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on January 17, 2010
UBS analyst Brent Thill has predicted that Oracle will soon fire half of Sun Microsystems' 27,000 employees.
"He said Oracle was likely to make the drastic workforce cuts as the price for sq...
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on January 10, 2010
Texas-based BMC Software has purchased Phurnace Software, which makes management tools for Java application deployment.
"Phurnace Software was established in 2007, and its... application release...
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on January 4, 2010
Bill Gates, the guy who revolutionized the world of technology and is counted among the richest people in the world, came to be known for his philanthropic endeavors in the late stages of his career. ...
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on December 19, 2009
Sun Microsystems has launched a new version of its Java Store, which remains in beta.
Enhancements include a new user interface, the addition of user accounts, and support for payments via PayPal.
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on November 28, 2009
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Oracle has scheduled a hearing with European Commission regulators regarding its planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems for December 10.
"The deal has already been approved by U...
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on November 15, 2009
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SAP CTO Vishal Sikka has published a histrionic blog post criticizing Sun Microsystems for its control over Java.
"The company's chief technology officer slammed the Java Community...
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on October 22, 2009
Sun Microsystems has announced plans to cut 3,000 jobs in the coming year.
"The job losses -- about 10 percent of the global workforce -- are the latest in a series of cuts by the struggling com...
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on September 24, 2009
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says the European Commission's delaying of his company's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is costing Oracle $100 million a month.
"Ellison, speaking to former Motorola ...
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on August 30, 2009
Fortune's Jon Fortt reports that Oracle may be planning to sell Sun Microsystems' hardware business to HP.
"It's no secret that Larry Ellison wanted Sun Microsystems for its softwar...
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on August 22, 2009
Oracle Corporation this week announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
"Oracle announced its bid for Sun in April, after abandonin...
