From the IBMySQL dept.:
IBM is reportedly in talks to acquire struggling Sun Microsystems for at least $6.5 billion, giving it new weapons against market rivals Hewlett-Packard and the increasingly aggressive Cisco Systems.

Sun, which reorganized into three business units and laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall after reporting a nearly $2 billion loss, has been struggling to find its place in the marketplace as the demand for its high-end servers and storage devices declines.

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