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Microsoft, RealNetworks settle for $761 million, 10/11/05
Microsoft and RealNetworks announced Tuesday that they have settled their anti-trust case and forged a partnership to promote digital music and games in three agreements worth $761 million, the companies said.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101105-microsoft.html?nl
ISP spat leaves customers disconnected, 10/10/05
A financial dispute between two major Internet backbone providers has led to dropped traffic between their networks – a high-stakes game of chicken that’s angering customers affected by the network disruptions.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-isps.html?nl
Opinion: Venture capital industry has less money, but doing just fine, 10/10/05
The venture capital industry is technology’s canary in a coal mine, so keeping an eye on its health makes sense. I recently had an opportunity to sit in on a presentation by Mark Heeson, president of the National Venture Capital Association, and he …
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/101005buzz.html?nl
Opinion: Dealing with crazy corporations, 10/10/05
This view of corporate behavior as psychopathic also illuminates why the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is so aggressively going after alleged illegal music downloaders.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/101005backspin.html?nl
Ex-PeopleSoft CEO joins Salesforce.com board, 10/06/05
PeopleSoft’s dramatically ousted former CEO, Craig Conway, is taking a small step back into the CRM software market — and another jab at his nemesis, Oracle. Hosted CRM provider Salesforce.com. said Thursday that Conway will join its board of …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100605-peoplesoft-ceo.html?nl
Sprint Nextel sues VoIP providers over patents, 10/05/05
A unit of Sprint Nextel sued Vonage Holdings and another VoIP provider on Tuesday, alleging that the companies are infringing its patents.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100505-sprint-voip.html?nl
