Symantec has sued Microsoft, claiming that it is violating a 1996 agreement with Veritas, which Symantec bought last year for $10.2 billion.
Nintendo & Microsoft Gang Up On Sony
There’s a lot of grandstanding going on in the game console industry. Nintendo brags about its history of innovation; Microsoft is smug about its lead over the competition; and Sony says its rep alone will carry PS3. But Sony may be surprised to learn its chief rivals are holding hands and shouting things like “thief!” and “loser!”
Big Brother, Microsoft, Are Watching
Microsoft’s got friends in high places. One friend, anyway-the U.S. Department of Defense. A branch of the DOD known as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will work with the software giant on Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping project, which will be used for both military and non-military purposes.
Microsoft Has Its Towel Again
A perk that was cruelly ripped away from employees of Microsoft has been returned as the software giant revamps its compensation plans.
Symantec Sues Microsoft Over Veritas
Once upon a time, Microsoft licensed a version of Veritas Volume Manager and used it in Windows 2000; Symantec now owns Veritas and wants Microsoft to pay for continuing to use that technology.
Microsoft RSS Feeds Directory
Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Feeds Directory, a central location where you can find and subscribe to every RSS feed offered by the company across its multiple websites and blogs.
Big Brother Watches Microsoft
The U.S. government will continue to keep a watchful eye on Microsoft. A ruling by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly extends federal oversight of some of Microsoft’s business practices to November of 2009, with a possibility for it to be maintained well beyond.
Microsoft Debuts MapCruncher
Microsoft has joined the map mashup game by releasing MapCruncher, a downloadable map-publishing tool billed as an API for the non-programming masses. The Microsoft Research team says MapCruncher will do for mashups what Word did for documents.
SAP, Microsoft Sing A Duet
SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. confirmed the June release of a product that will allow users to link SAP’s business processes and data with Microsoft’s Office desktop programs. This product, officially named “Duet,” is the result of a twelve-month collaboration between the corporations.
Microsoft Finds A Data Mining Gem
IBM’s Rakesh Agrawal has departed the Almaden Institute in favor of the cozy confines of the Microsoft Search Labs.