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How IBM (and Open Source) Won eBay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battle-of-good-v-evil dept.

DemonBrew wrote to us with a new article in Business2 how IBM beat MSFT, Sun, BEA Systems to win the contract for the new eBay. Cool part is that it's based on Websphere, which has major open source components.

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  1. Deep Thoughts... by mosdef · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does IBM's move to Java pose a threat to Windows? Tell us.

  2. Re:Slashdot celebrates IBM winning a project? by zsmooth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All you have to do is say "I'LL SEE YOU IN METAMOD!" and the moderators get all scared and stuff and mod you back up.

  3. Jesus Nelly by tps12 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Alright, I'm back. Shit, I step out for what, 45 minutes, and this place goes to hell. Looks like we have a long night ahead of us. Well, round up the boys and brew a pot of coffee. We'll see this job through to the end.

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