[THIN] Re: GOOD NEWS - Microsoft and Sun
- From: "Timothy Mangan" <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:55:35 -0500
I'll say! But I can already hear the conspiracy whispers cranking up...
$$$ --> Microsoft --> Sun --> SCO
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I guess hell froze over....
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Microsoft and Sun Microsystems Enter Broad Cooperation =3D
Agreement; Settle Outstanding Litigation=3D20
Ten Year Agreement Sets New Framework for Industry =3D
Cooperation; Reduces Cost and Complexity for Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- April 2, 2004 -- Microsoft Corporation =
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(NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced =
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that they have entered into a broad technology collaboration arrangement =
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to enable their products to work better together and to settle all =3D =
pending
litigation between the two companies. The companies have also =3D =
entered into
agreements on patents and other issues.=3D20
"This agreement launches a new relationship between Sun and =
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Microsoft -- a significant step forward that allows for cooperation =3D =
while
preserving customer choice," said Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO, =3D =
Sun
Microsystems, Inc. "This agreement will be of significant benefit to =3D =
both
Sun and Microsoft customers. It will stimulate new products, =3D =
delivering
great new choices for customers who want to combine server =3D products =
from
multiple vendors and achieve seamless computing in a =3D heterogeneous
computing environment. We look forward to this opportunity =3D
-- it provides a framework for cooperation between Sun and Microsoft =3D =
going
forward."
"Our companies will continue to compete hard, but this =3D
agreement creates a new basis for cooperation that will benefit the =3D
customers of both companies," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive =3D =
officer,
Microsoft. "This agreement recognizes that cutting edge R&D and =3D
intellectual property protection are the foundation for the growth and =
=3D
success of our industry. This is a positive step forward for both Sun =
=3D and
Microsoft, but the real winners are the customers and developers who =3D =
rely
on our products and innovations."=3D20
The agreements involve payments of $700 million to Sun by =
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Microsoft to resolve pending antitrust issues and $900 million to =3D =
resolve
patent issues. In addition, Sun and Microsoft have agreed to pay =3D =
royalties
for use of each other's technology, with Microsoft making an =3D =
up-front
payment of $350 million and Sun making payments when this =3D technology =
is
incorporated into its server products.=3D20
The agreements signed today include the following elements:
a.. Technical Collaboration: The Technical Collaboration =
=3D
Agreement will provide both companies with access to aspects of each =3D
other's server-based technology and will enable them to use this =3D
information to develop new server software products that will work =3D =
better
together. The cooperation will initially center on Windows Server =3D =
and
Windows Client, but will eventually include other important areas, =3D
including email and database software. For example, one of the important =
=3D
elements of large scale computing environments is software to manage =3D =
user
identities, authentication and authorization. As a result of this =3D
agreement, Sun and Microsoft engineers will cooperate to allow identity =
=3D
information to be easily shared between Microsoft Active Directory and =
=3D the
Sun Java System Identity Server, resulting in less complex and more =3D =
secure
computing environments.=3D20
b.. Microsoft Communications Protocol Program: Sun has =3D
agreed to sign a license for the Windows desktop operating system =3D
communications protocols under Microsoft's Communications Protocol =3D
Program, established pursuant to Microsoft's consent decree and final =
=3D
judgment with the U.S. Department of Justice and 18 state attorneys =3D
general.=3D20
c.. Microsoft Support for Java: The companies have agreed =
=3D
that Microsoft may continue to provide product support for the Microsoft =
=3D
Java Virtual Machine that customers have deployed in Microsoft's =3D
products.=3D20
d.. Windows Certification for Sun Server: Sun and =3D =
Microsoft
today are announcing Windows certification for Sun's Xeon =3D servers. =
In
addition, the Windows certification process for Sun's =3D Opteron-based
servers is moving forward.=3D20
e.. Future Collaboration for Java and .NET: Sun and =3D
Microsoft have agreed that they will work together to improve technical =
=3D
collaboration between their Java and .NET technologies.=3D20
f.. Patents and Intellectual Property: The parties have =
=3D
agreed to a broad covenant not to sue with respect to all past patent =
=3D
infringement claims they may have against each other. The agreement also =
=3D
provides for potential future extensions of this type of covenant. The =
=3D two
companies have also agreed to embark on negotiations for a patent =3D
cross-license agreement between them.=3D20
g.. Legal Settlements: The two companies are settling and =
=3D
terminating their lawsuit in the United States. Sun is also satisfied =
=3D that
the agreements announced today satisfy the objectives it was =3D =
pursuing in
the EU actions pending against Microsoft.=3D20
Press Contacts:
For Microsoft:=3D20
For more information, media only:
Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom, (503) 443-7070, =3D
rrt@xxxxxxxxxx
For more information, broadcast media only:
Media Relations, Global Communications & Television, (212) =
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339-9920, mediarelations@xxxxxxxx
For more information, financial analysts only:
Curt Anderson, Microsoft Investor Relations, (425) 706-3703
For Sun Microsystems:
Debbie Walery
650-786-8075
debbie.walery@xxxxxxx=3D20
Lisa Poulson
650-868-6590 (cell)
About Microsoft=3D20
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide =
=3D
leader in software, services and solutions that help people and =3D =
businesses
realize their full potential.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The =3D =
Network
Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. =3D
(Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of =3D
industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net =
=3D
work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide =
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Web at http://sun.com
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Related Links=3D20
Media Alert:=3D20
a.. Media Advisory: Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems, =
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Inc. Press Conference - April 2, 2004=3D20
Microsoft Resources:=3D20
b.. Microsoft Legal News on PressPass=3D20
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