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US mulls antitrust challenge to Google-Yahoo deal
News The U.S. Department of Justice has hired an antitrust litigator to head any legal action over the planned search-ad partnership, according to reports.
Tags: Antitrust, Legal, Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, Dow Jones & Company Inc., Yahoo Search
Symantec investigating customer credit card data theft
News BBC News films call center worker selling its reporters credit card numbers of Symantec customers in undercover investigation.
Tags: Security, Norton Co., New Hampshire, New Delhi, credit card information, Symantec Corp., British Broadcasting Corp., Wall Street Journal, credit card, call-center
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
Dell to pay US$4M in fraud case
News PC maker settles with the state of New York a year after being found to have engaged in "false, deceptive business practices".
Tags: Business ethics, Legal, PC Company, Attorney General, Sales, financing, New York, financial service, Dell Computer Corp., Legal
Aust police hacking bill passed
News Legislation to boost New South Wales Police computer hacking powers set to go ahead after almost no opposition in the lower house of the state parliament.
Tags: PC security, Hacking, Security, SSL, F-Secure Corp., Attorney General, computer hacking, computer, Ingram Micro Inc., remote access
AMD responds to details of Intel's antitrust violations
News Chipmaker AMD has predicts that other cases against Intel will take place, starting with its civil suit.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PC Company, Attorney General, FTC, New York, antitrust, PC
Aust NBN bill worries infrastructure players
News Critical infrastructure providers express concern amended National Broadband Network legislation could be costly and conflicts with anti-terrorism rules.
Tags: Regulations, Telecommunications, Attorney General, Emergency Management, Australia, Government, energy efficiency, general manager, legislator, executive director
Intel, AMD reach landmark settlement
News Upon payment of US$1.25 billion by Intel, AMD will drop longstanding antitrust litigation. The two powerhouses will share chip technology.
Tags: Processors, Servers, Intel Corp., computer chip, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, European Commission, Chip, FTC, Settlement
eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official
News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.
US state AGs on Google Books settlement: We object
News Five states join opposition to the settlement on the grounds that states, rather than the Books Rights Registry, should be entitled to unclaimed proceeds.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Data Management, U.S. Department Of Justice, attorney, Settlement, Missouri, payment, antitrust, Web 2.0
Does Intel hold the edge in antitrust case?
News Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission--despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cuomo, U.S., PC Company, International Data Corp., Chip, FTC, antitrust
EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
News European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
Tags: Acquisitions, Open source, Open Source, Database, Commission, Database Product, software, European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Insiders question label deal for Pirate Bay bidder
News Just as the press began eying Global Gaming Factory with suspicion, it came up with funding, a potential record deal and potential buyers. How much of that was real?
Tags: Web 2.0, BitTorrent, EMI Group Plc., Grokster Ltd., Investor, Stock, entertainment, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sweden, Internet Cafe
Intel-Dell dealings under fire
News Pressure on Dell, as outlined in Cuomo's lawsuit, provides fresh insight into the marketing payments that regulators say left PC makers beholden to Intel.
Tags: Processors, Personal Computers, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, Complaint, Cuomo, CEO, Personal Computers, PC Company
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.
