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Microsoft completes Datallegro purchase

Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has finalized its purchase of data warehousing specialist Datallegro.

The company also detailed its plans for the technology, saying that the purchase will pave the way for Microsoft to create "a new solution based on Datallegro's technology that extends Microsoft SQL Server to scale into hundreds of terabytes of data."

Doing that, though will take some time. The final version of that product is slated for the first half of 2010, though Microsoft said it will begin giving customers and partners access to early "community technology preview" releases within … Read more

Datallegro hit with patent suit

Updated, 4:45, with comment from Datallegro CEO Stuart Frost

Data warehousing software maker Datallegro, which is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, was hit with a patent infringement lawsuit on Wednesday.

The suit, filed in federal court in San Diego by Cary Jardin, charges that Datallegro and CEO and founder Stuart Frost, infringed on a patent held by Jardin. The suit alleges that Frost gained access to Jardin's technology while he was CEO of Xprime, where Jardin worked, in 2003.

The lawsuit also alleges that Frost attempted to patent Jardin's technology and also used the … Read more

Microsoft scoops up data warehousing firm

REDMOND, Wash.--Amid its analyst meeting, Microsoft on Thursday announced a small acquisition, scooping up Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Datallegro, a data warehousing firm. Financial details were not disclosed.

Speaking at the meeting, server and tools unit head Bob Muglia said that the acquisition will help the company reach the highest-end enterprise data stores, even reaching higher than Oracle can get today.

"We've never been able to do that before," Muglia said.

In a blog about the acquisition, Forrester Research analyst James Kobielus said: "This deal sets the stage for what will surely be a period … Read more