On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Day, David wrote:
>
>Rumors of sale have gone on for quite some time.  If Computer Associates
>buys them, we will all wish for the old days.  And the prices will go up.
>We recently did a competitive bid considering Veritas.  Veritas held their
>prices firm but Legato went into discount mode.
>
>Potential buyers that I have heard floated are: Sun, IBM, HP, EMC, Veritas
>and Computer Associates.  I personally think EMC would be good for the
>company.

Its odd you mention Veritas pricing right now. Las than an hour ago, I was
just told by some business types that it is best to go through a reseller
rather than directly through Vertias for pricing, as it is apparantly the
case for most big ticket software products.

Has there actually been any rumors about CA buying out Legato, or are you
speculating? If CA buys out Legato, I will consider VERY early retirement!

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