[plug] From Microsoft Australia News

[Leon Brooks]

Note the many large proprietarisation programmes. Be scared; be very,
very scared.

Microsoft wrote:
> 1.MICROSOFT LAUNCHES NEW AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SITE
> http://www.microsoft.com/australia/education/default.asp
> Microsoft is committed to enhancing the teaching and learning process within
> educational institutions around Australia. This new site is a one-stop-shop
> for teachers and administrators, interested in learning about Microsoft's
> education news, programs, promotions, licensing deals and case studies.

> 3. MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES WINDOWS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE
> http://microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Feb00/WinNTApr.asp
> The Windows(r) Telecommunications Alliance is a new industry program designed
> to support the more than 1,700 network equipment providers (NEPs) and
> independent software vendors (ISVs). The alliance aims to support those NEPs
> and ISVs currently engaged in developing Microsoft(r) Windows operating
> system-based telecommunications solutions for the corporate and service
> provider markets.

> 4. LARGEST ISP IN EUROPE ADOPTS WINDOWS MEDIA AS DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/TOnlinePR.asp
> T-Online, the largest ISP in Europe has announced that it will distribute
> Windows Media Player to More Than 4.1 Million Consumers and Offer Windows
> Media Content Hosting Services. Find out more in the press release...

> 6. MICROSOFT SOLUTIONS FRAMEWORK COURSES AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA
> http://www.microsoft.com/australia/events/msf
> Microsoft's Solutions Framework Courses provide a dynamic, milestone-based
> process for managing technology projects, including infrastructure
> development. It draws from the best practices of Microsoft, Solution
> Provider partners, and customers-to build models, concepts, and guides for
> building and deploying distributed organisation-wide systems and
> client/server technologies.

Obviously they want to be the whole-solution-and-no-questions-please
supplier.

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