Software Group Denies Probe: The Open Software...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Software Group Denies Probe: The Open Software Foundation, a consortium that includes several major computer firms, tried to dispel reports that it has become the target of a federal antitrust investigation. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Federal Trade Commission apparently has inquired about how the consortium selects and buys technology from independent companies and incorporates it into products it is developing. The group is developing standard software for computers of many different companies in an effort to compete with a rival strategy by American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
