The executives at server and operating system maker Sun Microsystems have been uncharacteristically quiet since the $5.6bn Oracle deal was announced back in April. And they've been silent since Sun's shareholders approved the deal last Thursday. This - from one of the most aggressive, PR-driven firms on the planet - is a bit disturbing. But Oracle is calling the shots, which is why the IT trade press had to figure out for itself that Sun has actually done a good thing and boosted the clock speeds on its 'Niagara' family of Sparc T2 and T2+ processors.