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In defense of Microsoft
Insight Tim Landgrave really lets us know how he feels about a recent CCIA report condemning Microsoft for creating our current Internet security woes.
ISP snooping plans take backseat
News Republican committee chair says he won't go ahead with proposal to require Net providers to store data on customers.
Bush leaves behind a mixed technology legacy
News news analysis After 9-11, U.S. President George W. Bush moved to a wartime footing, and with the exception of wiretapping, no longer focused on technology policies.
Tags: Government, Security Management, IT Governance, Security Management, IT Governance, Government
US court pressed to unseal AMD-Intel antitrust records
News News outlets and pressure groups have requested access to 'unnecessarily and unjustly' sealed records of the long-running antitrust dispute.
Tags: Processors, Legal, Antitrust, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Server, Computer & Communications Industry Association, New York Times Co., Dow Jones & Company Inc., server company
US patent ruling bodes well for tech
News A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals should weed out trivial patent lawsuits, but will require companies to be more specific about what process they have invented.
Tags: Patents, Patent, Computer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Hardware, software, Computer & Communications Industry Association, technology company, News.com, industry
IBM buys mainframe maker, sparks antitrust fears
News An industry group has said the company's purchase of Platform Solutions will "suck the life" out of the mainframe market.
Tags: Mainframes, Antitrust, Mainframe, IBM Corp., Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, Oracle Corp., European Commission, U.S.
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
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
Google Books opposition pours in at deadline
News Tuesday is the last day to file statements on Google's Book Search settlement and several groups have gone on record opposing the deal.
Tags: Data Management, Web 2.0, Databases, Web sites, American Civil Liberties Union, Settlement, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Judge
US Justice Dept: Google's book settlement needs rewrite
News Concerns about Google's settlement with book authors are valid, the Department of Justice said in a filing with the court overseeing the settlement. But things could change.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, copyright law, U.S. District Court, agreement
IBM accused of mainframe monopoly
News A small U.S. company has filed a complaint with the European Commission, accusing IBM of abusing its position in the European mainframe market.
Tags: Processors, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Mainframe, IBM Corp., T3, Hardware, software, Computer & Communications Industry Association, European Commission
Proposal cheers Microsoft competitors
News A proposal greatly restricting the company's businesses practices had its competitors and some industry trade groups singing the praises of nine state attorneys general.
Microsoft settlement expected Friday
News The software giant and the Justice Department are expected to deliver a proposed antitrust settlement Friday to the federal judge overseeing the case, but states may want more time.
Microsoft foes can testify at hearing
News A federal judge will let outsiders, including Microsoft competitors, make presentations at next week's hearing.
Horns locked over Microsoft-school deal
News Lawyers representing more than 100 civil cases pending against Microsoft defended the legitimacy of a controversial settlement in federal court Tuesday.
