The Boston Globe: Group Pushes Software Sharing
Jul 17, 2004, 20:00 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Hiawatha Bray)
"Inspired by the success of freely shared software like the
Linux operating system, some corporate technology executives want
to share their custom-made software programs with each other.
"'Why reinvent the wheel?' said Jay Hansen, chief executive of
the Avalanche Corporate Technology Cooperative, a Minneapolis group
formed by seven local companies, including electronics retailer
Best Buy Co. Inc., magnetic tape maker Imation Corp., medical
equipment manufacturer Medtronic Inc., and agricultural supplier
Cargill Inc..."
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