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IBM to Buy ISS for $1.3 Billion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the here-comes-the-licensing-shift dept.

gerald626 writes "IBM announced today that they have formed an agreement to purchase ISS for 1.3 billion dollars." From the article: " The all-cash transaction of about $28 per share is meant to bolster IBM's ability to deliver security services to corporations, the company said. ISS builds network protection products and services, including intrusion detection and monitoring tools. IBM said it intends to use ISS's expertise and software to provide more robust security-related services to its corporate customers."

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  1. ISS??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IBM bought the International Space Station?!?!?

  2. Re:Earth and Beyond by zaphod110676 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Doh! You so all beat me to it....

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  3. The International Space Station? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shouldn't this be in the Slashdot "Science" section since that's where space articles show up.
    yeah yeah, +5 troll, +5 redundant

    Seriously, though, I've been sitting here hitting refresh until the "Nothing to see here" message went away so I could post some witty comment, but the first second or two that I can see the replies... about five people already have said "the Space Station?"

  4. Re:Why would IBM... by markwalling · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    RTFA. 11 comments and none about Internet Security Systems

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  5. I can see it now. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There are going to be millions of mod point used on -1 Redundant.

  6. Yes i'm redundant by Daetrin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The mods are going to have their work cut out for them today. 11 messages posts so far and every single one is along the lines of "IBM bought a space station?" To be fair even after reading all 11 posts my mind was _still_ going "huh?" So could someone who isn't at work and behind an overly restrictive web filter kindly let the rest of us know which ISS they're _actually_ talking about?

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    1. Re:Yes i'm redundant by smaerd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      OMG Ponies? I didn't see that. Got a link? I did a search for "OMG Ponies" and got nothing... then I tried "Ponies" still no dice.... any help?

  7. The real reason behind the purchase... by Nrbelex · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Can anyone honestly think of a better tax-haven than space? I mean really, what's the rate up there these days?

  8. Let Me Be... by faqmaster · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Let me be one of the first thousand to say, "Why would IBM buy the International Space Station?"

    In Soviet Russia, Space Station buys you!

    All your space station are belong to IBM!

    (Whatever happened to Natalie Portman? I hardly ever see her around here any more.)

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    1. Re:Let Me Be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      (Whatever happened to Natalie Portman? I hardly ever see her around here any more.)

      She's too busy getting hot grits poured down her pants.

  9. Re:ISS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NO, because like most 'breaking news' on /. , I heard it someplace else first (on the radio) and it wasn't phrased as "ISS"

  10. Re:Why would IBM... by Billosaur · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Informative? Try "Troll" or better yet "Lacking Sense of Humor"

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  11. Re:You mean it's not the REAL space station? by spun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wicked wicked Zoot ... she is a bad person and she must pay the penalty. And here in Castle IBM, we have but one punishment... you must tie her down on a bed ... and spank her. Come!

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  12. The not-so-obvious post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, they said "That's no space station..."

  13. The end is here! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot has fallen apart. Nothing more than a political bash session where 14 year olds poke fun at everything that isn't OSS/MS wars because they know nothing aside from bashing others without any real substance.

  14. Re:Why would IBM... by Lectrik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wait, how was I insightful?
    can I get a -1 Confused now?

    someone mod me down
    Aye dares ye!

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