RAD Lab @ Berkeley
The Reliable, Adaptive and Distributed systems lab
Microsoft, Google, and Sun lead industry funding of academic lab on Internet services.

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Google comprose for AOL
"agreed to give favored placement to content from AOL throughout its site"

Google to pay $1B for 5% of AOL
Plus Google with get access to Time Warner?s film and television library.
GOOG up $430; stock price change paid for the deal.