November 18, 2009 3:21 PM
Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Commission,
Indepedent Oracle Users Group,
MySQL,
Oracle-Sun dealAs tension builds in the standoff between Oracle and the European Commission (EC) over Oracle's proposed ownership of MySQL, Redwood Shores has picked up the support of the Independent Oracle Users Group...
November 4, 2009 9:36 PM
Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Commission,
MySQL,
open source database,
Oracle databaseNot the best of weeks for Team Oracle in or out of the water.
First came reports late Tuesday that the European Commission (EC) was nearing a decision to issue an official statement of objection over Oracle's proposed bid to acquire Sun Microsystems. Issuing such a statement is largely...
October 21, 2009 3:00 PM
Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Union,
Larry Ellison,
MySQL,
Novell,
Oracle-Sun deal,
Red HatIt seems like some people just don't want Oracle to own MySQL.
Right on the heels of Oracle chairman Larry Ellison's pledge to aggressively support Sun's MySQL database at OpenWorld last week, Michael "Monty" Widenius, MySQL's creator says Oracle should sell the open source database to a third...
September 22, 2009 8:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Scannell
cloud computing,
Exadata Database Machine 2,
MySQL,
Oracle,
Oracle-Sun dealSpeaking at a dinner hosted by a non-profit group in San Jose last night, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison confirmed what we wrote earlier this month: The European Union's...
September 14, 2009 9:01 PM
Posted by: Shayna Garlick
MySQL,
Oracle acquisitions,
Oracle development,
Sun MicrosystemsIt was less than a month ago that many Sun customers were concerned about Oracle's silence on the future of Sun's hardware. But it looks like Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison has taken the first steps in...
September 9, 2009 2:43 PM
Posted by: Ed Scannell
Exadata Database Machine,
MySQL,
open source,
Oracle-Sun dealThe European Union has always taken a tough stance against large American companies who look like they are on the verge of abusing their monopolistic positions. Oftentimes it has been tougher on such American companies than our own Department of Justice.
But the
