Network snags imperil sales of Motorola

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Motorola is experiencing consequences from its inability to correct flaws in its cellular-network equipment and software. The problems not only are weakening its expansion into new wireless systems, but executives close to the company said wireless-phone service PrimeCo Personal Communications has canceled its $500 million contract. PrimeCo could announce as early as next week that it will choose Lucent Technology equipment and software to replace the Motorola equipment. Lucent, Sweden's Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Canada's Northern Telecom have capitalized on Motorola's troubles in supplying PCS network systems. Motorola's market share in wireless systems has plunged from an industry-high 25% in 1996 to slightly more than 15% in 1998. Motorola already $3.5 billion in orders to supply the same equipment to two carriers in Japan.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Cellular Mobile Tel Switching Eqp, Product defect/failure, Product quality, Services, Cellular technology, Wireless communications, Telecommunications equipment, Contracts, Quality management, Cellular telephone equipment industry, Motorola Inc., MOT, Contract agreement, Company services, Cellular transmission equipment, Telephone management software, PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P.

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AT&T and Microsoft agree to market each other's products for the Internet

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AT&T and Microsoft will market each other's Internet products under a new distribution agreement. AT&T will market Microsoft's Internet browser software to its WorldNet Internet-access users. Microsoft is also seeking agreements with other access providers as it attempts to overcome Netscape's lead in the browser market. Microsoft will include links to AT&T's Internet service in all new versions of the Windows 95 operating system. The agreement raises questions related to AT&T's previous agreement to promote Netscape's browser. AT&T is reportedly renegotiating its agreement with Netscape. The impact of the Microsoft/AT&T agreement will not be measured until AT&T begins distributing Microsoft's new browser in Sep 1996. AT&T is already in second place among US Internet access providers, just four months after entering the market.

Software Publishers, Database Mgmt Software Pkgs (Micro), Microsoft Corp., Telecommunications services industry, Internet service providers, Telecommunications industry, AT&T Corp., DBMS software, Internet service provider, Distribution, MSFT, Web browser, Web browsers, Cooperative agreement for product distribution

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AT&T is said to have sold 20% Unix stake

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AT&T has sold 20 percent of its Unix business to a group of eleven companies in an attempt to make good on its promise to dilute its control over the Unix operating system it developed. The companies include four from Japan, two from Europe, and four from the United States. AT&T has given the new company, called Unix System Laboratories Inc, a value of about $325 million, making the value of the divested portion about $65 million. The move is seen as another step in the ever-increasing battle for Unix market dominance between AT&T and the IBM-led Open Software Foundation. Both groups have competing Unix operating systems on the open market. AT&T plans to sell another 10 percent of the company to its employees and keep a 60 to 70 percent stake.

Management, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Divestiture, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Divestment, UNIX, Operating System, Strategic Planning, Competition, Computer Software Industry

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