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Posted by: Yakov @ 00:33 [13. 02. 08]
Having recently agreed to buy open source database software vendor MySQL for $ 1 billion, Sun Microsystems announced today it would acquire Innotek, a Germany-headquartered provider of open source desktop virtualization software VirtualBox with software development team in Russia. Update: The rumored acquisition price was $60 million.
 VirtualBox runs on various operating systems Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and OpenSolaris. Since its release in January 2007, VirtualBox was downloaded over 4 million times. The acquisition value was not disclosed. Innotek was funded internally before the deal.
The acquisition came soon after SWSoft, an international virtualization software company from Russia was renamed Parallels after its most well-known brand Parallels. Parallels Desktop for Mac is a competitor to VirtualBox.
Randall Kennedy of InfoWorld called the deal a “smart buy“. Here is why “… even more important is Sun’s recognition of Innotek’s commitment to developers. VirtualBox has long been the preferred solution for open-source programmers seeking to “roll their own” virtualization platforms.”
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1 Sun continues open source rampage, buys PC virtualization company Innotek » VentureBeat Yakov @ 00:33 [13. 02. 08]
[…] Sadchikov, who is following the European and Russian scenes closely, notes the acquisition comes soon after SWSoft, a competing virtualization software company from Russia […]
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