All the week’s IT market news.
Jury orders Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 billion, 02/22/07
Microsoft must pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing on patents for MP3 encoding and decoding technology, a U.S. jury said Thursday.
Microsoft announces healthcare initiative, acquisition, 02/26/07
Microsoft Monday announced its entry into the healthcare IT industry with an acquisition of a company and an initiative to build out Microsoft IT healthcare solutions.
Apple TKOs Cisco in iPhone bout, analysts, 02/22/07
Although Apple and Cisco remained mum Thursday on the details of their deal to share the “iPhone” trademark, some analysts said Cisco got the short end of the stick.
Microsoft will fight to keep Office Live name, 02/23/07
Microsoft said it will seek to invalidate claims by a California company that has sued it for trademark infringement over the “Office Live” name.
New version of Google Apps offers less expensive alternative to Microsoft Office, 02/22/07
Google today unveiled the enterprise version of Google Apps, a set of communication and collaboration tools that provide an alternative to Microsoft Office for companies that are willing to sacrifice functionality for cost savings.
Fujitsu Siemens targets SMBs with new recovery system, 02/22/07
For midsize businesses seeking a relatively easy, inexpensive way to keep their servers running around the clock, Fujitsu Siemens has launched a fully automated backup recovery system.
Microsoft releases complete beta of configuration, update management software, 02/22/07
Ahead of its upcoming annual conference focused on management, Microsoft Thursday released the first feature-complete beta of its new System Management Server.
Clearwire buys wireless spectrum from AT&T, 02/21/07
Clearwire dropped $300 million in cash to buy spectrum in the 2.5-GHz band from AT&T on Tuesday.
Microsoft/AT&T head to Supreme Court. What does it mean?, 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.
Microsoft takes AT&T patent case before Supreme Court, 02/21/07
Microsoft presented oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-year-old patent lawsuit filed by AT&T Inc. whose outcome could require U.S. software companies to pay fines for patent-infringing software assembled in other countries.
Alcatel-Lucent invests in WiMAX chip company, 02/21/07
Alcatel-Lucent has invested in WiMAX chip maker Sequans Communications, the latest show of support for the emerging long-range wireless networking technology.
HP first quarter profit jumps, 02/20/07
HP topped Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations in the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year.
Vodafone, Essar Group lock horns over management, 02/20/07
Vodafone Group and the Essar Group could lock horns over the Indian company’s demand to share management of Hutchison Essar, a large Indian mobile phone network operator.
