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Sun cutting up to 3,000 jobs as awaits Oracle deal

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to eliminate up to 3,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its worldwide work force, as it awaits a takeover by Oracle Corp., a deal being held up by antitrust regulators in Europe.


Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about ...


Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09 (AP)

Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The value of Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz's latest pay package dropped 37 percent from last year as the company lost more than $2 billion and was in such dire financial shape that it ...


Oracle CEO Larry Ellison

Oracle plays up promise of Sun take-over

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison opened fire on US technology veteran IBM and expressed optimism about the pending 7.4-billion-dollar-deal to buy Sun Microsystems.


EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.


EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun (AP)

EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.


Some color shades offer better protection against sun’s ultraviolet rays

Some color shades offer better protection against sun’s ultraviolet rays

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Economy-minded consumers who want protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays -- but rather not pay premium prices for sun-protective clothing -- should think blue and red, rather than yellow. ...


Starring Intelligent Aliens

Starring Intelligent Aliens

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 7

The most probable place to find intelligent life in the galaxy is around stars very similar to our sun, a new study has found.


Researchers Examine How Viruses Destroy Bacteria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are exploring how hungry viruses, armed with transformer-like weapons, attack bacteria, which ...


Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated

Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, ...


Oracle's Larry Ellison to IBM: 'make our day'

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Larry Ellison ratcheted up his rhetoric against IBM Corp. on Wednesday, challenging Oracle Corp.'s longtime partner and rival to "make our day" in a battle over business software performance.


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A lightning strike in Africa helps take the pulse of the sun

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Sunspots, which rotate around the sun's surface, tell us a great deal about our own planet. Scientists rely on them, for instance, to measure the sun's rotation or to prepare long-range forecasts of the Earth's ...


Exoplanets Clue to Sun's Curious Chemistry

Exoplanets Clue to Sun's Curious Chemistry

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- A ground-breaking census of 500 stars, 70 of which are known to host planets, has successfully linked the long-standing "lithium mystery" observed in the Sun to the presence of planetary systems. ...


The Sun's Sneaky Variability

The Sun's Sneaky Variability

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Every 11 years, the sun undergoes a furious upheaval. Dark sunspots burst forth from beneath the sun's surface. Explosions as powerful as a billion atomic bombs spark intense flares of high-energy radiation. ...


Improved adhesive for products like transparent tape could benefit biofuels economy

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An adhesive used in products like laminate countertops may also help cement a place for economically viable biofuels, according to a Kansas State University researcher.