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Oracle buys Sun! Is it the end of the free MySQL?

Is it the end of the free MySQL database. Oracle gets MySQL virtually free after it acquired Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. Oracle tried to buy MySQL in 2007 for $850 million. MySQL, a favorite of Open Source fans, hobbyist and students was acquired by Sun for $1 billion...

created by truthcaster | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
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idfubar

IBM in Rumored $6.5 billion bid for Sun Microsystems

Computing megalith IBM is supposedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion in cash. Apparently, an IBM/Sun deal could happen as soon as April 3.Sun is a data-center and software company, whose best-know...

created by Jordan Yerman | 36 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago
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thorleif.wiik

IBM is to buy Sun?

Some interesting changes are maybe on the horizon. If this deal happens maybe lot will happen in the software era as Sun has a lot of software in its hands, like Java and MySQL and Solaris to name a few. Lot of...

created by pgaliba | 36 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
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Sun Microsystems lays off up to 6,000

Sun Microsystems announced massive layoffs today, involving up to 18% of its worldwide staff.Sun is also restructuring its software organization with a focus on leveraging the growing momentum of open-source technology. "Sun's restructuring will result in a charge of between...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago
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netpioneer

Ernst and Young loses four more laptops

"A team of auditors from Ernst and Young met Feb. 9 at Beacon Pointe at Weston, FL. At noon, they left for lunch, leaving their laptop computers just inside the front door of a conference room. The door-locking...