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Microsoft down but not yet out Microsoft is still standing firm against the DoJ with its Next Generation Window Services (NGWS) initiative. NGWS shifts its focus to server-based applications and services. What will Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson think of it? Will he think it is MS "cocking a snoot" at the Government or will he be benevolent and let MS continue.Rumours are rife
that if the US demand a breakup, MS will move a couple of miles north
of Seattle into Canada where the government are not asking MS to break-up.
Things are warming up. Compaq aim to put Sun's light outCompaq's new AlphaServer Unix servers have the muscle to tackle Sun at the mid- and top-end. Previously named "Wildfire", the GS series can support up to 32 processors. According to Compaq, a GS320 with 16 processors and 16GB of memory will provide nearly 2x the performance and 70% price-performance advantage over an equivalently configured Sun E10K. Sun is confident that it's "Serengeti" servers will burn off the challenge - the problem will be the timing.Things look sunny for Bright Statione-Business software provider Bright Station have bought the Boo infrastructure for £250K. This bargain buy gives them a ca. £70M back office system that supports e-Commerce transactions across 18 countries in seven languages. This could be the bargain of the century.Shorties
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