FRAMINGHAM (02/25/2000) - Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp., known to be fierce rivals, separately announced $25 million investments in BroadBand Office Inc., a Falls Church, Va.-based start-up that's rolling out Internet access, Web hosting and communications services. Sun said BroadBand plans to use Sun hardware and software for some services. Microsoft said in a separate statement that BroadBand intends to deliver messaging, e-commerce and other services using Microsoft software.
Motorola Inc. in Schaumburg, Ill., said it would buy programmable microprocessor company C-Port Corp. in North Andover, Mass., in a stock deal valued at $430 million. The companies said the acquisition will allow Motorola to develop faster high-bandwidth networks based on its DigitalDNA technology.
C-Port produces a networking processor used in vendors' routing switches and other devices.
Amazon.com Inc. and Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. said they would join forces to bring e-commerce to mobile users. The companies plan to roll out Internet-based mobile commerce services based on the wireless application protocol starting in the U.K. Seattle-based Amazon.com said its British Web site launched a section for mobile users last week.
Networking vendor ADC Telecommunications Inc. in Minnetonka, Minn., said it will buy digital subscriber line systems maker PairGain Technologies Inc. in Tustin, Calif., in a stock deal worth $1.6 billion. . . . Mountain View, Calif.-based Remedy Corp., a maker of customer relationship management and e-commerce applications, said it would acquire the development team and the Ostream Migrator product of Issaquah, Wash.-based Ostream Software Inc. for $2.8 million.