January, 2010

RedMonk analyst Stephen O’Grady’s take on Oracle-Sun’s x86 future

According to RedMonk analyst Stephen O'Grady's blog, in response to a Twitter question about Oracle-Sun's plans for x86:

A: This is one of the $64,000 questions, in my opinion. Oracle was quite...

The x86 server processor market revival

IDC today is reporting that the x86 server processor market is back on the rebound, growing 14.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the third quarter: "The sequential rise in mainstream and high-end client processors points to the new products, like Core i5 and Athlon II, that Intel and...

Big Oracle Sun event today

Starting at noon ET today, Oracle will kick off a five-hour event in California that will outline its plans for Sun Microsystems' technology. Last week, Oracle received approval from the European...

European Commission approves Oracle acquisition of Sun

The European Commission has approved the Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems, representing the last hurdle the database giant had to jump before the deal was done. It has been nine months since Oracle announced its intention to purchase Sun, but regulatory issues have stymied progress on the...