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• Maritime Safety Authority CIO sticks with Oracle Sun hardware

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will expand its Oracle Sun hardware and software installation and set up a supplier panel for future upgrades and support services, all with the blessing of the CIO.

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  LibreOffice 3.3 released, first since OpenOffice split

  LibreOffice, the fork of the open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite, has released it first stable product in version 3.3, now available for download.

• Oracle signals an end to OpenSolaris

  Oracle appeared to confirm this week what many in the computer industry already suspected: The OpenSolaris project is dead.

• Oracle resumes construction of massive data centre

  Oracle has started up work again on a large data centre in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, after suspending the project without public explanation last year.

• Java founder James Gosling leaves Oracle

  James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has resigned from Oracle, he announced in a blog entry on Friday

• Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines

  Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.

• Oracle to target mid-size organisations with vertically integrated solution

  Oracle's integration of Sun Microsystem's product suite will offer medium- to large-size Australian organisations with a highly attractive vertically integrated solution, according to IBRS advisor Dr Kevin McIsaac.

• Oracle brings Solaris, Sparc into virtualization portfolio

  Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said Oracle chief architect Edward Screven.

• Oracle to scale back Sun server line, make other changes

  Oracle will pare back Sun Microsystems' server lines and move to a build-to-order model to cut costs and get the hardware company back to profitability, Oracle executives said on Wednesday.

• European Union clears Oracle's purchase of Sun

  The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial and drawn out examination of the deal.The deal still awaits approval in other jurisdictions, including Russia and China, but approval in the European Union is a big step forward for a deal hailed by some as transformational for the entire software industry, and by others as the killer of one of the most successful open source programs in the world, the MySQL database.

• Oracle-Sun merger foes head East

  With the European Commission seen as virtually certain to approve Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in just a week, those campaigning to prevent the deal encompassing Sun's MySQL database unit have shifted their efforts to regulators in Russia and China.

• Sun, Fujitsu speed Sparc server

  Sun and Fujitsu upgraded their Sparc Enterprise M3000 server, equipping it with newer hardware to deliver faster performance, the companies said on Tuesday.

• Sun offers enterprise Java technologies but silence on Oracle

  Sun Microsystems officials introduced on Thursday Sun's upgrades to three Java-based technologies, including the company's latest implementation of enterprise Java. But they were silent on the elephant in the room: How the company's efforts might be impacted by the planned acquisition of Sun by Oracle.

• Sun to shed light on latest Java technologies

  Sun Microsystems, which has been pretty much silent in recent months while awaiting its merger with Oracle, will open up on Thursday about the latest developments in its Java technologies.

• Study: MySQL use to drop under Oracle ownership

  Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on Friday.