A deal cinched Wednesday could help Microsoft tackle a long- standing problem: How to sell new software to customers reluctant to give up a 7-year-old version of Windows. Microsoft's acquisition this week of software and related patents from Connectix, a maker of virtual machine software, also gives the company a new weapon for its battle with rivals including Sun Microsystems and Oracle, analysts said Thursday. February 20, 2003, 12:45 PM PT http://cl.com.com/Click?q=e4-ABpFQVkB4EB758jdQ8ZIWTTCt8jR
Basically they've bought Connectix and have completely absorbed it into the company. VirtualPC for the Mac goes to the M$ Macintosh Business Unit, and the other parts go their respective units including a new product called VirtualServer - apparently you could run different server software under Windows 2000 and 2000 Advanced Servers. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
