IBM's Lotus unit recaptures the lead from Microsoft in E-mail system sales

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Lotus Development edged Microsoft in 3rd qtr 1998 sales of corporate E-mail systems, according to market-research firm Electronic Mail & Messaging Systems (EMMS). The IBM subsidiary's Notes software led the industry with 3.4 million licenses, while Microsoft's Exchange followed with 3.2 million licenses. The EMMS report for the quarter ended Sep 30, 1998, at least temporarily derails Microsoft's claims that it has surpassed Lotus in momentum. Both companies' products are distancing themselves from their nearest rivals in the crucial business-software systems market. Microsoft is touting Exchange to complement its growing Windows NT OS and business software suite BackOffice. Notes, which has more than 25 million total users, has been available since 1989. By contrast Exchange has leaped into second place since its 1996 introduction with 18 million users.

Prepackaged software, Sales & consumption, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Product information, Microsoft Corp., Statistics, Electronic mail systems, E-mail, Email, Email software, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace), Market share, MSFT, Lotus Development Corp., Workgroup software, Groupware, Product market share, LOTS, Lotus Notes (Workgroup software), Microsoft Exchange Server (Workgroup software)

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Amazon.com is charging up to $10,000 to plug publishers' books on Web site

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Amazon.com and publishers all feel as though they are doing nothing wrong even though consumers did not know that there have been payments, some large, for prominent positions of books on the popular Website. Even though a spokesperson for Penguin Putnam wouldn't reveal whether her company pays Amazon.com for unidentified promotional coverage as advertising, she claims it is a common practice, whether it is an Online store or traditional store. For instance, booksellers send in photos of their windows displaying certain books in order to get discounts from the respective publishers.

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Company sees nothing wrong with taking fees without disclosure to consumers

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