In this June 2, 2009 photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at a Sun Microsystems convention in San Francisco. Oracle Corp. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 said its sales fell 5 percent and its profit fell 7 percent in the March-May period. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

In this June 2, 2009 photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at a Sun Microsystems convention in San Francisco. Oracle Corp. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 said its sales fell 5 percent and its profit fell 7 percent in the March-May period.

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  1. Actor Harrison Ford attends a news conference for the BMW-Oracle Racing team's boat BOR 90 trimaran in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. The 90-foot -by 90-foot (27.4 meter-by-27.4 meter) trimaran will challenge the defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of yachting's most prestigious race the 33rd America's Cup.
  2. BMW Oracle's BOR 90 trimaran nicknamed "Dogzilla" sails along the San Diego coast with one side of the trimaran up in the air following a news conference in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. "Dogzilla", a 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran, will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of the America's Cup, yachting's most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
  3. BMW Oracle's BOR 90 trimaran nicknamed "Dogzilla" sails along the San Diego coast with one side of the trimaran up in the air following a news conference in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. "Dogzilla", a 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran, will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of the America's Cup, yachting's most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
  4. BMW Oracle's BOR 90 trimaran nicknamed "Dogzilla" sails along the San Diego coast following a news conference in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. "Dogzilla", a 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran, will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of the America's Cup, yachting's most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
  5. BMW Oracle's BOR 90 trimaran nicknamed "Dogzilla" sails away from a group of chase boats following a news conference in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. "Dogzilla", a 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran, will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of the America's Cup, yachting's most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
  6. BMW Oracle's BOR 90 trimaran nicknamed "Dogzilla" sails through San Diego bay following a news conference in San Diego, California August 11, 2009. "Dogzilla", a 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran, will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of the America's Cup, yachting's most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
  7. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, shakes hands with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison before speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  8. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  9. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison points to an Oracle Exadata System while speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  10. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 13: Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell (L) talks with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison during a keynote address at the 2009 Oracle Open World conference October 13, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The 2009 Oracle Open World confrence runs through October 15.
  11. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 13: Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell (L) talks with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison during a keynote address at the 2009 Oracle Open World conference October 13, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The 2009 Oracle Open World confrence runs through October 15.
  12. Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison appears on stage during a keynote address by Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell (not pictured) at Oracle Open World in San Francisco, California October 13, 2009.
  13. Exterior view of Sun Microsystems offices in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have to wait. European Union regulators applied the brakes Thursday, launching a formal antitrust probe that shatters Oracle's goal of completing the acquisition this summer. The U.S. Department of Justice has already approved the deal.

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