on January 21, 2010, the European Commission approved Oracle's acquisition of Sun. The Commission's investigation showed that another open database, PostgreSQL, was considered by many users of this type of software as a credible alternative to MySQL and could to some extent replace the competitive strength that the latter currently represents in the database market. Sun was sold to Oracle Corporation in 2009 for $5.6 billion. Sun's staff were asked to share anecdotes about their experiences at Sun. A website containing videos, stories, and photographs from 27 years at Sun was made available on September 2, 2009. In October, Sun announced a second round of thousands of employees to be laid off, blamed partially on delays in approval of the merger. The transaction was completed in early 2010. In January 2011, Oracle agreed to pay $46 million to settle charges that it submitted false claims to US federal government agencies and paid "kickbacks" to systems integrators. In February 2011, Sun's former Menlo Park, California, campus of about was sold, and it was announced that it would become headquarters for Facebook. The sprawling facility built around an enclosed courtyard had been nicknamed "Sun Quentin". The campus is now the headquarters of Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms. On September 1, 2011, Sun India legally became part of Oracle. It had been delayed due to legal issues in Indian court. See also Callan Data Systems Global Education Learning Community Hackathon Liberty Alliance List of computer system manufacturers Open Source University Meetup Sun Certified Professional References Further reading External links Post-merge web site (removed in February 2021). A weekly third-party summary of news about Sun and its products published since 1998. 1982 establishments in California 2010 disestablishments in California American companies established in 1982 American companies disestablished in 2010 Cloud computing providers Companies based in Santa Clara, California Computer companies established in 1982 Computer companies disestablished in 2010 Defunct computer hardware companies Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Defunct computer companies of the United States Free software companies Oracle acquisitions 2010 mergers and acquisitions Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Software companies based in Tokyo Software companies established in 1982 Software companies disestablished in 2010 Defunct software companies of the United States