Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems unveil a machine integrating Oracle software with Sun hardware

Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems today unveiled a joint product that integrates Oracle's software with Sun's hardware.

The machine was showcased by Oracle CEO Larry Ellision and John Fowler of Sun Microsystems. The pair boasted the machine's ability to handle both online transactions and data warehousing at very high speeds.

The companies are demonstrating some of the benefits of their partnership, as they await approval for their $7.4 billion dollar merger. The European Commission (EC) is investigating the merger citing "serious" anti-trust concerns.

For more information on this announcement, read the wire story on Nasdaq.com.

Oracle has announced that it will buy GoldenGate Software

Just yesterday, enterprise software provider Oracle announced that it will buy GoldenGate software for an undisclosed amount. GoldenGate provides real-time integration software.

"With the addition of GoldenGate, Oracle expects to help our customers achieve better performance through improved business intelligence and business continuity with real-time information," said Hasan Rizvi, Senior VP of Oracle's Fusion Middleware Product Development (in a statement).

According to the Reuters' article, Oracle has bought about three dozen companies for over $34 billion in the past five years alone. The $7.4 billion Sun Microsystems acquisition is one of the most recent and most notable purchases.

Oracle is the third largest software maker in the world.

Read the full article announcing the acquisition on Reuters.com.

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