Providers of server hardware, software and services are looking at digital media infrastrucutre, specifically online gaming, as an area to expand into…
The advantages of back-end outsourcing are giving traditional giants like Sun, IBM and Microsoft a chance to play a role in the development of increasingly sophisticated interactive online entertainment.
BM is one of the main backers of Butterfly.net, while Sun last year formed a Game Technologies Group. Then there’s database giant Oracle, which adapted its grid computing technology to host the high-profile “Sims Online” game, and telecom giant Alacatel.
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