acquisition Archives

What is the Future of Java?

JavaOne Report

Thomas Kurian gives community an insight into the future of OpenJDK, Java SE, GlassFish and NetBeans.

Oracle Still On The Up

Oracle Announce 48% Increase in Total Revenues for Fiscal 2011 Q1

#acquisition #fiscal #java #oracle #sun

We will invest over $4 billion in research and development this year, so our already robust product portfolio is only going to get stronger, said Oracle President, Mark Hurd.

Oracle - Mature Enough to Lead Java?

Java Under Oracle

#acquisition #android #awt #google #gui #ibm #iphone #java #javame #javaone #jvm #microsoft #open source #oracle #patent #sun #swing #ui library

After months of silence, Oracle finally make an announcement on the future of Java: that they are suing Google over the Android OS……

Illumos Interview

Illumos has reinvigorated the OpenSolaris community.

#acquisition #anil gulecha #illumos #ogb #on #open source #opensolaris #opensolaris governing board #oracle #solaris #sun

JAXenter speaks with initial Illumos leadership team member Anil Gulecha on this new, community maintained derivative of the OpenSolaris ON source.

Web Content Management

Adobe To Acquire Day Software for $240 million

#acquisition #adobe #connect #day software #digital enterprise solutions business unit #enterprise #flash #flex #pdf #wcm #web content management

Adobe sign a definitive agreement to acquire Day Software, in an effort to provide a more complete solution for customer-facing web sites and multi-channel customer experiences.

Bryan Cantrill

Co-Inventor of Dtrace Leaves Oracle

#acquisition #bryan cantrill #dtrace #open source #oracle #sun

Bryan Cantrill praises Sun’s open approach as one of its greatest strengths.

Oracle Acquisition

OpenSolaris will Die of ‘Benign Neglect.’

#acquisition #java #mysql #open source #openoffice #oracle #sun #virtualbox

The community debates the future of OpenSolaris under Oracle, following the OpenSolaris Governing Board’s vote to suspend board meetings.

OGB

OpenSolaris Governing Board Votes on Future Under Oracle

#acquisition #ogb #open source #opensolaris governing #oracle #solaris #sun

The OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) have posted a summary of a conference call held on Monday, July 12th 2010, to […]

Sun/Oracle

MySQL Founder Monty Widenius To Appeal Against Sun/Oracle Merger

#acquisition #java #mysql #oracle #sun

Founder of MySQL Monty Widenius, has filed an appeal against the European competition authorities’ decision to allow Oracle’s acquisition of […]

Post-Acquisition Turnaround?

Oracle Report Sun Profit for 2010 Q4

#acquisition #financial #java #open source #oracle #sun

Oracle announce a $400 million gain in non-GAAP operating income and more job cuts.

Father of Java

Gosling: Oracle ‘Confused About What To Do With Java on Desktops and Cell Phones.’

#acquisition #gosling #java #open source #oracle #rcdb #sun

James Gosling unsure about the fate of non-server side Java.

No New Signups for Dabble DB

Smallthought Systems Acquired by Twitter

#acquisition #dabble db #database #smallthought systems #twitter

Smallthought Systems have been acquired by Twitter. At the announcement, Smallthought Systems pledge to continue providing their product and offering […]