-- Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service

Briefly noted

Microsoft said it will offer unlimited technical support to licensees of its Windows workgroup server protocols in the company's latest attempt to comply with the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling. The EC suggested the support strategy in January. The commission called the proposal "constructive."

-- Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

Motorola Inc. has invested in two IT vendors that do development work in China. Edward Zander, Motorola's chairman and CEO, said that Motorola Ventures has invested in Shenzhen Shenxun Information Technology Development Co. and Legend Silicon Corp., the Fremont, California-based parent of Legend Silicon Beijing.