Oracle Corporation
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Oracle's $7.4B Sun Microsystems deal: EU extends review deadline...complained that Oracle had not tried to offer any solutions - possibly selling off MySQL, which Oracle says it doesn't want to do. Oracle has criticized the EU for not understanding the database market or open-source dynamics well... In this article: Oracle, European Union, MySQL, Sun Microsystems, Web-based, Brussels, and United States |
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scotsman.com - Business | 14 hours ago
Oracle given time on competition worries
...commission said in a preliminary assessment that combining Sun's MySQL database product and Oracle's products could hurt competition over databases. Oracle had said at the time that it "plans to vigorously oppose the commission's statement...
In this article: Oracle, MySQL, Sun Microsystems, and EU
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Financial Times | 20 hours ago
Oracle wins more time for Sun merger
...San Fransisco Published: November 20 2009 12:42 | Last updated: November 20 2009 17:39 The European Commission has agreed to a request by Oracle to extend the deadline for approval of its proposed $7.4bn merger with Sun Microsystems .
In this article: Oracle, MySQL, Brussels, Sun Microsystems, EU, and US
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The Register | 22 hours ago
Oracle begs EC for more time
Posted in Applications, 20th November 2009 16:03 GMT The European Competition Commission is extending the deadline set for Oracle to provide evidence that its proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems will not damage competition for European...
In this article: Oracle, MySQL, Sun Microsystems, US, and Brussels
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Reuters | 1 day ago
UPDATE 1-EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun
European Union regulators have extended their review of plans by U.S. software firm Oracle <ORCL.O> to buy Sun Microsystems for $7 billion, giving Oracle more time to tackle concerns the deal may be anti-competitive. The executive...
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EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun
European Union regulators on Friday extended the deadline for their review of plans by U.S. software company Oracle <ORCL.O> to buy computer maker Sun Microsystems <JAVA.O> for $7 billion. "Oracle requested the extension in order to have...
In this article: European Union, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and U.S.
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Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) specializes in developing and marketing enterprise software products — particularly database management systems. Through organic growth and a number of high-profile acquisitions, Oracle enlarged its share of the software market. By 2007 Oracle had the third-largest software revenue, after Microsoft and IBM.
The corporation has arguably become best-known due to association with its flagship product, the Oracle database. The company also builds tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software.
The founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, has served as Oracle's CEO throughout the company's history. Ellison also served as the Chairman of the Board until his replacement by Jeffrey O. Henley in 2004. Ellison retains his role as CEO.
- Name:
- Oracle Corporation
- Location City:
- Redwood Shores, California
- Founded:
- California, USA (1977)
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- ORCL
- Industry:
- Software & Programming
- Key People:
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- Charles Phillips, President
- Jeffrey O. Henley, Chairman
- Safra A. Catz, President
- Larry Ellison, Co-founder and CEO
- Products:
- Database products
- Revenue:
- $22.43 billion USD (2008)
- Operating Income:
- $7.844 billion USD (2008)
- Net Income:
- $5.521 billion USD (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 74,802 ()
- Motto:
- Information driven
- Market Cap:
- $84.67 billion USD (2008)
- Website:
- http://www.oracle.com
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