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Microsoft to Acquire DATAllegro
By
ChannelTimes Staff
Mumbai, Jul 28, 2008
Microsoft has announced its intentions to acquire DATAllegro Inc., a provider of breakthrough data warehouse appliances. As per the company communique, the acquisition will extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission-critical data platform. The move will help customers of all sizes to manage the ever-expanding amount of data generated by and for businesses, employees and consumers.
"DATAllegro is a tremendously innovative company that has started to redefine the data warehouse market. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 delivers enterprise-class capabilities in business intelligence and data warehousing. The addition of the DATAllegro team and its technology will take our data platform to the highest scale of data warehousing," said Ted Kummert, corporate vice president (Data and Storage Platform Division), Microsoft.
Elaborating more on it, Stuart Frost, CEO, DATAllegro, said, "Integrating DATAllegro's nonproprietary hardware platform and flexible software architecture into Microsoft SQL Server will provide customers with the strongest offering in the market. We are excited to join forces with Microsoft and continue the innovation this company was founded on."
After completing the acquisition, Microsoft will retain most of DATAllegro's team.
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