Friday, February 21, 2003

Microsoft buys Virtual PC, Virtual Server products from Connectix - Computerworld - Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to acquire three virtualization software products made by Connectix Corp. in San Mateo, Calif.

Rather than buy the entire company, Microsoft instead purchased two Connectix client products -- Virtual PC for Windows and Virtual PC for Mac -- as well as a server-based product, Virtual Server, that's currently undergoing beta testing, according to Jim Hebert, general manager of Microsoft's Windows server product management group.

"We were hearing from customers that getting a supportable virtual machine solution from Microsoft would be an attractive thing," he said


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SQL Server Developers Face Huge Royalties

SQL Server Developers Face Huge Royalties
PatentsPosted by michael on Friday February 21, @09:32AM
from the relying-on-microsoft-never-a-good-idea dept.
superpat writes "The Register reports that Microsoft licensed SQL Server technology from Timeline. Trouble is, they didn't license the tech for use by MS customers... After 3 1/2 years in the courts, the final judgement rules that MS SQL Server customers must pay Timeline patent royalties. The argument that Microsoft said it was OK is no defence, apparently." News.com.com.com has another story.

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