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The company snaps up Forte Software for $540 million, a few days after buying a competitor to Microsoft Office. "This gives [Sun] a more palatable way to sell application server software." - Mike Gilpin, an analyst with Giga Information Group |
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Sun's Forte buy gives server software a boost Sun's acquisition of the toolmaker could give the company an advantage in the corporate software market with a set of easier to use, more capable development tools.
Sun acquires toolmaker Forte for $540 million
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