Dan Wall? Any relation...?
On Jun 28, 5:48 am, Steven Herod <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/regulators-extend-rev...
>
> June 28, 2009 - 5:35AM
> The Department of Justice wants more information about Oracle Corp.'s
> planned takeover of computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc.,
> extending the agency's review of the $7.4 billion deal.
>
> Software maker Oracle said in a statement Friday that the Justice
> Department has extended its initial 30-day review period to seek
> additional information. The government's questions focus on the
> licensing of Java, the programming language developed by Sun that runs
> on more than 1 billion devices around the world.
>
> Oracle counsel Dan Wall said the issue "is never going to get in the
> way of the deal."
>
> "I fully expect that the investigation will end soon and not delay the
> closing of the deal this summer," said Wall, an attorney with Latham &
> Watkins.
>
> Wall Street analysts expect the deal to close by summer's end. The
> transaction was not expected to face antitrust objections because the
> companies have very little overlap.
>
> Following the deal's close, Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle will
> have the resources for its own one-stop technology shop, similar to
> IBM and Hewlett-Packard, to sell services, software and hardware.
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