CNET News: Taking Stock at JBoss

“JBoss CEO Marc Fleury, who once showed up dressed as the Joker
at an awards ceremony, had a clever surprise for his competitors
this week: a partnership with Microsoft.

“The deal calls for the software giant and JBoss, an open-source
Java software company, to explore ways to link their respective
server and development products. And it’s definitely not a joke,
Fleury says. Behind it were 18 months of discussions over being
allies even as they battle for the attention of software
developers…”

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