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One source said to me that they could be aided by Microsoft and they are members of the same AstroTurf ("Open" Mainframe).
TurboHercules SAS Files Formal Complaint against IBM with the European Commission for Violations of EU Antitrust Law
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/turbohercules-sas-files-formal-complaint-against-ibm-with-the-european-commission-for-violations-of-eu-antitrust-law-2010-03-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp
French firm files EU antitrust motion against IBM
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| IBM said TurboHercules was a member of
| organisations funded by rivals such as
| Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) "to attack the
| mainframe", which is IBM's main business.
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| TurboHercules, a privately-held company set
| up in 2009, is a member of a non-profit
| trade group called the Computer and
| Communications Industry Association (CCIA),
| which counts Microsoft and Oracle Corp
| (ORCL.O) as members, but not IBM.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE62M2DI20100323
IBM faces fresh EU antitrust complaint
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ec2e2b68-3653-11df-8151-00144feabdc0.html
IBM Faces New EU Competition Complaint on Mainframes (Update1)
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-23/ibm-faces-new-eu-competition-complaint-on-mainframes-update1-.html
EU anti-trust team to investigate IBM
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2260042/turbohercules-asks-eu-anti
IBM landed with fresh EU anti-trust claim
http://www.thinq.co.uk/news/2010/3/23/ibm-landed-with-fresh-eu-anti-trust-claim/
Call Trading Swells Toward IBM Ahead of Antitrust Allegations
http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/call+trading+swells+toward+ibm+ahead+of+antitrust+allegations/trading_floor_blog.aspx?ID=98733
Antitrust Update
http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/03/23/antitrust-update-2/
IBM Slapped With 3rd Mainframe Antitrust Complaint in Europe
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/192144/ibm_slapped_with_3rd_mainframe_antitrust_complaint_in_europe.html
IBM faces mainframe biz European antitrust probe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/23/ibm_turbohercules_ec_antitrust_complaint/
IBM Mainframe Business Under Fire in Europe
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Mainframe-Business-Under-Fire-in-Europe-792475/
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