Entries tagged "Sun"
With $33 billion in cash and equivalents and a track record of 133 acquisitions since it snapped up its first company in 1993, it's no stretch to say Cisco wrote the book on tech M&A.
The return of tech dealmaking brings with it a revived threat of scrutiny.
Revenue recognition rules can affect accounting and pricing strategies. See Oracle-Sun.
Sun Micro's purchase of database provider MySQL shows the challenges involved in acquiring open-source software.
Oracle buys Sun, keeping rivals away and getting some of the world's most important software.
