BlueStripe: Microsoft acquires Morrisville tech venture

Seattle tech giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has acquired Morrisville-based BlueStripe Software. BlueStripe, a longtime partner of Microsoft, revealed the news in blog post Wednesday, saying via statement that it's "thrilled with the opportunity to be part of the next wave of IT innovation." Mike Neil, general manager for enterprise cloud at Microsoft, says BlueStripe is already used by customers to extend the value of Microsoft System Center by adding application-aware infrastructure performance...