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Terracotta Acquires EHCache, Creates Waves in Java Development World Terracotta has recently acquired another Java development company, called EHCache. This merger leaves experts anticipating a future acquisition of the new company by the VMWare / SpringSource conglomerate. Both Terracotta and EHCache provide similar and complementary services to the area of expertise in which VMWare ... 25 August 2009 09:39 GMT The Army of Terracotta Soldiers In 1974, while digging for a well, the Chinese farmers from a village in the Shaanxi province discovered several terracotta statues. They were the first of thousands of statue-soldiers of an army buried in the tomb of the Chinese emperor Qin Shihuang, who died 2,200 years ago. The 8,099 soldiers, 300 horses and 200 c... 19 March 2008 09:51 GMT Pollen to Detect the Origins of the Terracotta Army Since their discovery in 1974 in Shaanxi province, the ancient Chinese terracotta army posed a puzzle: Ancient pollen could lead scientists to the kilns where the figures in China's terracotta army were made. The 2,200-year-old clay army made of 8,099 soldiers, 300 horses and 200 chariots guards the tomb of Qin ... 27 March 2007 09:36 GMT