Update January 2010: The EC agreed to let the merger move forward without conditions.
Update November 2009: The EC issued a statement of objections to the merger expressing concern over the fate of Sun’s open source database. The DOJ reiterated its position that sufficient competitive threats existed in the market to prevent anticompetitive effects from flowing from the merger.
Update August 2009: The DOJ has announced that it has closed its investigation and will permit the merger to go forward. The parties are still awaiting word from the EC
The investigations are expected to be resolved by September.