Thanks! moreupthandown Your post was really valuable --...

Thanks! moreupthandown Your post was really valuable -- hotcopper at its best.

I was checking this co. out and thought it looked pretty good on value grounds. Then read your post and checked a bit further. Given how large a part Sun plays in the current business, the Oracle acquisition and position on resellers constitutes a big risk.

For interested others, here's a few links that I found

http://www.crn.com.au/News/165727,oracle-to-take-sun-products-direct-to-large-accounts.aspx

http://www.crn.com.au/News/168881,oracle-turns-the-screws-on-the-sun-channel.aspx

http://www.crn.com.au/News/166270,oracle-direct-not-a-threat-says-sun-reseller.aspx