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   When did Oracle buy Sun?

   • On April 20, 2009, it was announced that Oracle would acquire Sun for US$ 7.4 billion. The deal was completed on January 27, 2010. The initial design for what became Sun's first Unix workstation, the Sun-1, was conceived by Andy Bechtolsheim when he was a graduate student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

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   Will Oracle buy Sun Microsystems?

   • Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. The company added that the acquisition of Java "is the most important software Oracle has ever acquired."

   Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player

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   What is the most important Software Oracle has ever acquired?

   • The company added that the acquisition of Java "is the most important software Oracle has ever acquired." Sun Chairman Scott McNealy (left) with Oracle chief Larry Ellison. With the move- valued at $7.4 billion including Sun's debt - Oracle also becomes a full-fledged hardware player.

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   How much is Oracle's acquisition worth?

   • The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt. “We expect this acquisition to be accretive to Oracle’s earnings by at least 15 cents on a non-GAAP basis in the first full year after closing.

   Oracle Buys Sun

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   When was Oracle acquired?

   • On January 21, 2010, EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes announced unconditional approval of the deal. On January 27, 2010, Oracle announced that it had completed the acquisition.

   Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation

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   How will Oracle's acquisition of Sun change the IT industry?

   • Ellison said in a statement: "The acquisition of Sun transforms the IT industry, combining best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems. Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system – applications to disk – where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves.

   Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Acquisition_of_SunAcquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation

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   On April 20, 2009, Sun and Oracle announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle would acquire Sun for $9.50 a share in cash. Net of Sun's cash and debt, this amounted to a $5.6 billion offer from Oracle.

3. www.oracle.com › oracle-buys-sun-042009Oracle Buys Sun

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   Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.

4. www.zdnet.com › article › oracle-buys-sun-now-ownsOracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player

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   • The Art of War
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   If you subscribe to the art of war approach to the tech sector, Ellison's move to buy Sun makes a lot of sense. To wit: 1. Oracle gets to annoy IBM---and own Java---over a few pennies a share more than Big Blue was willing to pay. 2. Oracle gets to kill MySQL. There's no way Ellison will let that open source database mess with the margins of his da...

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   Catz said Oracle will fund the Sun purchase with a mix of cash and debt. Catz added that Oracle will "run Sun at substantially higher margins." That statement is pretty heady given that Sun is losing money For Sun, Oracle provides an exit from troubled negotiations with IBM. Big Blue was interested in Sun but bailed when the two sides couldn't agre...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sun_MicrosystemsSun Microsystems - Wikipedia

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   On April 20, 2009, it was announced that Oracle would acquire Sun for US$ 7.4 billion. The deal was completed on January 27, 2010. [5] History. The initial design for what became Sun's first Unix workstation, the Sun-1, was conceived by Andy Bechtolsheim when he was a graduate student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

6. www.cnet.com › culture › oracle-buys-sun-becomesOracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company - CNET

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   Oracle announced Wednesday it completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at more than $7 billion, a move that transforms the database and business-software giant into a ...

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8. techcrunch.com › 2009/04/20 › oracle-to-buy-sun-holdOracle To Buy Sun For Approximately $7.4 Billion - TechCrunch

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   Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corporation is to buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in a deal valued at approximately $7.4 billion, just a few weeks after a deal by IBM to buy Sun fell apart.

9. money.cnn.com › 2009/04/20 › technologyOracle to buy Sun for $9.50 a share - CNN Business

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   Apr 20, 2009 · NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy server builder Sun Microsystems in a deal worth $7.4 billion....