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Sun Micro: We may have broken US anti-bribery law

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking ...





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Panasonic, Sanyo win EU takeover approval

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

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. must sell off a European plant that makes batteries to win EU antitrust approval for the $9 billion deal creating one of the world's biggest electronics makers, the EU said ...


Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo talks

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc.


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 antitrust chief slams senators on Oracle deal

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(AP) -- The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that U.S. senators who pressed her to approve Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. should stop interfering in Europe's affairs and prioritize U.S. health ...


IBM has cut the price of its takeover bid for Sun Microsystems Inc.

IBM cuts Sun takeover price: WSJ

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 3

IBM has cut the price of its takeover bid for Sun Microsystems Inc. to nine to 10 dollars a share from 10 to 11 dollars a share, The Wall Street Journal online reported on Thursday.


Broadcom launches hostile $764M bid for Emulex

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Chip designer Broadcom Corp. is launching a $764 million hostile takeover offer for network gear maker Emulex Corp. Broadcom said Tuesday the deal would help it develop new technologies for corporate data centers.


Microsoft-Yahoo deal gets extended antitrust review

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

Antitrust regulators at the Justice Department have requested more information about the planned search and advertising deal between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., the companies said Friday.


Rupert Murdoch, Tom Glocer support Microsoft-Yahoo merger

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created May 29, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Two media titans, Rupert Murdoch and Tom Glocer, the head of Thompson Reuters, said they support a partnership between computer giant Microsoft and Internet giant Yahoo, after a deal between the two companies fell apart in ...


On2 vows to fight challenges to Google acquisition

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Video software firm On2 Technologies said it will fight legal challenges to its planned acquisition by Google Inc.


EMC wins bid contest in $2.1B deal for Data Domain (AP)

EMC wins bid contest in $2.1B deal for Data Domain

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- For the last month and a half, a fierce bidding contest has lit up a staid but increasingly critical part of the computing world. On Wednesday, EMC Corp. walked away with the prize.



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