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Political Involvement In Sun/Oracle Deal Shows Our Politicians Cana t Stay On Task

It seems as though there is nothing that some of our representatives in government think is out of their purview.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Bizjournals

Text of senatorsa letter to European regulators on Oracle-Sun Microsystems deal

Fifty-nine U.S. senators - including Colorado's Mark Udall and Michael Bennet - have sent an open letter to European antitrust regulators, urging them to hasten their deliberations on software giant Oracle Corp.'s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.

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Related Topix: Sun Microsystems, Computers, Startups, Oracle, Software, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Senator Michael Bennet

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Internetnews.com

U.S. Senators Press EU to End Oracle-Sun Probe

Andy Patrizio : The European Commission has managed to pull off a feat that many American presidents have found plenty difficult to do: bringing about a bipartisan action in the U.S. Senate.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, US News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

WEBSPHERE Journal

Storwize CFO Mary Henry to Address More Than 500 CFOs and Financial...

Inc., the leading provider of capacity optimization without compromise, today announced that CFO Mary Henry will join more than 500 CFOs and distinguished financial executives from around the world and leading MIT Sloan faculty as a featured panelist at the 2009 MIT Sloan CFO Summit.

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Related Topix: Newton, MA, Oracle, Startups, Software

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Stockmasters

UBS likes Big Tech including Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle

Posted November 16th, 2009 by theStockMasters... in UBS is going to bat for some big healthy tech names, the three that caught the Masters attention are Microsoft , Adobe , and Oracle Corp.

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Related Topix: Software, Microsoft, Oracle, Startups

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Bloomberg.com

Oracle $7.4 Billion Sun Takeover May Be Blocked by EU on Competition Issue

Oracle Corp. a s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. may be blocked by European Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to eliminate Suna s MySQL database product as a competitor, according to an EU document.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Software, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Computers, Lawrence Ellison, Redwood City, CA

Customer Interaction Solutions

Oracle Launches PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials and Supply Chain Management 9.1

Complete, Robust Solution for Financials and Supply Chain Management PeopleSoft Financials 9.1 helps organizations achieve world-class finance processes by dramatically improving the period close, maximizing cash and reducing liabilities, and further automating compliance and financial control.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

Fri Nov 20, 2009

TheStreet.com

Oracle Gets More Time to Swallow Sun

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. has received an extension from the European Union as the database giant attempts to complete its controversial acquisition of Sun .

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

The New Zealand Herald

Yachting: Court backs Valencia as Cup venue

A New York court today backed the staging of the next America's Cup in the Spanish port of Valencia in February, but doubt still remained over the venue for the duel between defender Alinghi and US challenger Oracle.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TechWeb.com

Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Goodbye Letter To European Customers

Column about the possibility that Oracle might suspend its operations in Europe to bypass the EC's absurd and unreasonable conditions on approving the Oracle-Sun acquisition.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Lawrence Ellison, CIO News

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WEBSPHERE Journal

IBM Sitting Pretty on Oracle-Sun Debacle

Mergers & Acquisitions on Ulitzer You have to know when to hold them, and when to fold them.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro, Lawrence Ellison

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hotel Online

Flyte Systems Implements Airport Information Displays at Oracle and...

Corporate headquarters, training centers benefit from real-time airport travel information and boarding pass printing CHICAGO, IL - November 17, 2009 - Flyte Systems , the leading provider of airport travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality industry, digital signage companies, convention centers and related ...

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Oracle, Startups, Software, Chicago Metro, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Marketing

Customer Interaction Solutions

Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Rapid Planning

With Oracle Rapid Planning, customers will benefit from real-time, event driven planning and simulation that delivers quick, predictive and actionable intelligence, enabling planners to react quickly to changes.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

Mon Nov 16, 2009

CIO

Oracle Fusion Apps Gets UK Premiere At User Group Conference

The demonstration will take place on 2 November, the last day of the three day conference at the ICC in Birmingham.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Lawrence Ellison

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

O'Brien: Ellison's new battle is different from PeopleSoft

I couldn't be sure whether that was fog rolling past Oracle's shimmering Redwood City towers last week or steam coming out of the ears of Larry Ellison when he learned the European Union had officially objected to his purchase of Sun Microsystems.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Lawrence Ellison, Sun Microsystems, Computers, San Francisco Metro

TheNational

Alinghi accepts a Valencia race

The America's Cup sailing race took a step farther away from Ras al Khaimah last night as Alinghi, the Cup holders, officially invited the challengers to compete in Valencia, Spain, the only venue with no legal obstructions.

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Related Topix: Spain, World News, Oracle, Startups, Software

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Internet News

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? : Oracle's push to get its purchase of Sun completed has hit a well-publicized snag with the European Commission on competition.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Microsoft

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Straits Times

Oracle's bid for Sun opposed

THE European Commission has objected on competitive grounds to the proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems by US business software giant Oracle, Sun said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Santa Clara, CA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

SiliconValley.com

Silicon Valley stocks: Nasdaq rises, but Adobe falls after job-cut news

The Dow, Nasdaq and most of Silicon Valley's biggest tech stocks by market value finished higher today.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Silicon Valley Bancshares, Financial Markets, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Oracle, Startups, Telecom, Computers, Cisco Systems, Software

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Freshnews

IOUG Supports Oracle Acquisition of Sun

The Independent Oracle Users Group , an independent community of more than 20,000 international database and technology professionals representing companies, government agencies and educational institutions, today released a letter opposing the recent European Commission objection to the Oracle acquisition of Sun.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software

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