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WWW.dailyemerald.com Microsoft, Justice Department in court for remedy hearing ■ In a battle of two behemoths, the government wants to split Microsoft into two companies, but the software enterprise is arguing for a less severe punishment By Eun-Kyung Kim The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Microsoft returns to court Wednesday, hop ing to get an indication of how se riously a federal judge is consid ering a government plan that would break up the software gi ant as a remedy for breaking the law. Microsoft will face a bevy of government attorneys during a hearing scheduled before U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who oversaw the 78-day antitrust trial in a case brought by the Justice Department and 19 state attorneys general. Last month, Jackson ruled that Microsoft violated federal an titrust law by using illegal meth ods to protect its monopoly in the computer operating systems. The company also tried to expand its dominance into the market for In ternet browsers, the judge found. Microsoft plans to appeal the rul ing. The hearing Wednesday is in tended to help Jackson determine the best remedy to impose against Microsoft to restore competition in the software industry. The Justice Department, along with 17 of the 19 states, is urging Jackson to split Microsoft into two companies. One would de velop the Windows operating sys tem, which dominates the per sonal computer market worldwide and was found by Jackson to be the source of Mi crosoft’s monopoly. The other company would run everything else Microsoft operates, including its Office software and Internet services. Microsoft believes the govern ment lacks a basis for its pro posed breakup. The Redmond, Wa., -based company has asked Jackson to summarily dismiss the government proposal, or at least give its attorneys up to six months to prepare a legal defense against such a “severe” punish ment. Microsoft also has offered numerous milder penalties in its place. On Wednesday, each side in the case will get about two hours before the judge to argue its case, with attorneys for the Justice De partment going first. Legal antitrust experts expect Jackson to grant Microsoft some, but not all, of the additional time it wants. “What the government is re questing is the restructuring of what may be the world’s most im portant company,” said Bill Ko vacic, an antitrust expert at George Washington University. “Is it worth taking a few addition al weeks, maybe a couple of months, to get that right? I think he (Jackson) will conclude that it is.” What other actions the judge may take is uncertain. When he originally sketched out the cur rent timetable, Jackson indicated that he hoped the hearing would wrap up the remedy phase of the case, and he would “simply write his own order shortly after that,” Kovacic said. “I think what we’ll principally see now is the debate about how much more time this should take, and what specific activities the judge should authorize,” he said. Jackson may also show signs of his willingness to accept the gov ernment’s breakup proposal, many experts believe. “Whether he’s open to a struc tural remedy — I would expect Jackson to give some indication of how he’s leaning,” said Bill Ko lasky, who heads the antitrust di vision of a Washington law firm hired by a pro-Microsoft trade group. Kovacic agreed. “I think he has to indicate whether it is a genuine candidate or whether he’s willing to dismiss that out of hand,” he said. Corporate Lesson #1 Corporate Lesson #2: Come Prepared We've got you covered there. 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In some instances, a single li cense will cover an entire weapons program involving sev eral subcontractors. And the li censes will be valid for eight years, not the current four years. The new rules apply to deals with the NATO allies, Japan and Australia. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is due to make an announcement Wednes day at a meeting with allied for eign ministers in Florence, Italy. It also applies to joint ventures. American companies will be able to compete more effectively with European firms and are en thusiastic about the changes, offi cials told reporters at the State Department. The new regulations also will make it easier for the allies to share equipment in conflicts such as the one in Kosovo. U.S. forces found licensing restrictions sometimes stopped them from providing allies with American technology, the officials said. In some instances, licenses will be issued within 10 days. 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