Introduction

In December 2009, Opalis Software, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. Opalis, a leader in information technology process automation (ITPA) and run book automation (RBA), was best known for its Opalis Integration Server (OIS) software. As Brad Anderson said at the time, the acquisition was a pivotal piece for delivering on Microsoft’s dynamic data center initiative, as it brought together Opalis Software’s deep data center automation expertise with the integrated physical and virtualized data center management capabilities provided by Microsoft System Center (http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2009/12/11/microsoft-acquires-opalis-software.aspx).

As part of the acquisition, Opalis Software ...

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