Information technology and software engineering are also strong fields throughout most major U.S. metro areas.

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India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services and software workers.

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He was the leading figure in developing alliances with major technology players, ultimately forging a broad acceptance of the vision he pioneered in the software industry.

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For example, IBM, the best-known name in early computing and still the major supplier of technology for business, offers a host of technology solutions including hardware, software, and support.

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MySQL's lighter-weight database system may also fit into Sun's ambitions of becoming a major player in "utility computing, " a model of information technology infrastructure that pipes in software applications, processing and storage over the Internet rather than from a company's own data centers.

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