Oracle buys Sun for $7.4B
Oracle has signed a deal to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, plunging the enterprise software vendor into the hardware market and making Sun the latest company to be subsumed by the Silicon Valley giant.
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The rise and fall of Sun Microsystems
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Update: Oracle agrees to buy Sun for $7.4B
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says Java and Solaris were the two main reasons Oracle purchased Sun... more
Can Oracle make sense of Sun's hardware?
By acquiring Sun Microsystems, Oracle gets instant credibility in key technologies but will face its share of challenges... more
Neil McAllister, Fatal ExceptionWhat if Oracle bought Sun Microsystems?
If Oracle picks up where IBM left off, database, storage, and Java customers could be in for radical changes... more
Breaking news: Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B
Oracle's acquisition of Sun brings up some very interesting questions for customers and open source proponents... more
David Marshall, Virtualization ReportOracle gets virtualization portfolio with Sun acquisition
Oracle dives in to acquire Sun for $7.4 billion, gaining the hardware, operating system, Java -- and Sun's virtualization portfolio.... more
Oracle wins 'Acquirer of the Year' award at MySQL Conference
MySQL and Oracle continue to co-exist in the enterprise... more
Neil McAllister, Fatal ExceptionTen ways Oracle could make money from Sun
"Consolidation" will be the watchword as Oracle absorbs Sun Microsystems, but it shouldn't ignore the plum technologies in Sun's portfolio... more
Can Oracle really generate a $1.5B profit from Sun?
My analysis leads me to question Oracle's target of generating over $1.5B in operating profit from Sun in the first year after the acquisition... more
Why no mention of MySQL in Oracle's ad?
Oracle's WSJ ad rekindles the question of whether Oracle is really after Sun's hardware/systems assets or its software assets... more
Can Oracle make sense of Sun's hardware?
By acquiring Sun Microsystems, Oracle gets instant credibility in key technologies but will face its share of challenges... more
Oracle's Sun buy: Ellison praises Solaris, snubs IBM
Oracle CEO says Sun's OS is 'by far the best Unix technology' available, also cites Java as a key component of acquisition... more
Sun deal revives Oracle's Network Computer dream
Ellison gets a thin-client step into the cloud to rain on IBM's parade... more
Before Sun: Oracle's recent acquisitions
Sun Microsystems joins a long list, including such names as BEA Systems, PeopleSoft, and Siebel Systems, of Oracle's latest buys... more
Analysts: Sun's MySQL could thrive under Oracle ownership
Oracle's Database 11g will remain the flagship, but analysts point out MySQL's millions of users, active community... more
OpenSolaris, Linux could merge under Oracle
Analysts said key features of Solaris, particularly DTrace, could be useful additions to Linux... more
Analyst: Oracle could axe 10,000 jobs after Sun deal
Sales and marketing would be hit hardest, one group predicts... more
After losing Sun to Oracle, IBM earnings up
For the first quarter, IBM earnings were up and narrowly beat analyst expectations... more
Oracle-Sun: Apps, systems management coup for customers
The sum of Oracle's and Sun's management technology portfolios will provide much greater value than the stand-alone parts, experts say... more
Experts: Oracle and MySQL do not create a database monopoly
Open source MySQL widely used but lacks sales figures that interest regulators ... more
Oracle likely to leave mobile Java alone
The cell phone application platform probably won't be a priority, observers say... more
Oracle-Sun union means tough decisions on ID management
Currently, the two companies overlap in many areas, most significantly in terms of provisioning and access management... more
Microsoft could be a winner in Sun-Oracle deal
If Oracle alienates its server partners and lets MySQL languish, Microsoft could be the beneficiary... more
Former MySQL CEO cites good fortune for Oracle
Marten Mickos believes the acquisition is a good move, but others at conference worry about what the acquisition plan could mean for MySQL... more
Are price hikes in store for Sun software support?
Observers predict that Oracle will raise support prices for Sun software gradually over time after the acquisition closes... more
Oracle-Sun deal renews calls for OpenOffice's independence
Question remains about best role model: Mozilla, Apache, or Linux Foundation?... more
Update: Sun shareholders file suit to block sale to Oracle
An SEC filing describes the legal actions, plus reveals potential violation of bribery law and ERP project woes... more
Oracle aims to be the Apple of datacenter hardware
The acquisition of Sun gives Oracle a sizable hardware portfolio to integrate with its own software... more
Otellini: Sparc uncertainty an opportunity for Itanium
Sparc's uncertainty in the wake of Oracle's purchase of Sun creates market space for Itanium chips to go into more servers... more
Sun shareholders will vote on Oracle deal on July 16
The company's board unanimously recommends passage of the $7.4 billion deal... more
Golden parachutes ready for top Sun execs
Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, chairman Scott McNealy, and other company executives stand to get large severance packages if they opt against staying on after Oracle deal closes... more
Golden parachutes for top Sun execs revealed
Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz will receive a severance package of about $12 million and co-founder Scott McNealy will get around $9.5 million... more
DOJ needs more time to examine Oracle-Sun deal
The agency wants more information about a Java licensing rights issue... more
Sun stockholders approve merger with Oracle
The deal, still subject to regulatory approvals, was approved by 62 percent of shares... more
European antitrust regulators to review Oracle-Sun deal
The European Commission will either approve the deal or open a more in-depth investigation ... more
Update: DOJ approves Oracle-Sun deal
The deal is still subject to certain conditions and remains under scrutiny by European officials... more
Update: EC opens deeper probe of Oracle-Sun merger
Regulator has 'serious concerns' about the deal's impact on competition in the database market... more
MySQL cofounder says Oracle should sell database
MySQL needs a home where there will be no conflicts of interest, says the creator of the open-source database... more
Update: Sun to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle awaits merger approval
Sun is losing $100 million per month while it waits for the proposed Oracle buyout to pass regulatory muster... more
Update: EU chides Oracle over lack of cooperation in probe of Sun deal
Europe's competition commissioner says Oracle has failed to help address its concerns... more
Many open-sourcers back an Oracle takeover of MySQL
Observers say that Oracle's acquisition of MySQL will not be damaging to MySQL itself and question the motives of some detractors... more
Oracle sheds new light on future of Sun technologies
An updated FAQ provides information on Oracle's plans for GlassFish, NetBeans, and other products... more
Oracle readies for fight with EU over Sun takeover
Senior U.S. politicians are said to be willing to wade in to secure the takeover if European regulators issue a statement of objections to the merger... more
Update: EU issues objections to Oracle's Sun acquisition
The Commission's statement of objections focuses on its concerns about Oracle owning the open-source MySQL database... more
What if Oracle's buyout of Sun falls through?
Not likely to survive on its own, Sun would need a new buyer for itself or its technologies... more
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