NetFlash: Microsoft seeks its next cash cow

The obvious: Microsoft has won the battles over client operating systems and office productivity software. The not-so-obvious: Where does Microsoft go from here? The software giant has to look elsewhere for high growth, and this week Network World concludes its two-parter by examining how Microsoft is doing in other segments of its business. It might surprise you to learn the company is losing money in those areas – at least for now. Microsoft seeks its next cash cow http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0119microsoft2.html?net

The obvious: Microsoft has won the battles over client operating systems and office productivity software. The not-so-obvious: Where does Microsoft go from here? The software giant has to look elsewhere for high growth, and this week Network World concludes its two-parter by examining how Microsoft is doing in other segments of its business. It might surprise you to learn the company is losing money in those areas – at least for now.

Microsoft seeks its next cash cow

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0119microsoft2.html?net

Sun aims to boost networks with multifunction switch vendor buy

Sun’s move yesterday brought to mind its old slogan – “The network is the computer” – but this goes one step further. Sun said it would buy a networking company, Nauticus, whose Layer 4-7 technology is to be integrated with Sun’s servers.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0120sunnau.html?net

SCO sues Novell for slander of title over Unix

The SCO Group has filed a slander lawsuit against Novell, saying the company has engaged in bad faith efforts to deny SCO’s rights to Unix and UnixWare.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0120scosues.html?net

Dell powers up Gigabit Ethernet switches

Dell this week will launch its first line of full Layer 3 switches aimed at small-business backbones and large corporate LAN aggregation duties.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0119dell.html?net