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Sun: Open source frees CIOs (and others) from ’slavery’
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Vendors can build revenues from services and subscriptions, while CIOs, CEOs and the businesses they lead are freed from the “slavery” of traditional software procurement processes, said Sun’s Simon Phipps, speaking at a Sun developers conference in New York City.
In the midst of industry speculation that IBM might buy Sun [...]
IBM-Sun Pairing Would Help IBM Get into the Cloud
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IBM’s chances of being a major player in the era of cloud computing would be enhanced by a merger with Sun, says BusinessWeek.
IBM can also afford the $6.5BN acquisition that is apparently being discussed since it has $13BN cash hoard, notes BW Senior writer Steve Hamm.
In his report published today, the day after [...]