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2008年01月17日SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.Source
Oracle plans to acquire middleware maker BEA Systems for $8.5 billion in cash, the company announced Wednesday.Under the deal, expected to close by the middle of the year, Oracle will pay nearly $19.38 per share. That purchase price is above Oracle's initial offer of $17 a share, which BEA had soundly rejected, saying it would need $21 a share for any party to enter acquisition talks with the company.Source
在 dot com的泡沫爆破後,Computer Science迅速淪為乏人問津的學科。以美國為例開始攻讀Computer Science的博士生,由高峰時期的16000下跌至2005年的8000多人。相信不用多久,便會和缺乏新血入行的石油工程一樣成為高薪養老人的行業. (ps:石油工程師的平均年歲為50,而且極小新血入行。),刻下的熱門學科是生物科技。筆者對此感到費解,若從”錢途”或”發達的機會率”來看, Cs皆是高於生物科技。MYSQL的天價再次證明了筆者的理論。BEA是由三位前Sun員工打來的天下,其中一位為BEA的CEO香港出生9歲赴美的莊思浩。 除了莊思浩外,在科技界闖出名堂的港人還有當年賣出E-Machine後把一半利潤分給員工的”絕世好老板”許立信(i.e.抵佢娶得王小鳳如此美眷)及ATI的三位創辦人。
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說起許立信,王小鳳在2002曾患上躁狂型抑鬱症,除了入住精神病院及企圖數次自殺外,更意圖傷害許立信。為此王小鳳曾主動要求和許立信離婚。可是許立信對王小鳳不離不棄.在兩年後,王小鳳終於戰勝了精神病。
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