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1. • Java and Solaris

     • On a conference call Monday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said Java and Solaris were the two main reasons Oracle purchased Sun, a move that is in line with Oracle’s acquisition strategy to buy companies with “market-leading products.”
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     Update: Oracle buying Sun in $7.4B deal - Computerworld

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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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   Why did Oracle buy Sun?

   • “The acquisition of Sun transforms the IT industry, combining best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

   Oracle Buys Sun

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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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   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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   What happened to Sun Microsystems & Oracle?

   • The last chapter for Sun Microsystems closes, and the next for Oracle begins as the software company adds hardware to its portfolio.

   Oracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company - CNET

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   Why did Oracle acquire Sun Solaris?

   • The Sun Solaris operating system is the leading platform for the Oracle database, Oracle’s largest business, and has been for a long time. With the acquisition of Sun, Oracle can optimize the Oracle database for some of the unique, high-end features of Solaris.

   Oracle Buys Sun

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3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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
   • Making Sun More Efficient

   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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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 ...

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

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   On November 9, 2009, the Commission issued a statement of objections relating to the acquisition of Sun by Oracle. [106] Finally, on January 21, 2010, the European Commission approved Oracle's acquisition of Sun.

8. www.crn.com › news › data-centerThree Years Later, Oracle Execs Call Sun Acquisition A ... - CRN

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   Jan 29, 2013 · Oracle president Hurd says cash flow from Sun has exceeded the $7.4 billion sales price and the company's hardware business is on the verge of resuming growth.

9. www.theguardian.com › 2009 › augOracle's $7.4bn move for Sun forges ahead - The Guardian

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   Aug 21, 2009 · Software giant Oracle has cleared the first hurdle in its attempt to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn, after US regulators gave the deal their blessing