Software Industry

1/ we have Windows based new app companies first big 'peoplesoft' raised on popularity of MS windows 3.1 new colourful UI for enterprise apps on better appeal to ORACLE/SAP character based business apps.

2/ in the windows new UI apps age tools 'powerbuilder' is another big winner

3/ at that time we have Database comapnies ORACLE, SYBASE ( modern with Multithereading ) and INFORMIX.

- SYBASE bought powersoft at the end of windows and start of web apps

- SYBASE codeshare with Microsoft , got microsoft rise in windows based MS SQL .. sybase done by ORCLE

- informix down and eventullay IBM bought Informix

- open source DB MYsql rasising

On app servers

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we have Pre webservers which are CGI based , NetDYnamics .. sun bought it .

- then we have java based app servers JBOSS (open source ) , BEA WebLogic , SUNs own , Oracle AppServer

- IBM started Eclipse to diminish SUNs domiance in Java area as open source , everybody on Eclipse ( Microsoft tools Visual Studio etc... are checked )

Business Apps

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PeopleSoft done great with vertical HR apps

- Sieble new startup with Sales Force Automation new veritcal and great success as public company

- Oracle bought Peoplesoft after long 1 year battle

- Oralce bought Sieble

- Oracle bought Jd Edwards

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Oracle Bought SUN as SUN has Mysql and 50% of ORACLE RDMBS runs on SUN boxes

- IBM somehow did not interested in SUN .

- REdHat ( open source Linux company charges for support success with IPO )

- RedHat bought JBooss for 400 million

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New Email Zimbra ( server and client) got popular Yahoo bought it for 300 million to coutner GOOGLE Email and open sourced .

- no success yahoo sold Zimbra to VMware

- VM ware bought SPringSource for 400 million ( surprise ) to integrate Springapps with 'virtiualization .

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Android -- google bought small startup and developed a year and then open sourced in 2009

Google Apps - for businesss gaining with $50/year per user

Cloud computing -- champion Salesforce.com with 70,000 business at end of 2009 on avg. paying $1500/month ..