| By Maureen O'Gara |
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| November 24, 2008 05:15 PM EST |
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Microsoft has filed one of its rare lawsuits against online transaction service provider WebXchange because WebXchange sued FedEx, Allstate and Dell, three of Microsoft's big customers, back in March.
WebXchange claims FedEx, Allstate and Dell's online services trample on its patents because they use Visual Studio, SOAP and Web Services.
Like when FedEx' online system lets people send their print job to FedEx' Kinko shops.
WebXchange apparently has an e-commerce routing patent.
Microsoft wants the court to tell WebXchange to take a hike, invalidate its patents based on prior art and declared Visual Studio free of taint.
As you might expect FedEx, Allstate and Dell all asked Microsoft to indemnify them.
Microsoft said it tried to talk to WebXchange but WebXchange, which is obviously gunning for a settlement from Microsoft, won't come to the phone.
About Maureen O'Gara
Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.
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