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Sun Microsystems & Oracle – News and Questions

I’ve just received the newsletter from Sun Microsystems Switzerland regarding the acquisition/merger of Sun into Oracle. On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems. The proposed transaction is subject to Sun stockholder approval (JAVA), certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to […]

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Neu: Amazon.de MP3-Downloads

Wir freuen uns sehr, Ihnen heute den Start des Amazon.de MP3-Download-Service bekannt geben zu können. Mit Amazon.de MP3-Downloads steht Amazon.de Kunden in Deutschland ab sofort ein Musik-Download-Service mit innovativen Features zur Verfügung. Amazon.de MP3-Downloads ist vollständig in die Amazon.de Webseite integriert, weshalb Kunden die Webseite zum Einkauf digitaler Musik nicht verlassen müssen. Amazon.de MP3-Downloads Produkt-Highlights: […]

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InformationWeek: IE8 Users Switch To IE7

As of 8:00 am Monday, IE8 — released Thursday — held 1.86% of the browser market, down from a high of 2.59% on Sunday, according to market watcher Net Applications. The most likely reason for the decline is that early adopters of IE8 are switching back to the more familiar, and –at this point — […]

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