP shares have been down almost 13 percent since he resigned.

Mr. Ellison has long been friends with Mr. Hurd and blasted the board's decision to force him resign.  He called the board's tactics "cowardly" and voiced his support for Mr. Hurd.

Oracle is the world's third largest software company behind only Microsoft and IBM.  It recently made headlines for its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in August 2009.