With Thursday's stamp of approval from the European Union, Oracle's nine-month effort to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion is nearly a done deal (Approval from authorities in Russian and China ...

When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems on Monday it took a leap into the hardware realm. And so the question: Can software-centric database and applications vendor Oracle succeed with Sun’s hardware ...

You can say this about Oracle, things are never dull with CEO Larry Ellison & Co. This year included Oracle's $7.3 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems after nearly a year of regulatory maneuvering ...

Oracle Corp. may have decided to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. because it was worth far more to the database market leader than it was to IBM. It’s not a question of the price — at $7.4 billion, Oracle ...

Oracle, the software giant that has been gobbling up companies amid the recession, hit a regulatory speed bump in its $7.4 billion bid to acquire Sun Microsystems as Europe's antitrust watchdog ...

Last year, when Oracle purchased Sun Microsystems, it got a wealth of customers, technologies and personnel for its $7.4 billion. It also obtained one of the choicest domain names on the Internet, Sun ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc reported a fourth quarter loss on Friday, as the computer server maker's planned acquisition by Oracle Corp nears expected completion. Sun, which is ...

Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here The European Commission today gave its approval to the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle, ending nine ...

The Justice Department has given the go-ahead for Oracle’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle had announced its intention of taking over Sun in April and Sun’s stockholders approved ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software giant Oracle Corp has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy computer maker Sun Microsystems, clearing a key hurdle in the companies' plan to close the $7.4 billion deal ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc. edged higher in evening trading Wednesday, as executives from the computer server and software discussed the company's upcoming ...

What does this mean for Java, MySQL, and Glassfish? I could see Java surviving, but I'm scared for both MySQL and Glassfish, especially with their purchase of BEA (WebLogic).