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Oracle e-mail points to cash gifts
News An Oracle lobbyist suggests cash for California lawmakers who could be "helpful."
Lawmaker: Oracle deceived California
News State legislator says e-mail shows database company tried to "defraud" the state.
Linux users march on city hall
News A small but enthusiastic crowd of Linux lovers hit the streets of San Francisco, hoping to trumpet the virtues of open source to lawmakers and voters.
US lawmaker wants Google Maps to blur certain buildings
News Proposed California state law would criminalize displaying churches, hospitals, government buildings and schools on online maps unless they were blurred.
Tags: Privacy, Security, Republican, India, Google Inc., Google Earth, Computerworld, First Amendment, assemblyman, Mumbai
California lawmakers OK Net gambling ban
News A state Assembly committee Monday approved a bill that would ban Internet gambling in California.
Bill allowing e-mail monitoring hits snag
News In California, a state body says a measure giving law enforcement the power to monitor the e-mail and phone calls of suspected criminals runs afoul of federal laws.
Mud slinging escalates in Oracle deal
News The war of words escalates between the database giant Oracle and a California legislator leading an investigation into a controversial US$95 million state contract.
Lawmaker: "Influence" drove Oracle deal
News California lawmakers grill an executive to try to determine how the state got mired in a controversial, US$95 million contract to buy Oracle software.
California widens Oracle investigation
News State legislators investigating a US$95 million contract involving the database software maker are expanding their witness list to include testimony from workers in other states.
Auditors joust over Oracle contract
News Auditors for the state of California and the software maker give conflicting testimony over the value of a controversial contract being investigated by a state legislative committee.
California cancels Oracle contract
News The state officially cancels a sprawling six-year deal that united scores of its contracts with software maker Oracle under one mega-contract.
Open source's new weapon: The law?
News Open-source advocates will unfurl a legislative proposal next week to prohibit the state of California from buying software from companies that don't open their source code.
Former Oracle lobbyist refuses to testify
News Ravi Mehta declines to testify before a legislative committee investigating a controversial US$95 million state contract with the company.
California to break free from Oracle
News California's doomed US$95 million contract with the database giant may be officially canceled as soon as next week.
Oracle exec walks out after criticism
News Tensions between the company and state officials flare unexpectedly when an executive walks out of a hearing after a state senator sharply criticized the company.
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