Antitrust
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Oracle taps into Sun tech for faster Exadata
News Database giant has used Sun FlashFire technology in a version of the data-warehousing appliance.
Tags: Processors, Components, Hewlett-Packard Co., SAS Institute, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Oracle Corp., disk, agreement, Components
US Justice Dept. approves Oracle's Sun buy
News With the federal government giving its nod, the biggest remaining hurdle is getting the OK from the European Commission.
Tags: Components, Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., shareholder, merger
Microsoft to be heard on Word injunction appeal
News Company to make its case Wednesday for why it shouldn't face an injunction banning sales of Word following a jury's ruling that it infringed Canadian company's patent.
Tags: Business applications, software company, Sales, antitrust, federal judge, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, XML
Europe assisting US with IBM antitrust probe
News The European Commission said it has provided information to U.S. regulators looking into possible anticompetitive practices by IBM in the mainframe market.
Tags: Components, Antitrust, Commission, Mainframe, IBM Corp., European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, T3, Computer & Communications Industry Association, data-processing
Intel contests EU on US$1.45B fine
News European regulators' decision in May to levy a billion-dollar penalty did not meet the necessary "standard of proof", chipmaker says.
Tags: Processors, Antitrust, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, European Union, Chip Company, Europe, Antitrust
Report: Oracle not yielding to EU with Sun buy
News Oracle is playing hardball with European regulators concerned about its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Tags: Mergers, Regulations, European Union, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Financial Times, Oracle Corp., Marten Mickos, proprietary software
The antitrust cop and the tech industry
News Christine Varney aims to reinvigorate antitrust policy without stifling U.S. business, but Google and Intel could be among her targets.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Intel Corp., Google Inc., Bush Administration, antitrust, U.S. Government, network, industry, advisor, Netscape Communications Corp.
Europe to test Microsoft browser ballot system
News The EC has said it is happy with concessions made by the software giant to provide a choice of browsers, while Microsoft will make technical docs available to developers.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Commission, Microsoft Corp., software, European Commission, Business applications, Web Browser, Europe
Opera: Mini leads cross-platform charge
News Browser maker says Opera's reach extended to include devices such as games devices and in-flight entertainment systems, where over 35.6 million people use Opera Mini.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Web Browser, Europe, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antitrust, Microsoft Windows
Google adjusts to life with trustbusters
News In less time than it takes for some government investigations, the search company has gone from start-up to accused menacer of Internet competition. Fair or not, this is Google 2.0.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Operating systems, Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, AT&T Corp., antitrust, Wharton School, Internet, Web browsers
EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches
News The European Commission has published its full decision against Intel, releasing evidence of how the chipmaker engaged in anti-competitive practices.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PC Company, CPU, payment, antitrust, Dell Computer Corp., agreement
Intel appeals against antitrust fine
News Chip company has appealed a May decision by the European Commission to fine it 1 billion Euros for anti-competitive practices.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., European Court, Chip, Spokesperson, microprocessor, payment, antitrust, marketing, commission
EC 'criticized' over handling of Intel antitrust case
News Eurporean Union ombudsman has written report criticizing European Commission over its handling of Intel antitrust case.
Tags: Processors, Business Strategies & Functions, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PC Company, European Union, Spokesperson, antitrust, Wall Street Journal, Dell Computer Corp.
Russia said to probe Microsoft over XP halt
News According to Reuters, regulators in Moscow say that Microsoft's move to end Windows XP sales in favor of Vista may have violated its antitrust laws.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Antitrust, compliance, Russia, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc., spokesman, Antitrust
EU objects to browser in Windows
News European regulators say they believe software giant is violating that region's antitrust laws by bundling its Internet Explorer browser in Windows.
Tags: Antitrust, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, attorney, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, European Commission
