Associated Press
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US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
News The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Tags: Mainframes, Legal, Mainframe, ATM, IBM Corp., Computer, Supplier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Associated Press, Computer & Communications Industry Association
LA approves US$7.2 million Google Apps deal
News City's contract for Google Apps requires that integration provider Computer Sciences Corp. promise to pay a penalty if there is a security breach.
Tags: Web services, Office suites, E-mail clients, Google Inc., City Council, Security, LA, LA City, District of Columbia, Novell Inc.
Belgian publishers demand up to US$77M from Google
News Search giant says it intends to fight new claims that it owes newspaper publishers a hefty damage award related to copyright lawsuit still being appealed.
Tags: Lawsuits, Copyright, Web services, Google Inc., Search Engine, Associated Press, payment, copyright law, Google News, blog
US govt Web site makes open source move
News White House Web site now employing open source software. Given the U.S. federal government's widespread adoption of open source, the amazing thing is that it took so long.
Tags: Open source, Government, Drupal, Open Source, Acquia, software, Open-source Software, Associated Press, White House, proprietary software
AP, AHN Media settle intellectual property lawsuit
News All Headline News admits to improperly using AP content in settlement of intellectual property lawsuit involving "hot news".
Tags: Lawsuits, Copyright, VeriSign Inc., Lawsuit, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property, Associated Press, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Media, U.S. District Court Judge
Mystery virus strikes FBI, US Marshals
News Law-enforcement agencies forced to shut down their networks after being affected by a virus of undetermined type and origin.
Tags: Viruses and worms, FBI, U.S. Department Of Justice, Spokesperson, computer, Associated Press, virus, CERT, network, computer network
China delays rule for Net-screening software
News Beijing postpones a requirement that PC makers preinstall Green Dam software for filtering Internet content. But it may be just a temporary reprieve.
Tags: International governments, Regulations, App servers, World Trade Organization, PC Company, Google Inc., computer, Associated Press, computer company, New York Times Co.
Nortel to slash another 3,200 jobs
News Telecommunications equipment maker is laying of more than 10 percent of its workforce worldwide as it tries to survive a bankruptcy restructuring.
Tags: Layoffs, Nortel Networks Corp., Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Bankruptcy, Toronto, bankruptcy protection, Associated Press, 4G, job
Report: U.S FTC to go after blogger freebies
News U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to start keeping tabs both on bloggers accepting products for free and on companies giving them away, AP reports.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Blogger, Acer Inc., gift certificate, Compensation, Amazon MP3, FTC, Amazon.com Inc., Associated Press
Real CEO acknowledges RealDVD will copy rentals
News During RealDVD hearing, Rob Glaser says studios could help prevent the illegal copying of rented DVDs by helping devices recognize those discs as rentals.
Tags: Piracy, Video, RealNetworks Inc., DVD, copyright violation, Associated Press, MPAA, movie, hard drive, America
Wall Street Journal, AP take aim at Google
News Editor of the Journal says sites that aggregate news are "parasites" and says legal challenges are coming.
Tags: Copyright, Google Inc., Search Engine, Associated Press, CEO, Wall Street Journal, U.S., Web Site, agreement, spokesman
Report: US vulnerable to Chinese cyber espionage
News Congressional commission report says Chinese could conduct cyber warfare so sophisticated that U.S. may unable to respond.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Defense/military, Security, Report, Training, Computer, Associated Press, U.S. Government, network
Ex-Samsung chairman convicted of tax evasion
News Although a three-year prison sentence is suspended, South Korean court rules that Lee Kun-hee must pay a hefty fine, according to an Associated Press report.
Tags: Legal, Corporate law, Taxes, prosecutor, Stock, Associated Press, Korea, bond, aide, chairman
Attack on epilepsy site prompts near seizures
News Hacker apparently tries to trigger seizures in visitors to Epilepsy Foundation Web site by posting hundreds of flashing images.
Tags: Hacking, Web sites, Security, Site, FBI, Image, Attack, Associated Press, software, researcher
Apple faces US lawsuit over iPhone 3G glitches
News An Alabama woman is seeking class-action status in a lawsuit that claims Apple's iPhone 3G network is slower than advertised.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Lawsuit, Internet Connection, Advertisement, phone, Associated Press
