siliconvalley.internet.com: JBoss Group: Defections Aren’t a Big Deal

“JBoss Group, maker of one of the world’s leading open source
J2EE-based application servers, is scoffing at claims that the
exodus of some core developers to form their own company will hurt
its business.

“‘This is really not a big deal,’ Ben Sabrin, director of Sales
and Business Development for JBoss Group, told internetnews.com.
‘Three people, really, have departed.’

“In a statement, the company said: ‘In the services industry,
you will always have some sort of turnover. This is reinforced by
the fact that JBoss is an excellent product. In this instance,
JBoss Group lost only three U.S. consultants, one of whom had been
with the company for only three months. Given the human and
financial resources of JBoss Group, this means very little to our
product and day-to-day business…'”

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