'Unbiased' ads for Microsoft came at a price
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Newspaper advertisements run by an independent institute in California in support of Microsoft Corp.'s position in the government's antitrust suit were actually paid for by the software maker, the institute has reported. Full-page newspaper ads in the form of a letter signed by 240 academics, published in The Washington Post and The New York Times, were run by the Independent Institute last June. The academics were not aware that Microsoft was financing the ads. During the year in which Microsoft has been fighting the suit and a public relations battle, at least a dozen institutes and lobbying groups have entered the fray with advertisements, news conferences, books or reports offering opinions on one side of the issue or the other.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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U.S. eases encryption software export bans
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The Clinton Administration relaxed export controls for encryption software used by several industries. The software is used by certain medical, insurance and on-line commerce companies. The announcement is another concession to industry and some agencies within the Federal Government. "It's a step in the right direction, but I hope it's not the end of the discussion," said Doug McGowen, who manages encryption software and hardware issues at the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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