Oracle may be known for making database software, but it also happens to have acquired the Java computer programming language and related technology when it purchased Sun Microsystems. Now the company is suing Google for using those technologies in Android. More »
Jonathan Schwartz manned the CEO helm at Sun Microsystems for almost four years. But now that the company’s been sold to Oracle, he’s tweeting off into the sunset. Hey, at least he counted his haiku syllables right. More »
In the wake of their buyout by Oracle, Sun Microsystems has canned their 16-core Rock chip project—once touted by the company as a “game changer,” and their answer to IBM’s latest Power CPUs—after five years of development. This represents the second major chip offering from Sun to be shelved in recent years. [NYT]
Why did Oracle pay $7.4 billion for Sun Microsystems after the IBM pulled out before pulling the trigger? Two things says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: Java and the Solaris operating system. [Computerworld]
The $US7 billion deal between IBM and Sun Microsystems has all but failed, say sources at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Sources say Sun balked at IBM’s latest offer and IBM eventually withdrew sometime today.
We mentioned the rumour before, but NYT is now reporting an all-but-done deal: IBM will buy Sun Microsystems, and all its succulent intellectual property, for just under $US7 billion. [NYT]
