Re: Sun shareholders want to stop Oracle deal
The article also says: Meanwhile, Sun has decided to put the brakes on an effort to consolidate its database infrastructure into a single global ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. Sun has "experienced a number of challenges" during the project that have affected operations, according to the filing. "During the next six months, we have decided to delay the implementation of the remaining phases of the project while we evaluate alternatives," Sun said. Maybe they should try using IDS instead of MySQL? Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com>wrote: > > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=databases&articleId=9132733&taxonomyId=173&intsrc=kc_top > > Sun Microsystems Inc. shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last > month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle Corp., > according to a filing Sun made today with the U.S. Securities and > Exchange Commission. > > The suits, filed in Superior Court in Santa Clara County, Calif. name > Sun, some of its officials and Oracle as defendants, according to the > filing. > > All three actions are aimed at blocking the $7.4 billion sale, alleging > the price tag is "unfair and inadequate." They also allege "claims for > breach of fiduciary duty against the individual defendants and for > aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty against the corporate > defendants," the filing states. > > Anybody think it will work? > > -- > Cheers, > Obnoxio The Clown > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >