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...will not be easy. Unlike Windows 95, which came out at a time of peace and prosperity, Microsoft's newest operating system is landing in the middle of the slowest economy in a decade. The company's time-to-upgrade message is fighting for the attention of consumers distracted by war, hijackings and anthrax. Consumers have lost their sense of urgency about new technology...
...world's second-largest application-software supplier after Microsoft, SAP soared to global prominence with software that helps speed decision-making, slash costs and give managers control over global empires by bringing together a company's operations, from order-taking to manufacturing to accounting...
...Forward Spin: While it would be a mistake to underestimate the strengths of players like Siebel and i2, information technology market research firm IDC says SAP's main competition going forward will be from the software industry's heaviest hitters. Microsoft bought Great Plains, an enterprise-application software company, in December 2000 and is expected to target part of SAP's traditional customer base. While IBM isn't talking about its plans, it is expected to make a defensive play, and Oracle is putting more of its efforts into corporate software applications, SAP's core strength...
...Finnish phone maker is concentrating on developing the software, known as middleware, that will enable this type of enriched content to be delivered to consumers and businesses. Though its competitor in this realm is Microsoft, Ollila is confident Nokia is better positioned to know what mobile users want. Nokia's first 3G mobile terminals - phones with high-speed Internet connections - are expected to start shipping in the third quarter of next year...
Juha Christensen MICROSOFT Vice President, Microsoft Mobility Group 36, Danish www.microsoft.com...