From Nextgov.com: IBM's rumored acquisition of Sun would have little impact

Procurement specialists and company partners predict a consolidation of product lines.

If rumors of a possible Sun Microsystems acquisition by IBM come true, federal customers most likely will see little impact in the short term, said procurement experts and partners of the technology companies, but in the long term IBM could shrink the combined portfolio of offerings to eliminate any overlaps.

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