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A US state court has barred Microsoft from selling the 2003 and 2007 versions of Microsoft Word, in an injunction ordered as part of a patent lawsuit relating to scripting language XML.

Cable & Wireless said it would extend its suite of Ethernet services across 31 sites in Asia, India, Europe and the US, beginning with an international Ethernet private line (IEPL) offering.

International Launch Services has announced the successful launch of the AsiaSat 5 satellite, which will be used to provide advances satellite services for the APAC market.

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