Computer Software

摘要

There was plenty of activity in this quintessential Computer Age industry. The Justice Department's attack on Bill Gates' software juggernaut kept Microsoft on the defensive but didn't stop its growth. Rivals that were supposed to be roadkill staged comebacks. Database leader Oracle Corp. rebounded nicely, despite the near collapse of its Asian business at the end of 1997. Even lowly Novell won some plum contracts for its networking software. Open-source software, created by hundreds or thousands of programmers collaborating over the Internet, gave the market a new wrinkle.