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Oracle to Defend Sun Deal

The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oracle is preparing a stiff defense of its proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems ahead of a hearing before EU antitrust authorities, who are holding up the deal.

Oracle Prepares to Defend Sun Deal Before EU

The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oracle is preparing a stiff defense of its proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems ahead of a hearing before EU antitrust authorities, who are holding up the deal.

Microsoft at EU hearing on Oracle/Sun deal-sources

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and SAP will attend an EU hearing on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc that could help EU regulators decide whether to clear or block the deal, two people close to the matter said on Tuesday.

• Microsoft at EU hearing on Oracle/Sun deal: sources - Reuters
• Microsoft at EU hearing on Oracle-Sun deal: Sources - Software - Infotech

Microsoft at EU hearing on Oracle-Sun deal: Sources

Software - Infotech (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Microsoft Corp and SAP will attend an EU hearing on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc that could help EU regulators decide whether to clear or block the deal, two people close to the matter said on Tuesday.

Microsoft at EU hearing on Oracle/Sun deal: sources

Reuters (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and SAP will attend an EU hearing on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc that could help EU regulators decide whether to clear or block the deal, two people close to the matter said on Tuesday.

Rival dismisses antitrust issues in Oracle/Sun deal

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009

Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems did not raise any significant antitrust issues and was likely to close soon in spite of objections raised in...

Oracle denies giving ground on Sun deal

iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009

Oracle has denied a report that its head, Larry Ellison, has given ground in the battle with the EU for the acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Oracle: Ellison Reportedly Offers Compromise On MySQL To Address EU Concerns On Sun Deal

Tech Trader Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Sun Microsystems (JAVA) shares are trading higher this morning on a report that Oracle (ORCL) Chairman Larry Ellison is offering European regulators a compromise to address their concerns about Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL, Sun’s open source database software unit. According to the New York Post, Ellison has offered to create a [...]

• Oracle Denies Report Of MySQL Compromise - eWEEKeurope

Top 10 technology stories of 2009

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009

... is the IDG News Service's pick of the top 10 technology stories of 2009. Oracle (tries) to buy Sun: The big get bigger Oracle's April deal to buy Sun Microsystems for US$7.4 billion, reportedly outbidding IBM, has the potential to reshape the tech industry. It's also a denouement for Sun, whose prescient "the network is the computer" tagline has been overshadowed by mounting...

Monty Program AB's Suggestion to EU Commission to Get Rid of the GPL on MySQL

Groklaw (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

I will now share with you a small section of the Monty Program AB's submission to the EU Commission, including its suggestion to replace the GPL with a more proprietary-friendly license, specifically the Apache license. I mentioned it in my first article on the Oracle/Sun deal, telling you that the submission [PDF] they made public wasn't the only one: But that isn't the only submission they...

Oracle: No Truth to MySQL Report

SeekingAlpha Software Stocks (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Tech Confidential submits: We were all ready to launch a bit of self-righteous skepticism at a report in Friday's New York Post that said Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL ) was ready to kowtow to European regulators over its pending $7.2 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA ). Specifically, the Post, citing two unnamed sources, said that Oracle plans to hive off Sun's...

Daily Links 12/4/09: Portico Systems named 2009 Emerging Technology Company of the Year

Philadelphia Tech News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

No Quick Resolution Likely for SAP KPI Saga (PCWorld) SAP managed hosting no longer all or nothing (SearchSAP.com) Oracle: Ellison Reportedly Offers Compromise On MySQL To Address EU Concerns On Sun Deal (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily) Update: Oracle says now that there is no truth to that report. Portico Systems Named 2009 Emerging Technology Company of the Year Eastern Technology Council Enterprise...