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Morgan Stanley to EU: Whatever Larry Wants, Larry Gets, and Sun Is No Exception
For Oracle, whose acquisition of Peoplesoft and Siebel Systems cleared in Europe without conditions, news that the European Commission issued formal objections to its purchase of Sun was likely...
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U.S. Senators Tell EU to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal…Typical Americans
With Sun Microsystems beginning to founder as it awaits European Commission clearance of its acquisition by Oracle, a group of U.S. senators is urging the EC to speed up its approval of the deal. In an...
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EU Hearing on Oracle-Sun Set for Dec. 10
Come early December, Oracle will meet with European Commission regulators to urge their approval of its merger with Sun Microsystems. “Two people with knowledge of the matter” tell Reuters that “Oracle...
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EU Poised to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal
The European Commission’s approval of Oracle’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun is imminent. Though EU regulators have until late January to make their decision, sources close to both companies tell me...
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Sun CEO: Go Oracle, Beat IBM [Internal Memo]
Oracle (ORCL) said this morning that it has received unconditional regulatory approval from the European Commission for its acquisition of Sun (JAVA). Below, the all-hands memo Sun CEO Jon Schwartz...
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Departing Sun Co-Founder to Employees: "Kick Butt and Have Fun!"
With European Commission approval of its $7.4 billion buyout by Oracle in hand, Sun’s leadership is saying its goodbyes. Last week, we heard from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who–as I reported...
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Government Elects MicroHoo Chief Google Catcher (Plus Bartz Videos on the...
Even the Justice Department gets it. The MicroHoo deal is pretty much about catching Google. But with a combined market share at less than half of Google’s, of course, that is an awfully tall marching...
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Apple Now Accepting iPad App Submissions
The next app gold rush is on. Moments ago, Apple invited developers writing applications for its forthcoming iPad tablet to begin submitting them to the App Store for approval. “iPad will begin...
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Digital's Deadliest Catch, Part One: The MicroHoo Search Integration Team's...
After months of trying, BoomTown was finally granted an audience with the two key execs who are now responsible for one of the diciest digital jobs going right now: Microsoft’s Greg Nelson and Yahoo’s...
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Facebook Is Best U.S. Place to Work (According to Its Employees)
Facebook employees think their company is a great place to work. In fact, among users of the jobs site Glassdoor, the social networking powerhouse was the top-ranked U.S. employer for 2010, scoring a...
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EBay Acquires Berlin-Based brands4friends for $200 Million
It’s been a busy shopping season for eBay, which has made its third acquisition in as many weeks. Today, eBay said it has acquired brands4friends, a German online retailer for $200 million in cash....
View ArticleComcast Won't Get NBC U in Time for Christmas, or New Year's Either
Comcast won’t be able to wrap its deal with GE for NBC Universal this month, both companies announced today. Instead, they’re shooting for a January close, when they hope to get final approval from...
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Demand Media's IPO–Which Won't Happen Until After the New Year Now–Depends on...
Yesterday, Demand Media submitted another amended S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, part of its march to an initial public offering many had expected to take place sooner rather than...
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Does the FCC Want to Kill Hulu?
One of Washington’s proposed conditions on the Comcast-NBC U deal will force the merged company to offer NBC’s shows to any Web competitor. So what does that mean for Hulu, which has already locked up...
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Nokia's Stephen Elop Responds to Those Who Oppose His Big Windows Phone Deal
Stephen Elop knows there are plenty of investors and employees who are none too happy with his plan to phase out its homegrown Symbian operating system in favor of an approach that focuses on phones...
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Nordstrom Acquires Flash Sales Site HauteLook for Up to $270 Million
Nordstrom has agreed to acquire four-year-old HauteLook, marking the department store’s first foray into online private sales. Nordstrom will acquire the company for $180 million in stock. However, the...
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Yahoo Addresses Alipay Mess: Forget It, Shareholders–It's China.
Back in April of 2009, like all the rest of the parts of the Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group, its Alipay unit was listed this way on its Web site: “Alipay is wholly owned by Alibaba Group.” And...
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