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EU regulators signaled they could clear Oracle Corp's $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc, after the U.S. software company promised measures to ease competition concerns.

EU regulators signaled on Monday they could clear Oracle Corp's $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems after the U.S. software company promised measures to ease competition concerns.

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Michael Widenius, creator of MySQL database, which could become the stumbling block for Oracle in its Sun takeover, has launched an Internet campaign trying to line up MySQL users to stop the deal.

Microsoft and SAP will voice their concerns at a European Union hearing on Friday over Oracle's plan to buy Sun Microsystems, adding to regulators' skepticism over the deal.

Oracle Corp's (ORCL.O) customers told concerned European Union regulators on Thursday that the U.S. software company's $7 billion deal to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O) would not curtail competition in the database market.

EU regulators are optimistic about achieving a satisfactory result from their review of U.S. software company Oracle Corp's (ORCL.O) plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O) despite competition concerns, Europe's antitrust chief said.

Microsoft Corp and SAP will attend an EU hearing on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc that could help EU regulators decide whether to clear or block the deal, two people close to the matter said on Tuesday.

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Oracle Corp denied a newspaper report that Chief Executive Larry Ellison is backing down in a dispute with the European Union over the terms of the software company's $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.

U.S. software company Oracle will present to European Union regulators on Dec. 10 its case for buying computer maker Sun Microsystems, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

European regulators extended their review of Oracle Corp's proposed $7-billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc, giving the software maker more time to address anti-competitive concerns.

EU antitrust authorities continue to examine Oracle's plan to buy Sun Microsystems over which there are competition concerns, a senior European Commission official said on Tuesday.

The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , throwing the $7 billion deal into question.

The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , throwing the $7 billion deal into question.

Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle Corp hurt its business.

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The European Union told Oracle Corp on Wednesday that it has failed to produce hard evidence to placate concerns that its purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc would hurt competition.

EU regulators should block Oracle Corp's plan to buy open source database MySQL via its takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc as Oracle may hinder MySQL's development, two technology and consumer groups said.

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