How Oracle and Sun can set their act together

摘要

Despite the complexity involved in merging companies of such colossal size, the process should be a smooth one for Oracle's US$7.4B takeover of Sun Microsystems, analysts said.rn"Oracle has demonstrated ability in taking very complex mergers and doing well by them," said Interarbor Solutions president and principal analyst Dana Gardner.rnNot only does Oracle have a good track record with previous acquisitions of JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, BEA, Hyperion and others, the physical proximity to Sun will also help, he noted.