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** FILE ** In this Nov. 24, 2008 file photo, an IBM office is shown in New York. Sun Microsystems Inc. shares soared Wednesday, March 18, 2009, after a published report said International Business Machines Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Sun for at least $6.5 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)