Symantec sued Microsoft infringement and Vista disrupt cooperation

According to foreign media reports, on Thursday, the world's largest security software company Symantec and the largest software company Microsoft Corp filed a lawsuit. Symantec alleged breach of Microsoft Corp and its previously acquired company signed an agreement on the infringement of Symantec Corp.

Symantec Corp filed a complaint at the Federal District Court in Seattle. The company has asked the court to block the sale of Microsoft Corp's next generation operating system, Vista, which will be available early next year, until Microsoft removes the infringing software components in the operating system. It is reported that the law surrounding the operation of the operating system is to deal with massive data in the need to use a technology.

Symantec Corp refers to the acquisition of the company named Veritas software company, Symantec in its acquisition last year. In the past, the software company has provided a software license to the Microsoft Corp, however, Symantec pointed out that the new technology used in the new operating system has violated the license agreement.

Microsoft Corp responded by saying in a statement that Microsoft Corp said it had signed a licensing agreement with Veritas software in 1996, but that it had misread the agreement and launched a lawsuit. Microsoft Corp said in private and Symantec Corp had talked about this software license, but did not succeed. Microsoft said the allegations of Symantec Corp are untenable.

The lawsuit between the two software giants really surprised the industry, the two companies have been partners. However, the industry generally believe that due to the Microsoft Corp due to information security function integration more and more in the new version of the operating system, which touches the Symantec Corp "cheese", which caused the company's rebound.

Earlier analysts have pointed out that the listing of Microsoft Corp Vista operating system, will give a number of personal firewall software and anti spyware software companies to survive the crisis.