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Microsoft takes aim at Sun in Windows 2000 launch

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Windows 2000, designed as a successor to Windows NT, hopes to take market share away from Unix-based server vendors like Sun Microsystems Inc. with its Solaris system. The two differ in their approaches to 'scalability.' To accomodate more users, Sun adds more processors to servers it sells. Windows 2000 is designed to run across a network of servers. Microsoft hopes corporations will accept their claim that it's easier to scale out by adding another standard PC to a rack, rather than scale up by buying a single larger server.

author: Hamilton, David P., Bank, David

Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2000

Statistical Data Included, Product information, Marketing, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Company marketing practices

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Microsoft to offer improved line of Windows multimedia software

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In a continued rivalry with RealNetworks Inc., Microsoft Corp. is to release an updated version of the Windows Multimedia Video and Audio Player. Steve Ballmer will be showing the new product at a trade show today in San Jose, California.

author: Clark, Don

Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2000

MSFT, Desktop video software, Microsoft Windows Media Player (Desktop video software)

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Apple Computer releases new operating system for Web servers

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Apple Computers says it will make public parts of the code written for its new operating system called Mac OS X Server. Selling for only $499, it runs on Apple servers that host Web sites and LANs. The company wants its product to be improved by programmers who will have to make any improvements public. Another version of the operating system for Mac desktops and notebooks will be out next year.

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Parts of Mac OS X Server code will be made public

author: Hamilton, David P.

Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1999

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Internet, Operating systems (Software), Abstract, AAPL, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Apple Inc.

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subjects list: United States, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Product introduction, Microsoft Corp.

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