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Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard?
You can say a lot of things about Larry Ellison, but never call him a quitter. The planned merger of his Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) with Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) has been in regulatory limbo for months, leading some observers to speculate that Oracle

Oracle to Europe: More time, please
Oracle Corp. was given more time by European regulators to defend its $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems, with the deadline for completion of an antitrust review extended to Jan. 27. European regulators in Brussels, Belgium, earlier this month

EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday. Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued

Oracle Gets a One-Week Extension on Sun Deal
Oracle gets more time from the EU to defend its purchase of Sun Microsystems, while some are calling on the company to sell off MySQL.

EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun
n of Reuters BRUSSELS - European Union regulators have extended their review of plans by US software firm Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems for $US7 billion, giving Oracle more time to tackle concerns the deal may be anti-competitive. The executive European

SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Series: Availability & Disaster Recovery
The key to developing any successful database backup and disaster recovery plan is to make sure it can be tailored to the needs of the business. Not every piece of data needs to be available every nanosecond of every day. But mission-critical information

EU extends Oracle/Sun antitrust review deadline to 27 Jan
Oracle sought extension to give it time to respond to Commission's merger concerns. The European Commission Friday extended its deadline for deciding on Oracle Corp.'s plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. by six working days to Jan. 27. U.S. software firm

EU extends deadline for review of Oracle-Sun deal
European regulators have agreed to extend the deadline to review Oracles acquisition of Sun, giving Oracle some more time to develop arguments in reply to Europes concerns, according to Earlier this month, the European Commission filed , a first step

Oracle Report Reveals Media Firms’ Key Priorities for ‘Capitalising on the Digital Age’
Research, conducted by The Future Laboratory and involving a global panel of experts, highlights the impact of digitally augmented reality, contextual branding and emotional engagement on media and telecoms firms’ business models Reading, UK –

Oracle Named a Leader in Business Performance Solutions by Leading Analyst Firm
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2 SAP, Microsoft Partner Against Oracle
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that SAP will be the 'preferred partner' for customers buying its budgeting, planning and forecasting applications, a move that's clearly intended to send a message to Oracle. The deal represents an extension of the two

EU and Oracle Should Just Say We Want Sun Dead
With the way the EU and Oracle are going over the Sun acquisition, maybe it's time to arrange a funeral for Sun -- and MySQL.

EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday. Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their

Oracle Launches PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials and Supply Chain Management 9.1
-- To help organizations accelerate business performance, increase user productivity and lower the cost of ownership, Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials and Supply Chain Management 9.1. -- This latest

O'Reilly UK Ltd: Oracle PL/SQL Programming--New from O'Reilly Covers Versions Through Oracle Database 11g Release 2
The definitive reference on PL/SQL, Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Fifth Edition (O'Reilly) by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl covers language fundamentals, advanced coding techniques, and best practices for using Oracle's powerful procedural language.

BMC Software, Salesforce.com Forge Strategic Alliance to Deliver Cloud-Based IT Service Management on the Force.com Platform
BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMC) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver BMC's industry-leading IT management solutions on the Force.com platform. The initial joint offering

Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4
-- Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4. -- This latest release helps communications service providers, media companies and other service providers enhance customer service, respond

Gold Contrarians Will Get Killed
PM By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne In the last ten years, the financial world has experienced quite a few bubbles. Ten years ago there was the tech bubble. Then the housing bubble. And then the credit bubble. There was an Oil bubble too. With all these bubbles

EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry (PC World)
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued

EU gives Oracle extra time to respond to Sun inquiry
Oracle asks for more time to allow it to make its case for the deal 11/20/2009 9:48:00 AM By: CDN staff Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European

EU gives Oracle extra time to respond to Sun inquiry
Oracle was granted an extra week to prepare to make its case for the planned merger in front of European regulators Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned $7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the

EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time 'in order to have the opportunity to further develop its arguments in response to the Commission's concerns.' The EU executive gave them an extra six working days. Regulators sent a formal

Database Specialists Consultant Receives Oracle ACE Award
- San Francisco, CA - Iggy Fernandez of Database Specialists has received the Oracle ACE award in the category of Database Management and Performance. Oracle ACEs demonstrate a proficiency in Oracle technology and applications as well as a willingness to

CCTV Cameras Will Be Saved
Source: Worcester News Worcester’s CCTV monitoring system has been saved. Live monitoring of Worcester's camera system was set to end in April 2010, because of a lack of cash in Worcester City Council’s coffers. But under the new deal, monitoring

EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS --European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time 'in order

The Pro-Free-Market Program for Economic Recovery
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen: As you all know, we are in a severe economic downturn. The official unemployment rate now exceeds 10 percent and according to many observers is actually substantially higher. Within the last year or so, our financial

Stock Market Rydex Timers Persistence
AM By: Guy_Lerner Figure 1 is a daily chart of the S&P500 with the amount of assets in the Rydex Money Market Fund in the lower panel. This value is now at its lowest point since the rally began in March, 2009. Figure 1. S&P500 v. Rydex Money Market/

Gold Hits New UK Sterling High
AM By: Adrian_Ash THE PRICE OF GOLD slipped for the second day running for Dollar investors early in London on Friday, nearing the weekend 1.7% above last week's finish as commodities fell, government bonds rose, and world stock markets dropped. Gold

How to Profit from the Falling U.S. Dollar With ETFs
The Pro-Free-Market Program for Economic Recovery- 20th Nov 09 Gold’s Evolving Supply and Demand - 20th Nov 09 Is the U.S. Dollar Euro On the Turn?- 20th Nov 09 Obama in China Opening the Doors for Wall Street, Nothing More- 20th Nov 09 Keynes the Man

EU gives Oracle extra time to respond to Sun inquiry
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued