Apr, 2002 : Microsoft announces Partnership With Cable & Wireless

📅 April 11, 2002 - Microsoft and Cable & Wireless today announced a global strategic alliance to develop and deploy XML Web services. As part of the deal, Cable & Wireless will deploy a distribute Microsoft .NET application platform that will give customers the infrastructure and managed services necessary to build, deploy, manage and monitor XML Web services on the Exodushosting network. This and future solutions will combine Microsoft .NET technologies, including Microsoft Windows.

Allowing customers to deploy Windows 2000 servers and applications in Cable & Wireless Internet Data Centers, XML Web services also offers traffic management, network services and content delivery.

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