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December 16, 2009
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Oracle's Pyrrhic Victory? Oracle is navigating its way through European regulations. But what's the point?   |
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
December 15, 2010 |
Oracle Unveils MySQL 5.5 Oracle moves to put to rest uncertainty about the future of the open source database with the release of MySQL 5.5, reiterating commitment to strengthening the community. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
MySQL Makes Waves Open-source database software MySQL is grabbing market share from major players. |
CIO
May 25, 2011
Chris Kanaracus |
Five Things You Need to Know About MySQL MySQL may already be in your enterprise. Here are the basics on the open-source database. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Meet the New Sun, Better Than the Old Sun Sun Microsystems ain't what it used to be. The new Sun relies on virtualization-friendly blade servers, storage arrays, and open-source software. And that's a good thing. |
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
April 13, 2010 |
Oracle Taps InnoDB for MySQL Plans Oracle has released the beta version of MySQL 5.5 and announced that InnoDB will become the default storage engine. |
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
October 18, 2010 |
Open Source MySQL Space Heats Up With SkySQL Startup that includes many former MySQL executives is looking to provide an open source set of support tools for the database effort, without extending into a rival distribution. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Dips a Toe in Open Source Forget its current tepid support; the database giant could profit handsomely by diving in. |
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
September 2, 2009 |
EU May Delay Oracle-Sun Nuptials Sun just can't get a break as European investigators might stall its proposed merger with Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
Anders Bylund |
My Marketing Mistake Is Bigger Than Yours! Oracle is walking a fine line here. |
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. |
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
November 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard? Larry Ellison is many things, but never a quitter. He will buy Sun in the end, but the question is why. |
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. |
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
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. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2010 |
Developer Worries About MySQL's Future Oracle said it will continue developing MySQL as free software for the next five years, but the application's lead developer isn't convinced his open source baby will survive much longer. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2009 |
EU Says Oracle's MySQL Pledge Is 'Significant' Oracle may be winning over some critics as it seeks to get the OK on its purchase of Sun, but it also made some sizable commitments in return. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Why Oracle Must Fight Europe Evidence suggests that MySQL today is worth materially more than what Sun paid for it. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has no choice but to fight for fair value, and that means fighting the European Commission's ruling. |
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
Alex Goldman |
Oracle Buys Sun in IBM's Wake Oracle reveals a few details of its strategic vision for the merger with Sun. |
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
December 22, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
MySQL 5.5 Speeds Release of New Features Don't worry about waiting around for MySQL 6, you don't have to anymore. |
Insurance & Technology
May 15, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Implications of Oracle/Sun Slight for Insurance in the Short Term Oracle's bid to acquire Sun is groundbreaking from a general technology point of view, but its meaning for the insurance industry is likely to manifest itself over a longer timeframe as the vendor's strategy evolves. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Oracle Goes for the Kill Oracle's Larry Ellison applies Sun Tzu's principles against open-source competitors. |
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
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. |
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. |
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.' |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Cue the Titanic Culture Clash! An internal memo gives us a glimpse into the minds of Sun's leaders -- and it doesn't look good. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
The Sun Isn't Shining for Oracle This is one acquisition Oracle could regret. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Previewing 2007: Oracle Though it's had a grand 2006 thus far, Oracle stock has hit a rough patch recently, down about 13% since November. But could this price dip be an opportunity for investors in 2007? Let's take a look. |
InternetNews
June 24, 2010 |
Oracle Rides Sun to Big 4Q Earnings Oracle posted a profit of $3 billion for the latest quarter. |
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. |
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
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
April 21, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
MySQL 5.4 Released as Oracle Looms Large New MySQL chief calls for more transparency with the community and is optimistic about opportunities within Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2009
Tim Beyers |
You're Wrong to Sell Oracle The numbers weren't stellar, but the stock is still a buy. |
InternetNews
March 1, 2010 |
Oracle Says OpenSolaris Will Stay Open Source Seeking to ease concerns about the future of the OpenSolaris project following the acquisition of Sun, Oracle is assuring the community that it will keep OpenSolaris available as open source, and invest heavily in its development. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Oracle: A Tenuous Top Dog Open-source software threatens the robust and growing database market. Investors, take note. |
