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Microsoft on Trial: IE bundling debated internally
News The government is suing Microsoft for alleged anti-competitive behaviour, including bundling its browser with Windows to maintain control of the PC operating system market by eliminating threats from potential competitors such as Netscape...
[January 14, 1999, 8:54]
Successful Product Bundling Strategies for the Communications Sector: Why Optimizing Value Creation Is Critical to Success
White Papers The over-hyped "Age of Convergence" has already morphed into an "Age of Bundling. Bundling strategies were successfully deployed by banks and other retail financial services organizations to reduce churn, encourage loyalty and grow the overall...
[September 16, 2009, 1:22]
Adobe and Symantec seek EU ban on Vista bundling
Talkback I wish they would stop their crying and complaining about this. Microsoft Windows, having Windows Media player installed in it has NEVER stopped me installing, Real player, Winamp, BSPlayer, DivX player, Xvid Player.
[September 25, 2006, 12:57]
Adobe and Symantec seek EU ban on Vista bundling
Talkback In short, there's bundling. And there's bundling. Exceptions only confirm the rule. Anyone remotely familair with IT (home) support knows that the majority of people use whatever that is already on their system and if something is not use whatever...
[September 28, 2006, 1:30]
IBM in bundling deal with Red Flag Linux
News IBM has expanded its geographic ambitions for Linux, signing a deal to bundle a version of its database software with a Chinese distributor of the open-source operating system. Under the deal, Red Flag Linux will bundle DB2 Express with its...
[September 11, 2003, 10:15]
Microsoft sets Office bundling terms
News The Office System bundling plan "could be part of an effort to show customers some value around those volume-licensing agreements," said Rob Helm, an analyst with market researcher Directions on Microsoft.
[April 2, 2003, 7:47]
Premiere Service Provider Increases Value Added Revenue and Enhances Broadband Experience by Bundling D-Link Home Networking Solutions
White Papers One of the significant differences in the Broadband National approach to selling services is their solution-oriented approach with consumers. They understand broadband Internet access is a powerful tool when used to its fullest potential and...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
Bundling
Talkback The issue is not necesarily with Microsoft. Its with the hardware manufactures (OEM's) who ship the vast majority of PC's. They bundle all kinds of additional software with the operating system, that they thinnkk will make their user experience...
[January 23, 2008, 13:30]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge to rule on bundling issue
News The judge overseeing the landmark Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial is expected to rule on a government motion that could settle, once and for all, one of the most bitterly fought disputes of the entire trial -- whether or not Microsoft's browser is...
[January 28, 1999, 9:26]
MS must stop bundling IE 4.0
News The U.S. Department of Justice has won the first round in its court battle against Microsoft Corp.but the victory is far from decisive. In a decision issued late Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled in an interim order...
[December 12, 1997, 9:27]
EC raises antitrust objection to IE in Windows
News European regulators notified Microsoft it believes the software giant is in violation of the region's antitrust laws by bundling its Internet Explorer browser in Windows, the company said on Friday. The European Commission, which received a...
[January 19, 2009, 7:33]
One Year Ago: Compaq woos SMEs with price cuts and bundles
News Compaq has cut prices on its entry-level ProSignia servers and set up server bundling deals with Novell and Cheyenne to try and increase its hold on the burgeoning SME server market. She also added that the bundling deals with selected ProSignia...
[May 6, 1998, 6:00]
Compaq woos SMEs with price cuts and bundles
News Compaq has cut prices on its entry-level ProSignia servers and set up server bundling deals with Novell and Cheyenne to try and increase its hold on the burgeoning SME server market. She also added that the bundling deals with selected ProSignia...
[May 6, 1997, 9:34]
Red Hat and Symantec bundle security solutions
News Red Hat and Symantec announced on Thursday the bundling of two hosted server security offerings for small- and medium-sized businesses. The companies are bundling Symantec Critical System Protection with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Red Hat...
[June 8, 2007, 9:58]
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Blog Moreover, by bundling newly added live migration and high availability features into the free server it’s hoping to win converts from the VMware camp, although it may not be as simple as that. Microsoft is hoping that bundling the new live...
[September 7, 2009, 19:40]
IBM's Tivoli vows to make management simpler
News The various bundling and repackaging parts of the announcement seem to comprise subtle ways to reduce the price of Tivoli to users. Several new products, some rebranding and a simpler approach to bundling are all aimed at making the much-criticised...
[April 10, 2002, 7:32]
EC voices Vista concerns
Talkback Does Microsoft bundling anti spyware software with windows stop me installing Avast or NOD32? Does microsoft bundling wordpad and notepad with windows stop me from installing Openoffice? Does IE integration with Windows stop me downloading Firefox?
[April 4, 2006, 12:09]
Sun to drop free StarOffice downloads
News In the meantime, Sun and Ximian announced a distribution deal bundling StarOffice 6.0 with fee-based Ximian products. Ximian bundling StarOffice Sun's manoeuvres with StarOffice are being closely watched as open-source software businesses continue...
[May 27, 2002, 13:33]
VMworld: Day one roundup
News With Microsoft announcing that it will ship demonstration VAs with SQL Server and Exchange running on virtual systems, and BEA saying that it will be revealing details of bundling the operating system in with the application at its user conference...
[November 8, 2006, 16:16]
Low end server sales boost Compaq's market lead
News The statistics are a boost to the company's server division which is next week due to announce price cuts on the ProSignia 200, server bundling deals with Novell and Cheyenne, a low cost RAID controller and extended enterprise server features...
[May 1, 1997, 11:36]
