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Cloud Computing Viewpoint: The Cloud is the Computer

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:00:00 EST

Cloud Computing represents both a fundamental and universal change from a desktop- to network-centric software model. The key to understanding cloud computing is that its infrastructure — network, storage and other services – is abstracted away from users to point that it “just doesn’t matter.” You merely use a browser to access these services and data.

How to Acquire an Open Source Software Company 2.0

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EDT

These days, executives realize that there are 'new school' ways of acquiring a company with a software asset. For all of the immeasurable benefits it has brought to the development community, open source technology has added a complex variable to relevant parties calculating the M&A equation. Open source code and the general reuse of open source and proprietary software components in software development have further complicated the process of acquiring a software asset.

How to Acquire an Open Source Software Company 2.0

Tue, 15 May 2007 17:30:00 EDT

These days, executives realize that there are 'new school' ways of acquiring a company with a software asset. For all of the immeasurable benefits it has brought to the development community, open source technology has added a complex variable to relevant parties calculating the M&A equation. Open source code, the general reuse of open source and proprietary software components in software development, have further complicated the process of acquiring a software asset.