Sears, Oracle try B2B venture

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Retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co and software developer Oracle Corp will team up in a business-to-business e-commerce (B2B) venture that involves the creation of an virtual marketplace for players in the retail industry. Retailers and suppliers who want to sell and purchase products over the Internet are welcome to participate in the exchange. The exchange was unveiled following the recent announcement of a similar online marketplace by Ford Motor, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler.

Department Stores, Alliances, partnerships, Sears, Roebuck and Co.

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What it Microsoft hadn't been a bully?

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Industry and antitrust experts believe that the information technology environment would have been different if Microsoft Corp had not used its near-monopoly Windows operating system to stifle competition. They opine that the absence of Microsoft's dominance would have created more software firms and products and led to a quicker adoption of the Internet and Web- based products,

Public affairs

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Industry fears steamroller, analysts say

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Industry experts said that because the court ruling delayed a remedy, Microsoft will continue bullying computer and software companies into using its products and services. Experts said PC and software manufacturers and Internet companies are afraid that Microsoft will monopolize the Internet market by bundling Web-based products.

Prepackaged software, Legal issues & crime, MSFT

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