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Title	2005 predictions: Mid-term review part 1
Type	Opinion
Source	it-analysis.com 7/13/05
Summary	In this article Robin Bloor reviews a set of technology predictions he made in January. In the area of utility computing, he predicted that 2005 would see "a great deal of evolution," marked by increased acquisition activity. The results to date: Oracle acquired Oblix; CA acquired Niku and Concord; BMC acquired OpenNetwork and Calendra; IBM acquired Isogon and SRD; Sun acquired StorageTek and See Beyond. continue

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