BUSINESS COLLABORATION
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Company Business type Description
Oracle Collaboration Enterprisewide collaboration
Collaboration
Suite
Fast Search & Search Norway-based site operating in the
Transfer enterprise search space (Microsoft
purchased Fast for $1.2 billion in
January 2008)
Amazon.com Collaboration World’s largest bookstore and a
platform for retail and business
applications
BEA Software Service-oriented architecture plat-
AcquaLogic platform form to manage diverse business
processes
DO-IT-YOURSELF APPLICATIONS COMPUTING
Amazon Accounting Simple-to-use billing and account
DevPay management for Web services
built on Amazon’s platform and