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IT Moves Into Voice Communications
IT companies are digging further into voice communications, forcing change to traditional telephony that could leave a century-old communications industry unrecognizable in short order. As the telephone carriers struggle to adapt to packet-based networking, data companies are quickly adopting voice strategies of their own. Moreover, VOIP (voice over IP) is forcing the convergence not only…
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Despite Compliance, Microsoft Not Giving Up the Fight
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it will take immediate steps to provide secret server communications protocols to competitors and to provide a version of Windows without an integrated media player, in compliance with the decision of the European Competition Commission, upheld by the European Union’s Court of First Instance. Nevertheless, the company is keeping its…
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Microsoft Backpedals on Exchange Security Roadmap
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday disclosed that it will not ship—as a separate product—its Exchange Edge Services, a set of e-mail security and anti-spam enhancements for Exchange Server. In May, Microsoft said it would roll out Exchange Edge Services in 2005. The package was expected to provide support for identification standards, such as SPF (Sender Policy Framework),…
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Microsoft to Immediately Comply with EU Remedies
A European Union judge has denied Microsoft Corp. a reprieve from the antitrust penalties imposed by the European Commission in March—a serious blow to Microsoft’s case. Microsoft said it would begin complying with the order immediately. In a 91-page decision issued on Wednesday morning, Judge Bo Vesterdorf, the president of the EU’s Court of First…
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SCO Reports $6.5 Million Loss
“We believe the release of Legend will strengthen the overall ecosystem of partners, developers, customers, and resellers that rely on OpenServer and will also present SCO with opportunities to upgrade our current installed base.” SCO had previously said at SCOForum, SCO’s annual reseller conference, that Legend would arrive in the first quarter of 2005. McBride…
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Industry Watchers: Don’t Think Microsoft Is Down for the Count
Just because Microsoft has said it will comply immediately with a European Court judge’s order to follow specified antitrust remedies doesn’t mean life will be a bowl of cherries for Microsoft’s partners, developers and even its competitors. Industry watchers said they will be watching exactly how Microsoft makes good on the court-ordered removal of Windows…
