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Leaked memo suggests death of Oracle OpenSolaris, some say
A recently leaked internal Oracle memo has some OpenSolaris fans saying it means the death of OpenSolaris, but not all Solaris users are feeling so glum. News | 17 Aug 2010
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With new Power systems, IBM welcomes Oracle/Sun refugees
A combination of strong server offerings and a beleagured competitor in Oracle/Sun appears to be working to IBM's advantage. News | 17 Aug 2010
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How big is Oracle’s acquisition budget, really?
Oracle president Charles Phillips said the company could spend $70 billion on acquisitions in the next five years. The next day, a company spokeswoman said that wasn’t the case. So what’s going on? News | 27 Jul 2010
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Is Oracle’s rosy Oracle-Sun merger picture really that rosy?
Oracle painted a pretty picture of its first full quarter with the Oracle-Sun merger under its thumb. But the reality doesn’t entirely jibe with that picture of the Oracle-Sun merger. News | 29 Jun 2010
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Oracle-Sun end users warily ponder the future of Sun technologies
With Oracle due to post important fiscal numbers today, end users debate the future of Sun technologies, including Sparc and Solaris. News | 24 Jun 2010
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Former Sun CTO now head of cloud computing at Cisco
Lew Tucker, the VP and CTO of cloud computing at Sun Microsystems, is now CTO of cloud computing at networking giant Cisco. News | 24 Jun 2010
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Oracle holds back Sun hardware rebates
VARs say Oracle is months late with Sun hardware rebates needed to fund their businesses. News | 09 Jun 2010
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Oracle-Sun layoffs to reach thousands as Oracle slashes more jobs
In a government regulatory filing on Friday, Oracle announced that it would spend up to $650 million more for severance packages for additional Sun employees it plans to lay off. News | 07 Jun 2010
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Oracle Sun server hardware sales nosedive
Oracle Sun server hardware sales dive-bombed in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, all other server hardware vendors saw growth. News | 27 May 2010
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Oracle continues hardware push with Sparc-based Sun Netra servers
Oracle has announced a new blade chassis and server for its Sun Netra server line. The one blade server is Sparc-based, which seems to jibe with Oracle pushing Sparc and de-emphasizing x86. News | 18 May 2010