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The high-tech sector is witnessing an intriguing battle between Microsoft and America Online over the future of instant messaging on the Internet. Microsoft, a dominant company pushing proprietary software, is challenging AOL's dominance in instant messaging with its push for open standards and free software. The stakes are
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The ongoing controversy over America Online's proprietary behavior towards its Instant Messaging customers has sparked widespread outrage in the national news media. However, as long-time computer industry executives will attest, this is merely business as usual. The concept of "stickiness" - a term used to describe
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Furniture.com, the leading e-tailer in the $178 billion furniture and home furnishings industry, has announced strategic online advertising agreements with MSN and Lycos. As part of a multimillion-dollar branding campaign, these agreements reinforce Furniture.com's position as the premier online destination for furniture shopping. With its user-friendly
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As the technology landscape continues to evolve, America Online (AOL) finds itself facing strong competition in the instant messaging market, which it has long dominated. Microsoft and Yahoo!, in particular, are making significant strides in this space, threatening AOL's virtual monopoly. The conflict began when Microsoft introduced its
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Instant messaging has become a highly popular feature on the Internet, with over 780 million messages sent daily by 80 million users of America Online's instant messaging services, which include its flagship on-line service and a free version, AIM. Microsoft and Yahoo introduced software designed to tap into
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In a statement released on July 20, 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 191.23 points to 10,996.45, marking the first drop in a week. The Nasdaq Composite Index also declined 98.11 points to 2,732.18, while the S&P 500 fell 30.
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Microsoft has made a significant investment in Rogers Communications, the largest Canadian cable television services company, with the aim of boosting high-speed internet access and interactive television services. This investment is part of Microsoft's strategy to take minority stakes in communications companies and provide access to its software
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Rogers Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have announced a series of agreements aimed at accelerating the deployment of interactive television services to millions of Canadian homes. The partnership aims to provide customers with a range of next-generation digital services that combine interactive video and audio programming with enhanced broadcast services.
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VisualCommerce, Inc., a Seattle-based provider of eCommerce applications, has released the beta for VisualCommerce Constructor 1.5, a wizard-based eCommerce tool for the Microsoft SiteServer platform. This latest version significantly simplifies the total cost of creating and managing an electronic commerce storefront, making it an attractive option for mid-sized businesses.
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Infobank, a leading electronic commerce group, has announced its support for Microsoft's BizTalk Framework, a neutral platform designed to accelerate the adoption of business-to-business e-commerce standards. As part of this collaboration, Infobank will submit its Infobank InTrade Corporate Purchasing schema into the BizTalk.Org schema repository, enabling greater
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Major corporations from diverse industries, including financial services, automotive, and media, are adopting Intel Corporation and Microsoft Windows NT operating system-based solutions for their workstation environments. This shift is driven by the need for increased performance, reliability, and scalability, as well as reduced costs. Companies such as BankBoston, Ellerbe Becket,
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Top executives from Microsoft and Intel, Bill Gates and Craig Barrett, respectively, outlined their companies' commitment to leadership and innovation in the global workstation customer segment at the Workstation Leadership Forum (WLF) '99. The two-day event, attended by over 700 users and developers, highlighted the importance of price/
