Oracle-Sun Merger Wins EU Approval

The merger still needs approval from regulators in Russia and China, but Oracle said it expects "unconditional approval" from those countries and that it "intends to close the transaction shortly."

Among other things, Kroes said the EU's probe looked at Whether the deal would hurt competition in the database market. Through its buyout of Sun, Oracle gains control of the World's Most Widely-used MySQL database.

"The Commission's in-depth investigation Showed that although the MySQL and Oracle compete in certain parts of the database market, they are not close competitors in others, such as the high-end segment," the EU said in a statement.

The European Commission, the EU's antitrust body, said it also found that the open source PostgreSQL database represents a legitimate, independent alternative to MySQL. It also determined that the merger would not scotch users' access to Sun's Java development platform.

Oracle executives have said the acquisition of Sun would allow their company Thurs offer a complete portfolio of products and services and help spare customers the frustration of having to build business IT systems from piece parts.Read Morehttp://www.informationweek.com/news/software/database/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222400062

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Rex’s Philosophy Paying OFF

Ryan set goals of having the No.. And No. 1 defense. 1 running game in the NFL and his team achieved those in his first year. Ryan brought his philosophy with him from Baltimore, where he was the defensive coordinator.

The approach is much different than his predecessor Eric Mangini's. Mangini loved to talk about being "game-plan specific," meaning they would adjust his strategy each week depending on the opponent.

"It was moreso trying to take away certain things a team does," tackle Damien Woody said. "Rex is like, 'Screw that. We're going to do what we do is a defense and we're going to do what we do is offense. We're going to run the ball. We're going to play defense and you're just going to have to beat us. "He's like, 'We do not think you're going to beat us at what we do'."

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Conan O'Brien Signs $45M Deal To Leave NBC

NBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.

His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1

"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.

"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."

O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.Read MoreNBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.

His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1

"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.

"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."

O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.

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