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InternetNews
November 20, 2009 |
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.   |
InternetNews
December 9, 2009 |
EC Chief Now 'Optimistic' About Oracle Deal European Commission Chair Neelie Kroes now says she thinks a deal can be made, just one day after she told U.S. senators to back off. |
InternetNews
November 4, 2009 |
EC May Block Oracle/Sun Merger Numerous reports have indicated that Oracle is expecting a formal objection from the European Commission on Competition to its planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, inviting the possibility that the European Union could derail the merger. |
InternetNews
November 24, 2009 |
U.S. Senators Press EU to End Oracle-Sun Probe Bipartisan group cites DoJ clearance as reason enough, but there might be one particular reason why it won't be. |
InternetNews
October 9, 2009 |
MySQL Founder Calls on EC to Clear Oracle/Sun Marten Mickos writes European Commission head Neelie Kroes, saying the Oracle/Sun deal won't hurt MySQL. Will they listen? |
InternetNews
January 21, 2010 |
Oracle Gets EU's OK for Sun Purchase Deal takes a big step toward completion as China and Russia mull their reactions. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Europe to Larry Ellison: It's On, Maybe EU regulators open an antitrust investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2009 |
EU Set to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal European regulators have given Oracle the tentative green light in its long-delayed merger with Sun Microsystems now that Oracle has assuaged concerns about the stewardship of the open source MySQL database. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2009 |
Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL? How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun? |
InternetNews
November 9, 2009 |
European Regulators Object to Oracle-Sun Merger The European Commission made the rumors official on Monday by issuing its official objections to Sun Microsystems' acquisition by Oracle - setting the stage for a transatlantic fight between Oracle and European regulators. |
InternetNews
September 3, 2009 |
EC Delay Hurts Oracle's Plans for Sun The news on Thursday that European Union antitrust regulators have launched an in-depth probe into Oracle's $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems on competitive concerns was the worst outcome for the two firms as they are both left paralyzed for an indeterminate length of time. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2009 |
Oracle Says It's Not Backing Down in EU Challenge Rumors suggested that Oracle would give in to European regulators' concerns about its buy of Sun-owned MySQL. Not so, the database giant says. |
InternetNews
August 20, 2009 |
Oracle-Sun Marriage Gets DoJ's Blessing Oracle's $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems got the sign-off it needed from federal antitrust regulators today, removing a key hurdle for the two companies' merger. |
InternetNews
September 2, 2009 |
EU May Delay Oracle-Sun Nuptials Sun just can't get a break as European investigators might stall its proposed merger with Oracle. |
InternetNews
January 20, 2010 |
Russia May Tell Oracle 'Nyet' on Sun Purchase Just as Oracle is getting ready to finally celebrate the closure of its long-delayed purchase of Sun Microsystems, Russia and China are now threatening to drag the pain out even longer. |
InternetNews
February 24, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
EU Closer to Microsoft Decision The European Union's long-running antitrust case against Microsoft moved another step closer to its conclusion, with the EU's antitrust chief confirming that he has set a date for deciding the case. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2009 |
EU Says Oracle's MySQL Pledge Is 'Significant' Oracle may be winning over some critics as it seeks to get the OK on its purchase of Sun, but it also made some sizable commitments in return. |
InternetNews
December 31, 2009 |
MySQL Creator Still Fighting Oracle Michael "Monty" Widenius hatches a new effort to thwart the Oracle-Sun merger. |
InternetNews
March 29, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
EU to Microsoft: Unbundle or Else European regulators are warning Microsoft to remove several features from the upcoming Windows Vista operating system or face being barred from the European market. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
DoJ to Oracle/Sun: Not so Fast, Pardners The federal government has denied Oracle's request for a speedy approval of its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems, requesting more time to give the purchase scrutiny before passing it on to the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval. |
InternetNews
October 22, 2004
Michael Singer |
EU to Decide Oracle/PeopleSoft Next Week Regulators put the probe on the fast track, while Oracle extends its offer yet again. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2009
Christopher Saunders |
EU Regulators Slap Intel With $1.45B Fine A victory for AMD in Europe as anti-competition officials drop the hammer on the world's largest chipmaker. |
Fast Company
Annelise McGough |
Google Cites Free Nature Of Search In EU Antitrust Defense Google has been the subject of a formal antitrust investigation in the European Union since April, over charges that it unfairly displays its own shopping service more prominently than competitors in search results. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2009 |
Microsoft, EC Settle Antitrust Case Case that revolved around the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows is settled, but issues between Microsoft and the European Commission remain. |
Information Today
June 18, 2015 |
The European Commission Investigates Amazon's Ebook Distribution Contracts The European Commission initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's business practices regarding ebook distribution, according to STM Publishing News. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2009 |
Oracle's $10M Database Server Challenge On the eve of Oracle OpenWorld, the Sun bosses try to convince the audience that they and the EC have nothing to worry about. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Gift to Growth Investors Oracle must lose some dead weight before closing the Sun deal. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Won and Lost in Europe Some hard-fought victories aren't worth the paper their oral contracts were written on. |
InternetNews
December 3, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Agrees to Browser Ballot Changes By settling with the EC, Microsoft may also be dodging a huge financial bullet. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2009
Jordan DiPietro |
The Microsoft Saga Comes to an End The EU ends its decade long litigation against the software giant. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2009 |
Sun to Pink-Slip 3,000 Workers While Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition awaits approval from European regulators, Sun trims some fat. |
InternetNews
February 24, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
Google, EU Push Windows to Add Rivals' Browsers Things are looking grimmer by the minute for Microsoft. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Is EC Finalizing Intel Suit? Are European regulators in the final stages of filing antitrust charges against Intel? We may know soon. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Why Oracle Must Fight Europe Evidence suggests that MySQL today is worth materially more than what Sun paid for it. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has no choice but to fight for fair value, and that means fighting the European Commission's ruling. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2010 |
Sun Seen Boosting Oracle's Business Immediately Sun's impact on Oracle's revenue and earnings will take time to grow, but UBS sees indications that there will be at least some positive impact right away. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
Report: EU to Find Microsoft Guilty Fines and interoperability sanctions could be forced on the software giant, according to published reports. |
InternetNews
July 8, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Reportedly in Talks With the EC Microsoft and the European Commission seek common ground on the company's antitrust charges - is a settlement likely? |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Is Setting On Schedule Database titan Oracle has received clearance from American antitrust regulators to go ahead with its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Pyrrhic Victory? Oracle is navigating its way through European regulations. But what's the point? |
InternetNews
December 14, 2009 |
Sun Leads Tech Stocks Higher The Sun-Oracle merger appeared closer today. |
InternetNews
May 22, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
EC Brass to Skip Microsoft's Antitrust Hearing Beleaguered software maker canceled hearing when EC officials said they were too busy to attend. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Green Light For Siebel-Oracle Merger The European Commission said a merged Oracle/Siebel offering wouldn't impede effective competition in its member countries and gave the purchase its blessing today. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Europe Hunts Intel Even in what appears to be good times for Intel, bad news seems to follow the chip maker. The European Commission confirmed that it has relaunched an investigation into Intel's business practices. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Continuing Its Battle With Silicon Valley, The EU Will Probe How Ads Affect Search Results The EU commission is launching a separate investigation into how online platforms list search results and how they use customer data -- all as part of a general plan for a "unified digital market" announced last week. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2010 |
Oracle Will Keep Sun's Storage, Tape Businesses Oracle revealed this week that it not only plans to keep Sun's disk storage business, but its tape business, too. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2010 |
Oracle Taps InnoDB for MySQL Plans Oracle has released the beta version of MySQL 5.5 and announced that InnoDB will become the default storage engine. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Is There Free Money In These Stocks? Sometimes, a bargain price on a stock seems to offer investors free money. If you don't understand the risks involved, though, attractive stocks can burn you. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2005
Seth Jayson |
EU & Softy Agree to Agree The EU says it will have a final deal with Microsoft by the end of May. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Did Intel Get a Fair Hearing? The European Union's Commission on Competition doesn't have to play by the rules of a court. |
InternetNews
November 20, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Prompt Senate Protest A Senate subcommittee letter was the latest warning of competitive and privacy questions surrounding the Google-DoubleClick merger, but is it all just talk? |
