BT yesterday announced that it has signed an alliance with
Microsoft to develop new applications for business and home
broadband users, linking BT's broadband infrastructure with
Microsoft's .Net platform.
The deal puts BT onto the same footing as Microsoft's other
global telecoms partners, Verizon in the US and Korea Telecom in
Asia.
Microsoft and BT did not disclose full details but said in a
joint statement that they will focus on 30 projects to develop
applications and services for: multi-media home computing;
increasing the productivity and flexibility of large organisations;
mobile computing; .Net and web services; and portals.
The alliance follows another deal that BT signed with Microsoft
in September to offer broadband connections to users of Microsoft's
Xbox.
The statement is available at:
www.microsoft.com/uk/press/content/presscentre/releases/2002/11/PR02896.asp
