The 18 states involved in the case are split in their reaction to the proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Microsoft, seeking to give a boost to the flagging market for business-to-business software, on Tuesday announced a new software package to help get more suppliers online.
Business-to-business exchanges, which bring together buyers and suppliers over the Web, burst onto the high-tech scene in late 1999 promising to save companies millions of dollars by linking them with thousands of suppliers over the Web.
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Business-to-business exchanges, which bring together buyers and suppliers over the Web, burst onto the high-tech scene in late 1999 promising to save companies millions of dollars by linking them with thousands of suppliers over the Web.
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Microsoft has released Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Beta to the beta testers. SP3 beta testers can download this beta from the betaplace website.
WASHINGTON--The response by the state attorneys general to the proposed antitrust settlement deal between Microsoft and the Justice Department remained up in the air at a crucial hearing Tuesday before a federal judge.
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As a federal court prepares to hear commentary on last week's proposed antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Justice Department, the District of Columbia and the 18 states and that joined the lawsuit are split on whether to support it.
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The 18 state attorneys general who are co-plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit are not expected to sign a settlement agreement--at least in its current form--hammered out between the software giant and the Justice Department, said sources familiar with the matter.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium--The European Commission said Monday its investigation of Microsoft was continuing despite the antitrust settlement the software giant reached with the U.S. government last week.
The European Commission said in August it was investigating whether Microsoft was trying to damage rivals by embedding its proprietary audio and video software, Media Player, into its Windows operating system.
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The European Commission said in August it was investigating whether Microsoft was trying to damage rivals by embedding its proprietary audio and video software, Media Player, into its Windows operating system.
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The 104th issue of ZZZ online is out.
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NEW YORK (CNNmoney) - Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement to settle their long-running antitrust dispute, people close to the negotiations said Thursday.
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NEW YORK (CNNmoney) - Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement to settle their long-running antitrust dispute, people close to the negotiations said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON--Microsoft and the Justice Department reportedly have made significant headway toward settling the landmark antitrust case before a court-imposed Friday deadline.
Officials at the U.S. Justice Department met state attorneys general in the case to discuss a settlement that would allow computer manufacturers wider latitude to load non-Microsoft software on the machines they sell and give other software companies greater access to the code behind Microsoft's Windows dominant personal computer operating system, Reuters reported.
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Officials at the U.S. Justice Department met state attorneys general in the case to discuss a settlement that would allow computer manufacturers wider latitude to load non-Microsoft software on the machines they sell and give other software companies greater access to the code behind Microsoft's Windows dominant personal computer operating system, Reuters reported.
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Hardware Extreme has posted their monthly Showcase, the October 2001 Edition.
The results of a recent survey by ComponentSource, an established marketplace for reusable software components, show Microsoft Corp. is beating Sun Microsystems in the early stages of a battle for mindshare in the Web services community.
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Microsoft's next-generation operating system for mobile devices has passed a crucial test for Bluetooth compatibility, the software giant said Tuesday.
The qualification of Windows CE .Net through the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) involves extensive testing with existing Bluetooth products, as well as examination of the software
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The qualification of Windows CE .Net through the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) involves extensive testing with existing Bluetooth products, as well as examination of the software
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Overclocked Cafe has posted a new article about Finding a Job in Today's IT World
The 103rd issue of ZZZ online is out.
Microsoft on Tuesday took a stab at bolstering the Web-based tools and specifications needed to make Web services more secure, and more attractive to businesses.
At a developer's conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft also announced several new tools, and distributed near-final versions of its Visual Studio.Net and .Net Framework tools to conference attendees. Those tools are key to rallying developers around the company's .Net Web services plan. Microsoft faces competition from Sun Microsystems and companies including Oracle, IBM, and others supporting Java.
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At a developer's conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft also announced several new tools, and distributed near-final versions of its Visual Studio.Net and .Net Framework tools to conference attendees. Those tools are key to rallying developers around the company's .Net Web services plan. Microsoft faces competition from Sun Microsystems and companies including Oracle, IBM, and others supporting Java.
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USBMan send news about two new hi-speed USB 2.0 devices:
XHUB - Adaptec's new, unique and innovative solution to desktop “connectivity clutter” of USB peripherals – the XHub that will be available worldwide in mid-November.
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ION - IOGEAR charges ahead with its new hi-speed USB 2.0, 2.5 portable, external hard drive enclosure.
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XHUB - Adaptec's new, unique and innovative solution to desktop “connectivity clutter” of USB peripherals – the XHub that will be available worldwide in mid-November.
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ION - IOGEAR charges ahead with its new hi-speed USB 2.0, 2.5 portable, external hard drive enclosure.
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A piece of software being distributed anonymously online has successfully cracked part of Microsoft's anti-piracy technology, the centerpiece of much of the giant's recent forays into the audio and video world.
Microsoft confirmed Friday that the code, written by a programmer using the pseudonym Beale Screamer, can strip off the protections that prevent a song from being copied an unlimited amount of times.
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Microsoft confirmed Friday that the code, written by a programmer using the pseudonym Beale Screamer, can strip off the protections that prevent a song from being copied an unlimited amount of times.
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The 102nd issue of ZZZ online is out.
