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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.
InternetNews October 20, 2009	Sun to Pink-Slip 3,000 Workers While Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition awaits approval from European regulators, Sun trims some fat.
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 November 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Profit From Arbitrage Sometimes you don't have to hit a home run to make money in the markets.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Anders Bylund	Mentor Could Use Some Guidance Is the company looking to preserve shareholder interest or management paychecks?
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 December 14, 2009	Sun Leads Tech Stocks Higher The Sun-Oracle merger appeared closer today.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Tim Beyers	Justice vs. Larry Ellison: The Sequel? Oracle says that the Justice Department has requested more time to review its proposed $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
InternetNews November 9, 2009	Sun Hangs In There Despite Tough Q1 It's rough times for the company but a recent SEC filing shows it's not just shriveling up.
InternetNews October 22, 2004 Michael Singer	EU to Decide Oracle/PeopleSoft Next Week Regulators put the probe on the fast track, while Oracle extends its offer yet again.
InternetNews January 21, 2010	Oracle Gets EU's OK for Sun Purchase Deal takes a big step toward completion as China and Russia mull their reactions.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Tech-Stock Feeding Frenzy Starts Now WSJ.com is reporting that IBM is readying a $6.5 billion -- or better -- bid for Sun Microsystems, a buyout that would roughly double Sun's value.
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 January 28, 2010	Oracle Will Keep Sun's Storage, Tape Businesses Oracle revealed this week that it not only plans to keep Sun's disk storage business, but its tape business, too.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2008 Anders Bylund	EA Puts the Heat on Take-Two Electronic Arts' friendly bid to acquire Take-Two Interactive turns hostile.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Won't Deliver 50% Buyout Gains A merger ETF misses M&A targets until after it's too late. You may find that despite a catchy name, an ETF isn't following the same strategy you would.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Anders Bylund	Oracle's Pyrrhic Victory? Oracle is navigating its way through European regulations. But what's the point?
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 April 14, 2010	Oracle's Security Updates Now Include Sun Now that the acquisition is a done deal, Oracle's now rolling Sun updates into its quarterly CPU patch roundup.
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 November 17, 2004 Michael Singer	PeopleSoft Investors Sharing a Divided House Tensions run high as major shareholders mull their choices on Oracle's takeover bid.
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 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
InternetNews February 4, 2004 Clint Boulton	Oracle Offers $9.4 Billion for PeopleSoft The business software maker sweetens its cash bid for PeopleSoft, offering nearly 19 percent more than current market value.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Jones, Maxwell Negotiate Hostile and/or unsolicited buyout offers are invariably exciting to watch, but can be nerve-racking if you've got something invested.
InternetNews December 22, 2009	Sun Reductions Will Hit Open Source Efforts Thousands of Sun employees are facing an unhappy New Year's resolution: find a new job. That includes many in the company's open source efforts.
InternetNews April 6, 2009 Paul Shread	Sun Walks Away From IBM Merger Talks IBM's acquisition of Sun could have apparently fallen apart, at least for now.
InternetNews April 20, 2009 Andy Patrizio	A Better Fate for Sun This deal seems like a better fit than a merger with IBM. But Oracle has its work cut out for it.
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 September 15, 2009 Anders Bylund	Oracle's Gift to Growth Investors Oracle must lose some dead weight before closing the Sun deal.
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.
InternetNews January 15, 2010	Sun Facing Massive Cuts After Oracle Deal? Oracle may cut up to half of Sun Microsystems' staff in the next few weeks when it finally closes the long-delayed acquisition of the troubled systems vendor, according to a report by an analyst at UBS AG.
InternetNews October 7, 2004 Michael Singer	Oracle, EU Extend Deadlines The clock has again been reset for all sides in the proposed takeover of PeopleSoft. Oracle stands by $21 per share, while European regulators mull their investigation.
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CFO June 1, 2009 Scott Leibs	Oracle Strikes Again The software maker's purchase of Sun Microsystems could be either boom or bust for IT departments.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Anders Bylund	Your Cash Is No Good Here The market crash has created a slew of brand-new buyout opportunities. But times have changed for the buyers, too: Loans are harder to come by, so they can't always find the necessary credit to finalize the deal.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Jeff Hwang	EA's Ubisoft Saga It's probable that the largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts, will eventually move to buy French video game publisher Ubisoft outright, but there's no pressure to do it now. Ubisoft's stock has risen almost 60% amid speculation.
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.
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 May 7, 2010	Oracle Says It's Sticking With Tape Storage The latest Sun customers to need reassuring from Oracle are the StorageTek data tape customers, who are told of Oracle's long-term commitment to the technology.
InternetNews November 29, 2006 Clint Boulton	Money Bags Sue to Block Oracle-MetaSolv Merger Oracle may be on the verge of hitting obstacles in its $219 million bid for software maker MetaSolv.
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.
InternetNews November 10, 2009	Tech Stocks Slip on Sun, Cisco Merger Troubles Merger mania and the stock market both took Tuesday off.
InternetNews February 4, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Google, Microsoft in Dueling Monopoly Claims Google warns of anticompetitive concerns in Microsoft's Yahoo bid, even as Microsoft cites competition as the key reason for the acquisition.
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