San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time "in... European Commission - Sun Microsystems - European Union - Oracle Corporation - Oracle
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
EU extends antitrust review of Oracle's Sun takeover until Jan 27 Oracle Corporation - Oracle - Sun Microsystems - Database - FAQs Help and Tutorials
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The cloud computing specialist announces its Salesforce Chatter service to build social networking services into its customers' business operations starting in 2010.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
At Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, Calif., developers come together with NASA, the World Bank, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to exchange emergency response ideas.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Mozilla's homegrown tool for synchronizing Firefox across computers and devices graduates to beta, and introduces incremental syncing and a more streamlined, less obtrusive experience.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The updated test version is now available to members of Microsoft's MSDN and TechNet developer programs.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Intel has disclosed a version of its Xeon processor line optimized for high-performance computing. The company also announces it's teaming up with NEC.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A Google exec says that another 30 to 50 updates will bring Google Docs up to speed with Microsoft Office--enough so that the Web-based suite of apps will serve the "vast majority's needs."
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Hewlett-Packard Co is making a move into the network equipment market by striking a $3.1 billion deal for 3Com Corp, in a major challenge to Cisco Systems Inc. The deal is the latest sign that technology giants from IBM to Oracle Corp are increasingly encroaching in each other's markets as they seek to become one-stop shops for computing, networking and data storage. Cisco itself this year pushed into...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Filed under: Sun Microsystems (JAVA) , Oracle Corp (ORCL) , Options Sun Microsystems( JAVA ) closed at $8.15. European antitrust authorities formally objected to Oracle's ( ORCL ) proposed purchase of JAVA, reports the Wall Street Journal . The move is expected to delay the deal from closing. ORCL announced in April it was paying $9.50 in cash per share for JAVA. JAVA December option implied volatility...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc's planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp, escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the US. The so-called "statement of objections" that Sun received on Monday from the European Commission isn't entirely surprising, since the commission already expressed concerns about possible harm to the...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc, throwing the $7 billion deal into question.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Watch for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s (Sun - NASDAQ: JAVA) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'BBB-' to Evolving from Positive due to greater than anticipated regulatory challenges from the European Union (EU) that could ultimately preclude Oracle Corporation (Oracle - rated 'A'/Stable Outlook) from consummating its proposed acquisition of Sun....
Channel Insider (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Oracle's proposed $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems is now in question following an objection by the European Commission. The EC says that combining Sun's MySQL database product and Oracle's products could hurt competition in the database market. - NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc, throwing...
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