The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), the world’s largest knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users, released a letter to the European Commission fully supporting Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
In the letter, OAUG President Raymond Payne relayed that Oracle’s acquisition of Sun would simplify the integration process associated with merging several technologies, supporting all activities, from hardware to the operating system to middleware to the applications and the database. This would strongly benefit any company or organization working with Oracle-related products.
Counter to the European Commission’s stance, Payne also states that the OAUG feels the transaction will only increase competition and innovation. The OAUG also believes that no one benefits from further delay that unwarranted uncertainty may bring regarding the European Commission’s decision on whether or not to allow the acquisition to occur.
“Our international users group strongly believes Oracle consistently maintains and enhances the use of open standards and expects a continued commitment to these principles with regard to MySQL and other products in the Sun family,” said Raymond Payne. “Oracle’s commitment and continued contributions to the open source community have turned Open Source products into stable and viable solutions for enterprise businesses. Oracle’s acquisition of Sun will be no exception to its usual sound acquisition process.”
About Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG®)
Founded in 1990, the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) is the world’s largest user knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users. The organization serves as an advocate to Oracle Corp. for companies worldwide, including more than 35 percent of the companies on the Fortune 100 list. The OAUG provides users with education, networking and support via a wide range of activities and forums including conferences, publications, special interest groups and online communities. For more information about the OAUG, visit the Web site at oaug.org.