[Am-info] Re: Netscape v. MS

[John J. Urbaniak]

Aha, the thot plickens...

John


"Bockhorst, Roland" wrote:

> A Google search yields:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Mar00/AndersenConsultPR.asp
>
> Andersen Consulting and Microsoft in $1 Billion Pact To Form Joint Venture
> and Expand Global Alliance
>
> Firms to Deliver New Generation of Internet-Enabled Business Applications
> And Industry Solutions to Meet Burgeoning Needs of Enterprise Customers
>
> Highlights of the pact, valued at $1 billion, include the following:
> ·       Forming a joint venture company named Avanade (av' e n?d) that,
> subject to regulatory approval, will deliver Internet-specific and other
> enterprise platform services based on the Windows 2000 operating system
> platform.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/09-26enterprise2000.asp
>
> Remarks by Steve Ballmer
> Enterprise .Net Launch
> September 26, 2000
> San Francisco, CA
>
> "As an example of enterprise clients today here, the Wall Street Journal is
> here, Enron is one we've worked with very closely, and then startup
> companies like Portum, which is an auction company, is very active using
> this type of platform.It's being very successful, and it's being very well
> accepted in the marketplace.And the reason is, is because it reduces the
> total cost of managing the systems environment, and it has great price
> performance capability."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John J. Urbaniak [mailto:jjurban@attglobal.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:35 AM
> To: John Poltorak
> Cc: am-info@venice.essential.org
> Subject: Re: [Am-info] Re: Netscape v. MS
>
> John Poltorak wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Just wondered if Microsoft has the same auditors as Enron...
> >
> >
>
> I asked before - Microsoft and Andersen formed a partnership to do
> "services."
>
> What is the name of this company?
>
> Was that partnership the "consulting firm" who worked for Enron?
>
> John
>
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