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July 29, 2010  1:20 PM

Oracle name change to Java update causes problems



Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Oracle and Java, Oracle-Sun deal

July 6, 2010  2:34 PM

MySQL founder Michael Widenius appeals EU’s decision on Oracle-Sun deal



Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
MySQL, Oracle-Sun deal

Michael "Monty" Widenius, the founder and original developer of open...

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June 16, 2010  3:45 PM

Is the Oracle-Sun acquisition on the verge of failing?



Posted by: Shayna Garlick
Oracle acquisitions, Oracle-Sun deal, Sun Microsystems

The last person who would want to hear ‘Sun acquisition' and ‘fail' in the same sentence is Larry Ellison.  But if revelations continue to emerge about the possibility of the Sun merger not being the success Ellison had planned for, it may be hard for him to avoid. Larry is no newcomer to...

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April 12, 2010  6:36 PM

Gosling leaves Oracle – will Java follow?



Posted by: Shayna Garlick
Oracle and Java, Oracle-Sun deal

We recently examined the increasingly optimistic future of MySQL and Java now that they're in Oracle's hands, especially as the two open source products have just been

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April 7, 2010  1:35 PM

Oracle and Sun: Read the fine print



Posted by: Barney Beal
Oracle acquisitions, Oracle hardware decisions, Oracle-Sun deal

If you tuned in to Oracle's four-hour webcast on its plans for Sun in the wake of the acquisition, you may have strained to hear what

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February 24, 2010  3:20 PM

Larry’s suddenly Sunny disposition



Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Commission, Exadata Database Machine, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM, Oracle-Sun deal, The America's Cup

Speaking at an event over the weekend celebrating his triumphant return with The America's Cup in hand, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison said he expects his other prize - Sun Microsystems - to be profitable "right away". This is not exactly breaking news. Just last month

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February 17, 2010  4:25 PM

Sailing against IBM may be rougher for Larry than the America’s Cup



Posted by: Ed Scannell
America's Cup, IBM, Larry Ellison, Oracle-Sun deal, stack computing

Larry Ellison is having himself a year. First, he outlasted the European Commission (EC) which held up his attempt to acquire Sun Microsystems for over four months. Now he has followed that triumph with another by winning the America's Cup, one of the most valued trophies in all of...

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February 1, 2010  4:22 PM

Oracle’s Ellison adds another episode to the “Larry Being Larry” show



Posted by: Ed Scannell
Exadata Database Machine 2, Oracle-Sun deal, stack computing

January 27, 2010  3:30 PM

Here comes the Sun



Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Commission, MySQL, Oracle-Sun deal

January 21, 2010  6:01 PM

Oracle gets the green light from the EC to acquire Sun



Posted by: Ed Scannell
European Commission, MySQL, Oracle-Sun deal, Sun Microsystems

After over three months of investigation the European Commission (EC) has officially approved Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems which could see the combined company significantly change the competitive landscape of the IT industry. "I am now satisfied that competition and...

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