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• Article | 14/08/2010 Oracle signals an end to OpenSolaris

  Oracle appeared to confirm this week what many in the computer industry already suspected: The OpenSolaris project is dead.
• Article | 4/05/2010 Oracle resumes construction of massive data centre

  Oracle has started up work again on a large data centre in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, after suspending the project without public explanation las...
• Article | 12/04/2010 Java founder James Gosling leaves Oracle

  James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has resigned from Oracle, he announced in a blog entry on Friday
• Article | 19/02/2010 Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines

  Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is exp...
• Article | 28/01/2010 Oracle brings Solaris, Sparc into virtualization portfolio

  Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said O...
• Article | 28/01/2010 Oracle to scale back Sun server line, make other changes

  Oracle will pare back Sun Microsystems' server lines and move to a build-to-order model to cut costs and get the hardware company back to profitabilit...
• Article | 21/01/2010 European Union clears Oracle's purchase of Sun

  The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial and drawn out ex...
• Article | 19/01/2010 Oracle-Sun merger foes head East

  With the European Commission seen as virtually certain to approve Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in just a week, those campaigning to preven...
• Article | 13/01/2010 Sun, Fujitsu speed Sparc server

  Sun and Fujitsu upgraded their Sparc Enterprise M3000 server, equipping it with newer hardware to deliver faster performance, the companies said on Tu...
• Article | 11/12/2009 Sun offers enterprise Java technologies but silence on Oracle

  Sun Microsystems officials introduced on Thursday Sun's upgrades to three Java-based technologies, including the company's latest implementation of en...
• Article | 8/12/2009 Sun to shed light on latest Java technologies

  Sun Microsystems, which has been pretty much silent in recent months while awaiting its merger with Oracle, will open up on Thursday about the latest ...
• Article | 5/12/2009 Study: MySQL use to drop under Oracle ownership

  Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data r...
• Article | 26/11/2009 US senators ask EU to hurry investigation of Oracle-Sun

  Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked European antitrust regulators to speed up their investigation into Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystem...
• Article | 22/11/2009 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 ...
• Article | 10/11/2009 EU issues objections to Oracle's Sun acquisition

  The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal w...