*Oracle blames new sales people for missing targets. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20- Oracle Corp blamed its rapidly expanding salesforce for a severe miss in third-quarter software sales and warned that its ailing hardware business will lose more ground this quarter, driving its shares 8 percent lower on Wednesday.
*Oracle blames new sales people for missing targets. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20- Oracle Corp forecast a return to growth in new software sales this quarter, after blaming its rapidly expanding salesforce for a severe miss in third-quarter revenue that drove its shares 8 percent lower on Wednesday.