Oracle acquires Sun in $7.4B stunner Larry Ellison has pulled off what IBM couldn't find a way to get done, as software giant Oracle this morning announced it is acquiring Sun for $7.4 billion. Collapse of IBM/Sun deal could leave Sun without a suitor, analysts say Sun Microsystems may find itself without any viable suitors if it does not come to terms with potential acquirer IBM, some industry analysts believe. Sun's future up in the air after talks with IBM break down The next step for Sun Microsystems, after its apparent failure to reach an agreement with IBM on an acquisition, is to continue looking for a buyer, change its management - or just keep plugging along and pretend that ... Sun made colossal mistake in turning down IBM offer, analysts say Analysts seem to agree: Sun made a huge error in turning down IBM's $7 billion takeover offer. Oracle's merger and acquisition strategy gets respect It's no industry secret that Oracle will make a strategic acquisition whenever it feels the need. Since 2005, Oracle had made 39 of them. Some were well-known and divisive (the 18-month hostile takeover of PeopleSoft), ... Oracle acquisition of BEA closes Oracle has finalized its $8.5 billion deal to buy BEA Systems following the European Commission's approval, it announced Tuesday. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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