Emerging Technologies
Oracle to Acquire Sun Microsystems
SANTA CLARA, CALIF.-In a surprise move to beat out rival IBM and to beef up its own product lineup, database enterprise application behemoth Oracle has agreed to acquire software and hardware vendor Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion in cash and debt.
Concannon Exits Nasdaq OMX
NEW YORK-After six years with exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX, Chris Concannon will step down as executive vice president of transaction services at the end of the month, Nasdaq OMX officials recently announced.
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Risky Business
For chief risk officers, it is all about transparency and seeing the bigger picture, but recent credit events have revealed how deep data issues prevent them from doing their job. Tine Thoresen speaks with Elliot Noma, senior risk advisor at Asset…
Interactive Eyes Asia Partners
Interactive Data is expanding its data redistribution partnerships in Asia Pacific in a bid to target new markets and increase its presence in the region, officials say.