| This contest is fueled by the following news: |
|  On Sunday, Microsoft -- the world's leading computer software company -- announced plans to work closely with various hardware manufacturers to deliver on Microsoft's plans to use its software to simplify the manner in which workers communicate between themselves. Microsoft has announced partnerships with Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, and other hardware manufacturers to create the hardware necessary to work with the Microsoft intergrated communication systems software. Microsoft's movement into the telephone market puts the company in face to face competition with Cisco Systems as well as some other competitors that are seeking to capitalize on the seeming shift by some larger businesses to utilize cheaper Internet-based telecommunications. |
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