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EU rejects Microsoft's licence offer
News In light of the results of the market testing the Commission has strong doubts about Microsoft's compliance with the interoperability remedy," said the spokesman. The spokesman said the Commission has four concerns with the licence produced by...
[March 18, 2005, 9:40]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
News An EC spokesman confirmed on Monday that the Commission had declined requests from the European Parliament to go back to basics on the CIID, which opponents claim will allow the widespread patenting of software in Europe.
[February 28, 2005, 15:45]
Pro-Intel purchasing under fire in Europe
News European regulators are investigating procurement processes that call specifically for Intel chips in the computers purchased by government agencies in several member states, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Wednesday.
[April 22, 2004, 8:50]
EU takes control of Intel antitrust inquiry
News Because the Commission found similarities with its existing probe into Intel, it took over the German investigation in late August, Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said. European Commission regulators have taken over a German antitrust...
[September 12, 2006, 15:50]
No decision on Microsoft antitrust fines for 'weeks'
News The Commission's spokesman said he did not know exactly what the hearing officer said, but pointed out that the hearing is meant to be private. Lots of companies tell us it's not satisfactory and the trustee, who was suggested by Microsoft and is a...
[March 30, 2006, 17:50]
EU parliament demands patent restart
News A EP spokesman confirmed on Thursday that the president will be asked by the European Commission (EC) to take the patent directive back to the drawing board. But an EC spokesman said that the Commission has not yet decided anything and will "keep...
[February 3, 2005, 10:20]
Europe defends tech taskforce
News In the Task-Force itself, three out of the 17 companies involved are SMEs — Cegid, IONA, and Mandriva," said Gregor Kreuzhuber, EU Commission spokesman for Enterprise and Industry. The European Commission has rejected claims that its ICT Task-Force...
[July 6, 2006, 12:40]
Telecom standards face patent ambush threat
News The European Commission is investigating Europe's main telecoms standard-setting body due to concerns that a flaw in its procedures could allow companies to carry out a 'patent ambush'. We are working closely with the Commission and the members of...
[June 15, 2005, 17:45]
Microsoft struggles to work with open source
News A Microsoft spokesman said on Tuesday that it sent the EC a letter last week, which proposed a possible solution to three of the four areas of concern outlined by the Commission last month. In response to the EC's concern that the licence agreement...
[April 5, 2005, 18:20]
EC says no to Oracle
News The process is ongoing, and we are confident that the commission will see how competitive this business truly is," Oracle spokesman Jim Finn said in a statement. The European Commission has told Oracle that it objects to its proposed takeover of...
[March 15, 2004, 7:55]
O2 to cut data-roaming charges
News The European Commission has threatened action against the operators, but O2 denied that the pressure caused the change. Despite ongoing pressure from the European Commission over voice-roaming charges, O2 told ZDNet UK that the reason it is...
[March 14, 2007, 12:21]
EC raises antitrust objection to IE in Windows
News A spokesman for the Commission declined to comment on whether there has been any discussion on whether Microsoft would offer a version of Windows with the browser and one without, much like it did after the Commission ordered it to separate its...
[January 19, 2009, 7:33]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News A spokesman for GSMA warned: "If you're going to make a big change to something as important as mobile termination rates, you, as the Commission, should carry out a full impact assessment. However, a spokesman for GSMA, said rates have already been...
[July 1, 2008, 9:29]
Intel tipped to lose antitrust case
News An Intel spokesman confirmed on Monday that it is working with the Fair Trade Commission, but was unwilling to comment on any potential ruling. The Japanese Fair Trade Commission has reportedly decided that this practice violated Japan's anti...
[March 7, 2005, 15:20]
RealNetworks cries foul over Microsoft antitrust case
News The point on the registry entries has been raised as part of our ongoing dialog with the commission," said the spokesman, who insisted that Microsoft has merely complied with the EC's request to delete 186 Windows Media Player files from Windows.
[March 23, 2005, 16:40]
Microsoft, Yahoo in talks with EC about search deal
News The issue that remains in Europe is "determining whether or not the deal requires formal notice before the [European] Commission and if not, do we need to file notice [in individual countries that might have an interest in reviewing the deal...
[September 17, 2009, 9:51]
EC acts against UK over data protection
News The spokesman said the Commission was neutral about Phorm itself, as such services can be useful. The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK, claiming the country is not sufficiently complying with European data...
[April 14, 2009, 16:53]
Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
News A European Commission spokesman refused to comment on the Microsoft antitrust case on Thursday. Microsoft started offering a version of Windows without a bundled media-player, known as Windows XP N, in June this year, to comply with last year's...
[November 18, 2005, 14:30]
AMD: Antitrust ruling will unseat Intel
News The Commission has worked long and hard on the decision, and we are confident [the decision] will withstand the scrutiny of the court," the spokesman said. Commission spokesman Jonathon Todd declined to say how much Intel had paid Media Markt, but...
[May 13, 2009, 17:06]
Oftel backtracks on unbundling timetable
News Both the European Commission and the UK's own chancellor Brown have called for unbundling timetables to be moved forward. So does the watchdog not agree with the European Commission's recommendations for unbundling to be complete by the end of this...
[March 13, 2000, 16:44]
