Microsoft, Andersen plan joint venture; technology-services firm will be initial effort to build Web business

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Microsoft Corp. and Andersen Consulting are joining together to create a company devoted to helping businesses develop an electronic commerce identity and move onto the Internet. The joint venture, to be known as Avanade, will be based in Seattle, Washington and will provide Windows 2000-based consulting services. Andersen is committing $600 million in resources while Microsoft has agreed to put in $385 million in cash.

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Usage, Internet, Operating system, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Andersen Consulting, Avanade

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Novell forms Web-caching unit with help of Nortel, Accenture

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Novell Inc. announced it will form a company with Nortel Networks Corp. and Accenture. The venture, to be called Volera, is to sell Internet caching products which Novell has developed but has not succeeded in selling on its own. Analysts praise Volera's technology, but say it faces tough competition from Inktomi Corp., and perhaps Akamai Technologies Corp.

Canada, Computer Software, Communications Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Planning, Software, Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications systems, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Nortel Networks Corp., NT, Novell Inc., NOVL, Accenture Ltd., Cache memory, Schmidt, Eric, Khalaf, Simon, Major, Drew, Volera

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Microsoft and Qualcomm go for the 'holy grail.'

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Qualcomm and Microsoft are creating a wireless-communications company designed to raise the presence of smart digital networks, according to insiders. The company aims to provide corporate software and services for clients that unveil large and complex wireless-data networks, according to industry executives. AirTouch Communications and AT&T's ATT Wireless Division are among the large communications companies expected to test or support the new jointly owned company. Plans also call for the new company's network-operations center to provide communications and security management between internal corporate networks and public-communications systems. A successful new company could help the wireless-data industry fulfill its promise as a lucrative market for telecommunications providers. Microsoft is attempting to dispel the notion that it trails other companies in the wireless field, while communications equipment vendor Qualcomm probably will raise its industry presence. Both companies intend to make a formal announcement on Nov 10, 1998.

Joint ventures, Communication Software Pkgs, Data Processing Services, Data processing and preparation, Computer Service Bureaus, Information technology services industry, Wireless LANs, QUALCOMM Inc., QCOM, MSFT, Telecommunications software, Company joint venture, Wide area networks, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks), WAN

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