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1. • • The European Commission has officially approved the Oracle-Sun merger, paving the way for Oracle to take over Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at more than $7 billion.
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     Oracle-Sun deal gets EU approval, finally - CNET

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   Will Oracle marry Sun Microsystems?

   • Sun Microsystems' scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which Monday agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling marriage, announced Monday, that would transform Silicon Valley and the computing industry.

   $7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

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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 & IBM?

   • Sun’s best sellers are computer servers and machines that store data on tape. But Oracle and IBM mainly had their eyes on Sun’s software. The deal would give Oracle ownership of the Java programming language, which is a key element of the Internet and runs on more than 1 billion devices worldwide.

   $7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

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   Are Oracle & Sun a long-term partner?

   • Oracle and Sun have been long-time partners. On a conference call with analysts, Ellison said that Oracle's acquisitions to date have been market leaders - PeopleSoft, Hyperion and Siebel. With Sun, Oracle said Java and Solaris are the keepers in the deal.

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

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   How much does Oracle's offer cost?

   • Oracle’s offer amounts to $9.50 per share. That represents a 42 percent premium to Sun’s closing stock price of $6.69 on Friday, and is about twice what Sun was trading for in March, before word leaked that IBM and Sun were in buyout negotiations. Net of Sun’s cash and debt, the transaction is valued at $5.6 billion, Oracle said.

   $7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

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   What happened between IBM & Sun?

   • By March 2009, talks had stalled between Sun and both IBM and the other potential suitor. 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.

   Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation

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

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   Apr 20, 2009 · 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....

4. searchenterpriseai.techtarget.com › searchoracleThe future of Oracle and Sun | TechTarget

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   Jan 27, 2010 · What’s in store for the future of Oracle and Sun? Learn what will happen to Sun Microsystem’s server hardware, virtualization software, open source MySQL Database and more in this collection of breaking news and analysis on the Oracle/Sun future.

5. www.seattletimes.com › business › microsoft$7.4 billion Oracle-Sun deal shines light on changing tech world

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   Apr 21, 2009 · SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling...

6. www.cnet.com › tech › tech-industryOracle to buy Sun in $7.4 billion deal - CNET

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   Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle, not IBM, will be buying Sun Microsystems. Oracle and Sun announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock...

7. www.networkcomputing.com › data-center-networkingOracle to Acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4B - Network Computing

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   Apr 20, 2009 · Business software maker Oracle said Monday that is has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley neighbor Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Oracle (NSDQ: ORCL) will pay $9.50 per share for Sun's common stock.

8. www.datacenterknowledge.com › operations-andOracle Agrees to Buy Sun for $7.4 Billion - Data Center Knowledge

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   Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, the companies said this morning, putting a new twist on the emerging battle for the enterprise data center. The deal comes just weeks after the collapse of a bid by IBM to purchase Sun at a similar price point.

9. 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.