After Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's scathing comments criticizing the (mis)management of Sun Microsystems, former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz had only one thing to say when a New York Times reporter asked him to comment: “Larry Ellison is a completely flawless,...
1 replies - 12009 views - 05/17/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in Daily Dose
With the European Commission expected to green-light the Oracle-Sun deal as early as this week, the future is looking bright for Oracle, right? Wrong. Last week, the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) opened their own investigation into the...
2 replies - 5841 views - 01/18/10 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Two sources claimed today that the Oracle-Sun merger is going to be approved by the European Commission and Oracle President Safra Catz later released this statement: "'We expect the European Commission to unconditionally clear the
acquisition of Sun...
2 replies - 5223 views - 12/17/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Today, as a result of "constructive discussions with the European Commission," Oracle released a statement of commitments to the customers, developers, and users of MySQL. The statement addressed some major concerns held by the EU and MySQL...
2 replies - 7101 views - 12/14/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
At Washington University, they have a class that teaches students how to write iPhone apps. Each student got an iPod touch at the beginning of the semester and designed apps in teams. The apps created by students could track items in a fridge, teach you...
1 replies - 11956 views - 12/10/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Neelie Kroes, the EU antagonist to Oracle's takeover of Sun, is stepping down as the Commission on Competition chair. There's no word on whether the decision was
voluntary or imposed, or if the Oracle-Sun deal had anything to do with
it. Her successor,...
2 replies - 11097 views - 12/02/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Two anonymous sources "with knowledge of the matter" told Reuters that Oracle asked for a hearing with the European Commission, which will take place December 10th. This could mean that Oracle finally plans to address the EU's concerns about MySQL...
0 replies - 11737 views - 11/30/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
59 US Senators signed a request this week asking the European Commission to expedite its investigation of the Oracle-Sun deal. The letter was addressed to the EU's head US delegate, Angelos Pangratis. The signatories, led by Senators John Kerry (D) and...
3 replies - 4428 views - 11/26/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Google has until the end of the week to revise its book deal with the Authors Guild and the Association of American publishers. A judge extended the deadline after criticisms from competitors and regulators forced Google to revise the terms of the...
0 replies - 9343 views - 11/11/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
Oracle and the EU are escalating their legal battle over the Sun acquisition. The EU took the first step towards blocking the merger Monday with a formal Statement of Objections. Oracle immediately responded with a statement of its own, saying the EU...
6 replies - 5371 views - 11/10/09 by Mitchell Pronsc... in News
