Peter Galli

Ximian Inc. is the latest company with open-source roots to start selling proprietary products. Ximian, the open-source desktop company formerly known as Helix Code Inc., this week will announce a new proprietary product, the Ximian Connector for Microsoft Corp.s Exchange, which will bridge the gap between users Linux desktops and their Exchange servers, said Nat […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee has weighed in on the proposed antitrust case settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the federal government, and has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 12 to examine the credibility of the proposal. The committee will hear testimony from the Justice Department, attorneys general in favor and opposition to the settlement as well […]

Opponents of Microsoft Corp.s proposed settlement of private antitrust lawsuits will have their day in court on Tuesday. Judge J. Frederick Motz of the Federal District Court of Maryland will hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement to settle more than 100 pending antitrust cases against the software maker. A range of people are […]

U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz on Tuesday heard evidence for and against the proposed settlement of more than 100 private antitrust cases against Microsoft Corp. The public hearing, held at the federal District Court in Baltimore, went on well into the evening and no decision was expected immediately. By 7:15pm EST Microsoft had […]

Microsoft Corp. last week reached a settlement to put more than 100 pending private antitrust cases behind it while, at the same time, scoring a huge public relations victory and increasing its exposure and installed base at schools. The private antitrust cases were brought against the Redmond, Wash., company last year following the ruling by […]

Now that Microsoft Corp. has settled its antitrust case with the government and agreed to settle more than 100 other private antitrust cases, Bill Neukom, its executive vice president and general counsel of 22 years, is stepping down. Neukom began handling Microsofts legal issues in 1979 as a partner in Seattle-based law firm Shidler, McBroom, […]

Red Hat, never one to miss an opportunity for publicity, on Tuesday offered an alternative to Microsoft Corp.s proposed settlement of more than 100 private antitrust cases against it. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday morning that if its settlement proposal, signed by the parties on Monday, was accepted by the Federal District Court […]

Microsoft Corp. has reached a negotiated settlement to put more than 100 pending private antitrust cases behind it while, at the same time, scoring a huge public relations victory and increasing its exposure and installed base at schools. The private antitrust cases were brought against the Redmond, Wash., firm by a number of lawyers last […]

Microsoft Corp. will include a fourth, preconfigured, out-of-the-box Web server when its Windows .Net server family ships in the first half of next year. “We have seen a lot of interest from customers for single-purpose systems,” said Bob OBrien, Microsofts group product manager for Windows servers, here at Comdex last week. The third beta for […]

For some users trying to load or upgrade to the Windows XP operating system, the experience has not been as seamless as Microsoft Corp. has promised. Officials of the Redmond, Wash., software maker contacted last week acknowledged that there have been installation, driver and device compatibility issues raised by users. In addition, some customers have […]

The U.S. Department of Justice this week detailed its rationale for settling the landmark antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., submitting a 40-page Competitive Impact Statement to District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington. The DOJ claims in the statement that the settlement not only benefits consumers, but that the “requirements and prohibitions will eliminate Microsofts […]

As expected Microsoft Corp. on Friday announced the release of the third beta for its Windows .Net Server family. “Testers will begin to experience a powerful application development environment,” said Bob OBrien, the group product manager for the Windows Server division, on Friday. Microsoft is advancing its integrated development platform by adding native support for […]