A telephone company executive on Monday disputed allegations that strong antitrust penalties are needed to stop Microsoft from frustrating future voice and data messaging systems. Gregg Sutherland, a senior vice president at Quest Communications, said the ability of emerging messaging systems to operate together requires that different systems communicate. The proposed penalties "would deprive users of Microsoft-based systems of the ability to send e-mail messages with confidence," Sutherland testified. "Microsoft would have to turn Microsoft-based systems into virtually useless platforms for e-mail communications"
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