Oracle-Sun deal to go under the EU's microscope

European Commission to take a deeper look at proposed $7.4bn buy

By silicon.com, 4 September 2009 09:14

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On Thursday, the European Commission said it will take a closer look at Oracle's planned $7.4bn purchase of Sun Microsystems.

The in-depth investigation will examine the effect the deal will have on competition in Europe's database market, the European Commission said in a statement.

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ZDNet UK has more on the EC's planned probe into the Oracle-Sun deal here.

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