Microsoft decides to settle anti-trust dispute
New York: Microsoft would pay a settlement of $536 million to Novell to resolve an anti-trust dispute between software companies involving Novell's NetWare operating system.

On its part Novell has agreed to terminate its claims over Microsoft's harm to NetWare,a system, used for servers and also withdraw from participation in the European Commission's case with Microsoft.

However, Microsoft and Novell could not reach an agreement regarding anti-trust claims related to the WordPerfect word processing program, owned by Novell from June 1994 to March 1996. Novell said it intended to file an antitrust suit against Microsoft in the US federal court in Utah seeking unspecified damages in connection with alleged harm to Novell's WordPerfect software in the mid-1990s.
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Vodafone bets on 3G
Britain's mobile-phone industry will now enter the 3G era this week when Vodafone introduces its third-generation services — offering more sport, more music, more news and more entertainment.

The company has signed up football player David Beckham who will feature prominently as the Vodafone launches its pre-Christmas advertising blitz.

Beckham will also promote video downloads and other bandwidth-hungry services, made possible by advanced colour-screen handsets and higher connection speeds of 3G networks.

Vodafone has also signed agreements with Sony Music and Warner Bros, which have given the telecom giant the mobile rights to artists ranging from Anastasia to The Zutons; to characters from hit films and shows such as The Matrix, Harry Potter and Friends; to cartoons such as The Simpsons and Bugs Bunny; and to popular electronic games such as Tomb Raider and Drakengard.
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