Oracle Completes Sun Acquisition

On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced that it was buying Sun Microsystems, in a deal valued at approximately $7.4 billion.

With the completion of this acquisition, Oracle now provides, what is referred to as the complete, integrated stack: "SOFTWARE. HARDWARE. COMPLETE."

With the acquisition completed in January, 2010, Oracle announced a series of Webcast Series and events to clarify the strategy for 'Transforming the IT Industry'.

Check out the following presentation from the series:

1. Charles Phillips: Welcome and Oracle + Sun: Transforming the Industry
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2. Larry Ellison: Oracle + Sun
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3. Thomas Kurian: Software Strategy
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and more.

Apple iPad - Review

After a long wait, Steve Jobs on 27 January, 2010, announced the launch of the Apple iPad - a device that promises to enhance and improve the user's experience in various perspectives: Browsing, Music, Pictures... and of course, eBooks!

With a super sleek size (only 0.5 inch thick) and touch screen enabled, the iPad has many similarities to the revolutionary iPhone.

Check out a quick review of what the iPad is all about:

Under the hood: Google App Engine Architecture

You can find more than a few sources (including our library.cloud.gae) that describe and help to understand various aspects about Google App Engine. Architecture, and more so a Platform-architecture, such as GAE's and design motivations can be quite an interesting topic.

Found an interesting presentation - by Patrick Chanezon, from Google DevFest '09 - which delves into the design and architectural aspects for GAE.

Google Devfest 2009 Argentina - Intro to Appengine