AT&T and Microsoft Settle Voice Patent Claim

Microsoft agreed to settle a patent dispute with AT&T concerning technology for the transmission of voice over an IP network. AT&T alleged that its technology was being used in Microsoft's NetMeeting and TrueSpeech products. Under the deal, Microsoft has made a payment to AT&T and the parties agreed to appeal a single issue to the Federal Circuit, with another payment contingent on the outcome of the appeal. http://www.att.comhttp://www.microsoft.com