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News If the judge rules in Sun's favour, Microsoft will have to stop shipping Windows 98, Internet Explorer and its Java development tools. The Java battle between Sun Microsystems and... [09 Nov 1998]
Second Linux memo leaked from Microsoft
News A second internal memo containing details of Microsoft's concerns that Linux could threaten its Windows operating system has been leaked. Clive Longbottom, strategy analyst at CSL Consulting, recently... [09 Nov 1998]
Microsoft case could reach Supreme Court next year
News A little known law could propel the Microsoft anti-trust case straight past the Court of Appeals and into the Supreme Courts as soon as autumn next year. Meanwhile, one of Microsoft's greatest allies is... [09 Nov 1998]
Microsoft and Qualcomm take on Symbian
News The Microsoft-Qualcomm venture - which is expected to be formally announced on 10 November - is likely to seek to develop Windows CE for mobile devices, and find ways of linking wireless and traditional... [06 Nov 1998]
Microsoft denies Linux threat
News Microsoft's UK Windows marketing manager, Nick McGrath, has denied rumours that the company is feeling threatened by up-and-coming open source software (OSS) products such as Linux and Apache. Linux is... [03 Nov 1998]
City of London Corporation buys £1m payroll system
News It has freed up space and allows us to expand with Microsoft Windows NT applications," he said. The Corporation of the City of London has invested over £1m in a Trimetra system from ICL. The server-based... [02 Nov 1998]
Motorola adds weight to Symbian joint venture
News Symbian hopes users will be attracted to the economy of using Epoc - which the alliance members claim uses less power and memory Microsoft's Windows CE. Motorola has honoured an in-principle agreement... [29 Oct 1998]
ICL joins Microsoft smartcard alliance
News ICL is backing Microsoft's smartcard debut with the announcement of an alliance to develop applications based on Windows. In just three days since the launch of Windows Card,... [28 Oct 1998]
BT pilots smartcard scheme
News The technology will be based for the first time on the Multos operating system, which is currently competing against other standards including a Visa-backed Javacard and Microsoft's own Windows-based... [27 Oct 1998]
The last days of Alpha
Comment The simple truth is that the future of business servers belongs to Wintel - Intel machines running Microsoft Windows NT. Compaq bought Digital for its customer base, for its services and for its strong... [22 Oct 1998]
Microsoft bites back
News The defence argued that Microsoft had not acted illegally in trying to aggressively protect the market share held by its Windows-based Internet browser. Microsoft hit back yesterday at... [21 Oct 1998]
HP launches folio PC with Windows CE
News Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch its Jornada 820 this week - the first folio computer to run on Microsoft's Windows CE handheld PC operating system. According to Windows CE's product... [21 Oct 1998]
Microsoft feels the heat as trial begins
News Microsoft is a bullying company that has used Windows as a weapon to try and destroy Netscape in a battle orchestrated by Bill Gates. During three hours of opening arguments, barristers for the DoJ set... [20 Oct 1998]
Compaq launches new look Alpha-based servers
News The machines will run Digital Unix, OpenVMS or Microsoft Windows NT. George admitted the company could be doing more to encourage ISVs (independent software vendors) to write for Alpha, but denied at the... [19 Oct 1998]
Microsoft bids for PalmPilot software
News Gates is said to have offered to boost 3Com's Palm Computing hardware in return for its software - a market favourite compared to Microsoft's own Windows CE operating system. Microsoft... [19 Oct 1998]
