Netscape, battling Microsoft, focuses on intranets
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The battle between Netscape Communications and Microsoft for control of the Internet is now focusing on intranets. These are private corporate networks that use the Internet for business purposes. Netscape has found that the majority of its users employ the company's software to develop internal intranets, rather than to establish Internet sites. About 80% of Netscape's income is currently derived from these companies. Microsoft also reports that about 80% of its Internet servers are employed on intranets. The Internet software market is expected to reach $8.5 billion by 1999. Netscape is changing its focus to business applications and has made agreements with many vendors, including IBM, who are now distributing its intranet software along with their products. Microsoft is countering by distributing its intranet server software with its Windows NT operating system.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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TCI takes back $125 million stake in Microsoft Network as strategies shift
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Tele-Communications Inc (TCI) is withdrawing its $125 million investment in the Microsoft Network (MSN) online service. MSN resulted from a partnership between TCI Pres John Malone and Microsoft Chmn Bill Gates. TCI exchanged $125 million in stock for a 20% share of the company in late 1994. The two companies' Internet strategies have changed since that time. TCI is focusing on its investment in At Home Corp, a high-speed Internet-access service that transmits data and pictures over coaxial cable. TCI is the largest cable TV operator in the US. Microsoft, the world's largest software vendor, has changed its focus from a proprietary service to an open, Web-based service. The company has made a large programming investment in this direction. MSN, which was introduced in Aug 1995, is currently the third-largest online service and has 1.6 million subscribers.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Microsoft puts newspapers in highanxiety.com
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Newspaper publishers are concerned over Microsoft's development of an online service that will provide communities with local news, entertainment guides, classified and retail advertisements, maps and entertainment reviews. These are lucrative services for the newspapers and many of the publishers are investing in the development of their own online city guides. Microsoft's service, code-named CityScape, could adversely affect the newspapers' popularity as well as city magazines specializing in local listings. Microsoft is dealing with newspaper publishers to get them to contribute news and information to CityScape in exchange for a percentage of revenue. The smarter publishers are expected to join with Microsoft, but some industry observers believe this is tantamount to accepting defeat.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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