Issued by Emerging Media Communications for Oracle
Johannesburg, 24 Aug 2009
Oracle Corporation announced today that the US Department of Justice has approved Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, and terminated the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
Sun's stockholders approved the transaction on 16 July 2009.
Closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions, including clearance by the European Commission.
Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.
Trademark
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Editorial contacts

