Start-up claims injunction against Microsoft
C|Net | at | by Mike
A small San Jose, Calif., company said it has been granted a preliminary injunction preventing Microsoft from incorporating a patented networking method into future versions of Windows.
Alacritech said Wednesday that the injunction blocks Microsoft from using its Chimney architecture, which Alacritech said Microsoft plans to include in both a "scalable networking pack" for Windows Server 2003 and in Longhorn, the next version of Windows.
Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake reiterated the company's position that its Chimney technology was "independently developed."