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COMPUTER industry , *COMPUTER software industry , *NETWORK PC (Computer) , *MICROSOFT operating systems , *DATA encryption - Abstract
This article discusses developments in the U.S. computer and computer software industries. Portal Software Inc. will be acquired by Oracle Corp. for $220 million. Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sun Ray thin-client devices and application software have links to Microsoft Windows environments. A Network Appliance Inc. development center in Bangalore, India will be expanded. IBM Corp.'s Secure Blue is data encryption technology that can be embedded into microprocessors for data protection in pocket computers and cellular telephones.
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- 2006