That's according to Martin Butler, founder and president of Butler Group, a UK consultancy that follows this market closely. IBM, he said, is concentrating on the integration of Web service technologies, especially in large companies, whereas database giant Oracle is leading the way in providing applications on an outsourced basis. Meanwhile Microsoft, long considered the company that tries to own such emerging markets, is showing a new openness with its .Net offering, establishing it at the consumer end.
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