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Open source Aussies land $500m VMware deal
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| SpringSource, a software company founded by Australian open source
| entrepreneur Rod Johnson, has been acquired by virtualisation kingpins VMware
| in a transaction valued at over US$420 million (AU$505 million).
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/152728,open-source-aussies-win-big-on-500m-vmware-deal.aspx
Apache makes its first $420 million
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| Others and I have made much of VMware's acquisition of SpringSource for $420
| million, but one crucial point has been overlooked: this is the first big
| acquisition of a company that depends on the Apache license.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10308557-16.html
Recent:
VMware buys SpringSource
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| VMware seems to want the goodies SpringSource snatched up when it bought
| Hyperic. Rod Johnson and company purchased Hyperic in May, a move which
| puzzled me a bit at the time. Now that VMware is paying US$362 million for
| SpringSource, a company built originally to support the Spring framework for
| Java, I think we all know why Hyperic was valuable.
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http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/08/10/VMware-Buys-SpringSource.aspx
Open and shut
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| The Finnish software pioneer, who founded open-source database management
| software company MySQL AB and sold it last year to Sun Microsystems Inc. for
| $1 billion, has offered his services to Oracle now that his brainchild is to
| be nestled inside the business software giant.
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http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/insights/open-and-shut.php
Unlocking the potential with Open source
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| The significance and usage of Open source platform is increasing more than
| before in the current recessionary times.
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http://www.ciol.com/News/Interviews/Unlocking-the-potential-with-Open-source/4609120567/0/
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