Groklaw: Love Finds a Way?--Microsoft Invests in Vintela | Linux Today

Groklaw: Love Finds a Way?–Microsoft Invests in Vintela

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 2004

“Vintela is a privately held corporation, I hear, so I guess
that means we’ll never know where that money goes or doesn’t go.
Heaven only knows, a ‘free-falling litigation machine’ could
probably use a hand, even if it’s just business thrown their way
via the Vintela product. Has love found a way?

“Foley reports:

“‘One of Vintela’s core products, Vintela Authentication
Services (VAS), allows Unix/Linux users to authenticate against
Active Directory. A number of vendors, including SCO, build on top
of VAS.’

“Let’s just say it’s all in the Canopy family…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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