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Meet Strive Masiyiwa: Africa’s own Larry Ellison
10 Nov 2025 13:11 GMT
… decades of strategic acquisitions, including Sun Microsystems ($7.4 billion in 2009 … .3 billion in 2016), expanding Oracle into cloud computing, cybersecurity, and … enterprise intelligence.
Oracle’s technology now underpins AI …
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How the Sun Microsystems acquisition made Oracle the cloud company it is today
11 Sep 2025 16:03 GMT
… that it was buying Sun Microsystems Inc. for $7 … As noted above, the Sun Microsystems acquisition proved to be … would not differentiate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure from … Sun Microsystems would turn out to be the reverse acquisition that transformed Oracle …
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If You'd Put $1,000 into Oracle Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
29 Sep 2025 16:10 GMT
… firms such as PeopleSoft and Sun Microsystems.
Oracle's voracious appetite transformed … ;s (GOOGL) Google Cloud, Oracle launched Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to provide … .
The bottom line on Oracle stock?
Oracle kind of found itself out …
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Deno Crowdfunds $200K to Challenge Oracle’s JavaScript Trademark
19 Sep 2025 20:39 GMT
… protection. Oracle, which acquired the trademark through its purchase of Sun Microsystems in … ’s initial fraud claim against Oracle. Deno disagreed vehemently, arguing that … dismissals rather than substantive arguments, Oracle appears to be prolonging the …
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison overtakes Elon Musk as richest man in the world
11 Sep 2025 21:00 GMT
… commercial relational database systems.
READ: Oracle layoffs delivered via Zoom in … , Siebel, BEA Systems, and Sun Microsystems. Today, Oracle is a leading provider of … services. This partnership helped boost Oracle’s stock and contributed significantly …
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The AI infrastructure scramble, Oracle’s OpenAI bonanza, and the return of IPOs
12 Sep 2025 16:19 GMT
… unbelievable cloud backlog — Oracle suddenly catapulted itself into … in 2009 to buy Sun Microsystems.
The whole tech … Trainium expansion
Money matters
Oracle’s stock makes … perspective: How the Sun Microsystems acquisition made Oracle the cloud company …
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Oracle nears $1 trillion valuation
11 Sep 2025 20:30 GMT
… additional wealth Wednesday as Oracle shares skyrocketed after the … with three different customers”. Oracle projected that its cloud … with Microsoft, IBM, and Sun Microsystems to provide the data … “fifth Grand Slam.” Oracle shares finished up 36 percent …
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Monty Widenius 'heartbroken' at the extent of Oracle's MySQL job cuts
11 Sep 2025 19:33 GMT
… it was bought by Sun Microsystems in 2008. Oracle then bought Sun … engineer at MySQL, said Oracle's MySQL development … the Heatwave unit, meanwhile Oracle is prioritizing resources on AI … is another significant step by Oracle towards slowly killing MySQL …
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How did Oracle Co-founder Larry Ellison beat Elon Musk to become the world's richest person?
11 Sep 2025 10:19 GMT
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AI-fuelled surge in Oracle shares
Oracle’s stock jumped by more … intelligence infrastructure. The rally sent Oracle’s market capitalisation close to … , including PeopleSoft, Sun Microsystems and NetSuite, moves that helped Oracle consolidate its position …
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Safra Catz: How Oracle’s CEO Became $412 Million Richer in Just 6 Hours
11 Sep 2025 06:47 GMT
… resistance.
Sun Microsystems (2009) – Snapped up for $7.4 billion, securing Oracle’s … .
Dozens of smaller acquisitions – Strengthened Oracle’s product portfolio and market … ?
She orchestrated Oracle’s purchases of PeopleSoft ($10.3B) and Sun Microsystems ($7 …