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If you can't beat 'em selling operating systems, try throwing in middleware and hardware into the mix. That seems to be the thinking at Sun.
If you can't beat 'em selling operating systems, try throwing middleware and hardware into the mix. That seems to be the thinking at Sun Microsystems. This week the company will announce its plans to offer customers "software stacks" in conjunction with partners Oracle and storage vendor Veritas.
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