Paul Maritz takes his Pi to EMC
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Data storage management, Open-source, Software as a service (SaaS), Microsoft, Virtualization, Server virtualization, Application development, Barbara Darrow, EMC
EMC is buying Pi Corp., and Pi’s founder, Paul Maritz, will now head EMC’s software-as-a-service effort. The news was reported by The New York Times and others.
And it is extremely interesting news. Maritz was a well-regarded top Microsoft exec for 14 years before taking his act on the road.
In its earlier “about” statement on the company Web site , Pi said its “next generation software environment” was expected to be available in both “free (open source) and licensed forms.” That open source verbiage is now only viewable in a cache. Hmmm.
Note: Pi ’s environment was going to help “users create, repurpose, store, share and access personal information in novel ways.” (Personal Information = PI. )
Barbara Darrow can be reached at bdarrow@techtarget.com.
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