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...
1 replies - 14182 views - 05/17/10 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
2 replies - 6980 views - 01/18/10 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
2 replies - 6201 views - 12/17/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News
Today, as a result of "constructive discussions with the European Commission," Oracle released a statement of commitments to the customers,...
2 replies - 8820 views - 12/14/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
1 replies - 14287 views - 12/10/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
2 replies - 13028 views - 12/02/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
0 replies - 13457 views - 11/30/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
3 replies - 5212 views - 11/26/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
0 replies - 10770 views - 11/11/09 by Mitch Pronschinske 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...
6 replies - 6268 views - 11/10/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News
