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InternetNews
September 3, 2009 |
EC Delay Hurts Oracle's Plans for Sun The news on Thursday that European Union antitrust regulators have launched an in-depth probe into Oracle's $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems on competitive concerns was the worst outcome for the two firms as they are both left paralyzed for an indeterminate length of time.   |
InternetNews
November 4, 2009 |
EC May Block Oracle/Sun Merger Numerous reports have indicated that Oracle is expecting a formal objection from the European Commission on Competition to its planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, inviting the possibility that the European Union could derail the merger. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
DoJ to Oracle/Sun: Not so Fast, Pardners The federal government has denied Oracle's request for a speedy approval of its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems, requesting more time to give the purchase scrutiny before passing it on to the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Pyrrhic Victory? Oracle is navigating its way through European regulations. But what's the point? |
InternetNews
September 14, 2009 |
Some Customers Are Sticking With Sun As HP and IBM aggressively pitch Sun customers, many are hanging in there. Oracle plans to debut a new Sun/Oracle database system this week. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2010 |
Sun Seen Boosting Oracle's Business Immediately Sun's impact on Oracle's revenue and earnings will take time to grow, but UBS sees indications that there will be at least some positive impact right away. |
InternetNews
July 22, 2010 |
Oracle Looks to Calm Sun Customer Concerns A Garter report found that Sun customers aren't happy with the flow of information from the company's new owner. Now Oracle is moving to calm frustrated Sun users. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Gift to Growth Investors Oracle must lose some dead weight before closing the Sun deal. |
InternetNews
July 31, 2009 |
Defections Batter Sun Microsystems With talent and customer defections, Oracle could have its hands full resuscitating Sun by the close of its blockbuster merger. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2009 |
European Regulators Object to Oracle-Sun Merger The European Commission made the rumors official on Monday by issuing its official objections to Sun Microsystems' acquisition by Oracle - setting the stage for a transatlantic fight between Oracle and European regulators. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Europe to Larry Ellison: It's On, Maybe EU regulators open an antitrust investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Is Setting On Schedule Database titan Oracle has received clearance from American antitrust regulators to go ahead with its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems |
InternetNews
August 20, 2009 |
Oracle-Sun Marriage Gets DoJ's Blessing Oracle's $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems got the sign-off it needed from federal antitrust regulators today, removing a key hurdle for the two companies' merger. |
InternetNews
May 4, 2009
Alex Goldman |
IBM Attacks Oracle With Sun Processor Bounty IBM claims to be the only major open source vendor that's increasing its market share and a new offer aims to accelerate the trend. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2009 |
Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL? How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun? |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Why Oracle's Getting More Than It Bargained For Sun's earnings show just how weak its hardware business is. |
InternetNews
October 9, 2009 |
MySQL Founder Calls on EC to Clear Oracle/Sun Marten Mickos writes European Commission head Neelie Kroes, saying the Oracle/Sun deal won't hurt MySQL. Will they listen? |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Oracle Buys Sun in IBM's Wake Oracle reveals a few details of its strategic vision for the merger with Sun. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2010 |
IBM Boasts Customer Wins Amid Oracle-HP Feud IBM boasts that it signed up a record number of customers from competitors in the first three quarters of the year, luring hundreds away from Oracle and HP. |
InternetNews
April 16, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Tries to Win Back IBM, to No Avail Sun is trying to restart talks with IBM, but is being met with a cold shoulder. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2009 |
Oracle's $10M Database Server Challenge On the eve of Oracle OpenWorld, the Sun bosses try to convince the audience that they and the EC have nothing to worry about. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 20, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Oracle to Buy Sun Microsystems After original deal with IBM collapsed, Sun has found itself a new acquirer in Oracle. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
A Better Fate for Sun This deal seems like a better fit than a merger with IBM. But Oracle has its work cut out for it. |
InternetNews
January 15, 2010 |
Sun Facing Massive Cuts After Oracle Deal? Oracle may cut up to half of Sun Microsystems' staff in the next few weeks when it finally closes the long-delayed acquisition of the troubled systems vendor, according to a report by an analyst at UBS AG. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2009 |
HP Gets Aid in Wooing Sun's Server Customers HP is enlisting some aid in making its play for Sun customers even strong. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2009 |
Sun to Pink-Slip 3,000 Workers While Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition awaits approval from European regulators, Sun trims some fat. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Ellison Commits to Sun's Hardware Business Oracle boss says making its own chips is "very, very important." |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Sun Sets for $7.4 Billion Oracle announces a $7.4 billion, or $9.50 per share, deal for Sun Microsystems, ending rumors of a proposed acquisition by IBM. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Sun and Oracle's Server Woes Just Got Worse Industry standard hardware is gaining share again, further weakening Sun's competitive standing. |
InternetNews
November 20, 2009 |
Oracle Gets a One-Week Extension on Sun Deal Oracle gets more time from the EU to defend its purchase of Sun Microsystems, while some are calling on the company to sell off MySQL. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2010 |
Oracle's Surprise, Mark Hurd Named President How will the high profile signing of HP's ex-CEO Mark Hurd help Oracle in its quest to take on IBM and other systems providers? |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Oracle Strikes Again The software maker's purchase of Sun Microsystems could be either boom or bust for IT departments. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Won and Lost in Europe Some hard-fought victories aren't worth the paper their oral contracts were written on. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
The Sun Isn't Shining for Oracle This is one acquisition Oracle could regret. |
InternetNews
June 24, 2010 |
Oracle Rides Sun to Big 4Q Earnings Oracle posted a profit of $3 billion for the latest quarter. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2009 |
Oracle Outlines Sun Software Plans With the deal's approval still pending, Oracle offers more details on what it plans to do if it can close on its purchase of Sun Microsystems. |
InternetNews
January 22, 2010 |
Sun CEO Upbeat in Goodbye Letter The final missive from Jonathan Schwartz encourages those keeping their jobs to think 'Sun is a brand, Oracle is your company.' |
InternetNews
March 18, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun, Fed Keep Tech Stocks Rallying News that IBM could acquire Sun and aggressive plans by the Federal Reserve to boost the economy sent stocks higher once again on Wednesday, while Oracle kept the party going after hours. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Kicks Sun Into Shape There's more kicking to be done, but Larry Ellison's changes at Sun make a lot of sense. |
InternetNews
December 9, 2009 |
EC Chief Now 'Optimistic' About Oracle Deal European Commission Chair Neelie Kroes now says she thinks a deal can be made, just one day after she told U.S. senators to back off. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Justice vs. Larry Ellison: The Sequel? Oracle says that the Justice Department has requested more time to review its proposed $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Goes Down With a Whimper Sun Microsystems, the former high-tech superstar, will slip away quietly, in the dark of night, when its acquisition by Oracle closes sometime this summer. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Not Backing Away From IBM Larry Ellison seems to be serious about keeping Sun's hardware business. He's trying hard to keep those precious customers, too. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Faces Suit Over Oracle Deal, Bribery Probe Three suits are filed to stop the Oracle takeover, while the company looks into possible overseas bribery incidents. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2006
Susan Kuchinskas |
Oracle and Sun Renew Partnership Sun Microsystems will become an Oracle OEM as part of a ten-year agreement the companies announced on Tuesday. |
InternetNews
January 16, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Sun to Nab MySQL For $1 Billion In a surprise move, Sun Microsystems today said it's acquiring privately held open source database vendor MySQL AB for approximately $1 billion. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2009 |
Oracle Says It's Not Backing Down in EU Challenge Rumors suggested that Oracle would give in to European regulators' concerns about its buy of Sun-owned MySQL. Not so, the database giant says. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Anders Bylund |
The Sun Sets on MySQL Platform specialist Sun Microsystems ponied up $1 billion in cash and assumed options to buy privately held MySQL AB, taking its first step into the database sector. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2009 |
EU Set to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal European regulators have given Oracle the tentative green light in its long-delayed merger with Sun Microsystems now that Oracle has assuaged concerns about the stewardship of the open source MySQL database. |
InternetNews
May 7, 2010 |
Oracle Says It's Sticking With Tape Storage The latest Sun customers to need reassuring from Oracle are the StorageTek data tape customers, who are told of Oracle's long-term commitment to the technology. |
