* Microsoft seen poised to push anti-virus * Is Juniper out shopping? * OSDL members fund open source law center * Q&A: SAP plans new platform as competitive weapon * Today on Layer 8
Microsoft has always watched software industries spring up on its Windows platform, then moved in and swallowed them whole. Now that anti-virus software has become such a big business, it’s widely assumed that Microsoft will move in – in two weeks. Microsoft seen poised to push anti-virus http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105microsoftrsa.html?net
Microsoft has always watched software industries spring up on its Windows platform, then moved in and swallowed them whole. Now that anti-virus software has become such a big business, it’s widely assumed that Microsoft will move in – in two weeks.
Microsoft seen poised to push anti-virus
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105microsoftrsa.html?net
Is Juniper out shopping?
Before Juniper even announced its first product, the industry was buzzing about how this start-up might give giant Cisco a run for its money. And here we are, years later, and the competitive comparisons persist. Now that Cisco has bought Airespace, all eyes are on Juniper – will Juniper also purchase a wireless LAN vendor? If so, which one?
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105-juniper-wireless.html?net
OSDL members fund open source law center
Open Source Development Labs has raised $4.25 million to fund a new organization that will provide free legal services to open source developers. The organization, called the Software Freedom Law Center, is expected to eventually employ as many as 15 full-time lawyers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0201osdlmembe.html?net
Q&A: SAP plans new platform as competitive weapon
For the past 18 months, SAP has been knocking on the doors of PeopleSoft customers, extending maintenance and licensing incentives to lure them over. Now that Oracle has acquired PeopleSoft, SAP is pulling out a fresh weapon from its arsenal in the battle to win customers – new technology.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0131sapplans.html?net
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