Remember all the fuss over the browser wars of the 1990s? Little guy Netscape going up against big guy Microsoft, the two locked in a struggle to be your number-one portal into the wonderful new world of the Web. Well, all that has come down to this: One huge corporation (Microsoft) pays another huge corporation (AOL Time Warner) three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle their lawsuit, and suddenly the two are the best of buddies, ready to take on the market together. AOLTW, Microsoft settle Netscape antitrust suit http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0529aoltwmicro.html?net
Remember all the fuss over the browser wars of the 1990s? Little guy Netscape going up against big guy Microsoft, the two locked in a struggle to be your number-one portal into the wonderful new world of the Web. Well, all that has come down to this: One huge corporation (Microsoft) pays another huge corporation (AOL Time Warner) three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle their lawsuit, and suddenly the two are the best of buddies, ready to take on the market together.
AOLTW, Microsoft settle Netscape antitrust suit
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0529aoltwmicro.html?net
RBOCs jointly push fiber closer
The closer service providers can get fiber-optic lines to homes and businesses, the higher the bandwidth they can deliver. That’s why several RBOCs have teamed up to create common technical requirements for the equipment they need to bring fiber closer to you.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0529fttp.html?net
HP to unveil low-end NAS array
HP Tuesday plans to begin shipping a new network-attached storage server that will cost $5,000 less than the least expensive Windows Powered NAS array in its current product line.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0530hptoun.html?net
Study: IBM and EDS lead Web hosting market
In the $2.3 billion North American market for managed Web hosting and related services, IBM and EDS took advantage of market changes and turbulence during 2002 to extend their lead over rivals, research firm Meta Group concluded in a recent report.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0529studyhost.html?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Challenges dog Cisco as company’s role expands
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526cisco.html?net
2. Execs tout, question Wi-Fi
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526vortex.html?net
3. Apache earning its stripes
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526apache.html?net
4. Microsoft freebies intended to sweeten controversial licensing program
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0527microlicen.html?net
5. New deals tie fees to revenue
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0526contracts.html?net
