Oracle buys Virtual Iron
I just got word that Oracle has continued its spending spree by acquiriring Virtual Iron. After Oracle’s acquistion of Sun (see Oracle to Buy Sun – View from the Virtual World), it is clear that … Read more
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27 years of Sun Microsystems
A look back at Sun’s rise and fall Dot-com bust, failure to embrace x86 processors ended Sun’s life as an independent company, analysts say Oracle’s surprising $7.4 billion deal to purchase Sun this week gives … Read more
Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java, MySQL, Solaris, SPARC hardware
Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. … Read more
Oracle Acquires Sun Microsystems at $7.4 billion
The Oracle Corporation, the technology information company, announced Monday that it would acquire a rival, Sun Microsystems, for $9.50 a share, or about $7.4 billion. The agreement with Oracle came about two weeks after I.B.M. … Read more