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AT&T inks $1billion contract with GM, carrier’s largest to date, 02/21/07
AT&T has nailed its biggest commercial contract with its five-year, nearly $1 billion deal with General Motors that expands an existing relationship between the two.
Q&A: GM exec discusses huge contract with AT&T
GM CIO Ralph Szygenda talked with Network World senior editor Denise Pappalardo about what AT&T is doing for GM and how that fits in with GM’s overall globalization plan.
Microsoft, AT&T head to Supreme Court, 02/21/07
Microsoft and AT&T headed to U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to argue their sides in a complex transnational patent case that could send shockwaves through the software industry. The two giants have been locked in a battle over patent infringement that centers on exporting software code to foreign countries. Experts say the outcome of the case could change the face of the software industry and cost software vendors billions of dollars. Here is how the case, which has already seen rulings in favor of AT&T in both district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, shapes up.
Internet is a reflection of society, Cerf says, 02/21/07
The Internet is a mirror of the population that uses it, said Google’s vice president and chief Internet evangelist Vinton Cerf said in reference to the proliferation of fraud, social abuse and other online crimes.
