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Sun investors to vote on Oracle on July 16

 

Published 6/8/2009 by Lance Whitney at CNET News - Business Tech

Tune in on July 16 to see whether Oracle actually becomes the new parent of Sun Microsystems. Sun's board of directors has set up a special shareholder meeting for that date to vote on the proposed merger with Oracle, according to a statement Sun released Monday. Sun's board, ... (link)

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