Yeah it sucks but there is a brief article in the middle of their ad manager all along the outside. Shame I can't find something else about this. When IBM was turned down it was plastered everywhere.
-----Original Message----- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:32 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: FW: Oracle Buys Sun for $7.4BN Is this a sys-con ad or an article? Sheesh I hate that site. 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