Microsoft Nabs First Licensee in Code Sharing Deal
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversMicrosoft on Thursday signed its first software licensee under a nearly three-year-old arrangement with the European Union. Microsoft said signing up Quest Software -- a company that helps businesses manage their different IT systems -- was an important part of its efforts to comply with regulators' demands.
Under threat of new multimillion fines, Microsoft said Thursday that it had signed up its first licensee for a scheme EU regulators told it to set up three years ago to share code that helps servers work with the Windows operating platform.
The European Commission threatened the software giant with new daily fines of 3 million euros (US$3.9 million) last week for not obeying its March 2004 antitrust order, claiming Microsoft was overcharging rivals for "complete and accurate" documentation.
Microsoft said signing up Quest Software -- a company that helps businesses manage the different IT systems they run -- was an important part of its efforts to comply with regulators' demands.
The company is still talking to other potential licensees, it said.
Microsoft said the agreement showed that Quest believes the royalty rate is reasonable.
"Quest chose to sign their license the same day the Commission issued its statement of objections on protocol royalties, even though we had agreed on terms with Quest some weeks ago," Microsoft said.
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