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InternetNews
June 29, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
DoJ to Oracle/Sun: Not so Fast, Pardners The federal government has denied Oracle's request for a speedy approval of its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems, requesting more time to give the purchase scrutiny before passing it on to the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval.   |
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. |
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 9, 2009 |
EC Chief Now 'Optimistic' About Oracle Deal European Commission Chair Neelie Kroes now says she thinks a deal can be made, just one day after she told U.S. senators to back off. |
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 20, 2009 |
Oracle Gets a One-Week Extension on Sun Deal Oracle gets more time from the EU to defend its purchase of Sun Microsystems, while some are calling on the company to sell off MySQL. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2009 |
EU Set to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal European regulators have given Oracle the tentative green light in its long-delayed merger with Sun Microsystems now that Oracle has assuaged concerns about the stewardship of the open source MySQL database. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2009 |
Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL? How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun? |
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
November 30, 2009 |
Kroes Stepping Down as EU Antitrust Chief New EU chair will take over Jan. 26. Will he change the course of the Oracle-Sun merger? |
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. |
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
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
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
April 15, 2004
Michael Singer |
EC Halts Probe of Oracle-PeopleSoft Bid The commission says 'relevant information' is missing; no new deadline has been set as Oracle and DoJ prepare to meet in court. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Europe to Larry Ellison: It's On, Maybe EU regulators open an antitrust investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
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
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
October 12, 2009 |
Oracle's $10M Database Server Challenge On the eve of Oracle OpenWorld, the Sun bosses try to convince the audience that they and the EC have nothing to worry about. |
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
January 20, 2010 |
Russia May Tell Oracle 'Nyet' on Sun Purchase Just as Oracle is getting ready to finally celebrate the closure of its long-delayed purchase of Sun Microsystems, Russia and China are now threatening to drag the pain out even longer. |
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. |
InternetNews
September 24, 2004
Roy Mark |
Oracle Renews PeopleSoft Offer With its previous bid set to expire at midnight, Oracle extends the deadline for its $7.7B takeover offer through Oct. 8. The European Union (EU) also is waiting to weigh in on the acquisition. |
InternetNews
January 12, 2004
Clint Boulton |
European Commission Halts Oracle/PeopleSoft Inquiry Investigators' examination of the $7.5 billion hostile takeover is frozen pending additional information from Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Goes Down With a Whimper Sun Microsystems, the former high-tech superstar, will slip away quietly, in the dark of night, when its acquisition by Oracle closes sometime this summer. |
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
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
September 14, 2009 |
Some Customers Are Sticking With Sun As HP and IBM aggressively pitch Sun customers, many are hanging in there. Oracle plans to debut a new Sun/Oracle database system this week. |
InternetNews
November 20, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Prompt Senate Protest A Senate subcommittee letter was the latest warning of competitive and privacy questions surrounding the Google-DoubleClick merger, but is it all just talk? |
InternetNews
November 3, 2009 |
Oracle Outlines Sun Software Plans With the deal's approval still pending, Oracle offers more details on what it plans to do if it can close on its purchase of Sun Microsystems. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2009 |
Oracle Says It's Not Backing Down in EU Challenge Rumors suggested that Oracle would give in to European regulators' concerns about its buy of Sun-owned MySQL. Not so, the database giant says. |
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. |
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
September 15, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Gift to Growth Investors Oracle must lose some dead weight before closing the Sun deal. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Oracle Buys Sun in IBM's Wake Oracle reveals a few details of its strategic vision for the merger with Sun. |
InternetNews
July 22, 2010 |
Oracle Looks to Calm Sun Customer Concerns A Garter report found that Sun customers aren't happy with the flow of information from the company's new owner. Now Oracle is moving to calm frustrated Sun users. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2004
Michael Singer |
EU Objects to Oracle's Bid for PeopleSoft Piggybacking on the Justice Department's suit, the European Commission is expected to detail its complaint next week. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2009 |
Sun Leads Tech Stocks Higher The Sun-Oracle merger appeared closer today. |
InternetNews
April 1, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Argues Takeover Bid Before EU The business software maker says the real threat to SAP is Microsoft, not its unsolicited $9.4 billion plan to acquire PeopleSoft. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Green Light For Siebel-Oracle Merger The European Commission said a merged Oracle/Siebel offering wouldn't impede effective competition in its member countries and gave the purchase its blessing today. |
Information Today
June 18, 2015 |
The European Commission Investigates Amazon's Ebook Distribution Contracts The European Commission initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's business practices regarding ebook distribution, according to STM Publishing News. |
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
July 6, 2010 |
Oracle's Agenda Favors NetBeans and Eclipse Now that Oracle owns Sun Microsystems the database giant's plans for supporting Java developers are becoming clearer. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2004
Michael Singer |
Europe Readies Antitrust Case Against Oracle Third-party companies face a deadline as overseas regulators could restart their inquiries in about a month. |
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. |
InternetNews
December 31, 2009 |
MySQL Creator Still Fighting Oracle Michael "Monty" Widenius hatches a new effort to thwart the Oracle-Sun merger. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2009
Tim Beyers |
You're Wrong to Sell Oracle The numbers weren't stellar, but the stock is still a buy. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Ellison Commits to Sun's Hardware Business Oracle boss says making its own chips is "very, very important." |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
The Sun Isn't Shining for Oracle This is one acquisition Oracle could regret. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Faces Suit Over Oracle Deal, Bribery Probe Three suits are filed to stop the Oracle takeover, while the company looks into possible overseas bribery incidents. |
