IBM ban from federal contracts lifted
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| It’s not entirely clear what the EPA ban was for in the first place, but IBM
| said in a statement that it would continuing to cooperate with the EPA and
| the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, which served
| grand jury subpoenas in search of documents and testimony relating to the
| contract. So apparently, they don’t know what’s going on either then.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/04/ibm-ban-federal-contracts
IBM back on Federal bid list
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/ibm_epa_list/
It's beginning to seem likely that Microsoft was behind this. Notes and
evidence here: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/05/microsoft-ibm-epa-proxy/
Recent:
IBM blackballed in US federal ambush
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| IBM learned of its temporary banishment through a third-party source last
| Friday. Upon looking at the US General Services Administration website, the
| company found it was on the excluded parties list, along with minimal
| information.
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| "Prior to learning of the temporary suspension on March 28, 2008, IBM was not
| aware that the EPA or US Attorney’s office were considering any action
| against IBM," the company said today.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/31/ibm_suspended_from_seeking_us_contracts/
Related:
Microsoft to IBM: Tolerate PSI Mainframes or Quit Europe
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| If you think Microsoft has an aversion to Article 82 of the European Treaty,
| the anti-monopoly law that forced it to open some Windows server APIs and
| also to live with others' media players on desktops, think again. Microsoft
| is backing Platform Solutions (PSI) in an Article 82 action that could loosen
| IBM's grip on the mainframe. If PSI is given the keys to every glass house in
| Europe, Microsoft will be one of its principal guests. In fact, PSI could get
| more from IBM than it wanted when it first announced mainframe-compatible
| systems.Last November 27, PSI announced that it had raised more than $37
| million in additional capital, and that one of the companies in the deal was
| Microsoft. Other investors in PSI include Intel, Blueprint Ventures, Goldman
| Sachs, InterWest Partners, and InvestCorp.
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http://www.itjungle.com/big/big011508-story01.html
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