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French campaigners win concession in mobile privacy row
News A decree passed in France last week means phone users can now sign up free to a special 'red list' in order to keep all their details out of a directory of all landline and mobile numbers. The decree also allows the CNIL -- National Commission for...
[August 12, 2003, 16:00]
Translated - Arrogant monopoly makes tiny, tiny concession... maybe
Talkback So, Microsoft will finally reduce the *TAX* on cash-strapped schools and 'allow' them to run Linux and MacOS on a few computers? That's really big of them. Please tell me in what other industry would this kind of thing be *allowed*, let alone be...
[September 17, 2008, 11:18]
Unbundling timetable too slow say experts
News It is Oftel's concession to BT, yet another concession. Industry experts believe the timetable set by telecoms watchdog Oftel for the unbundling of BT's local loop, announced Tuesday, needs to be brought forward.
[December 1, 1999, 8:52]
Developers sceptical about Microsoft concessions
News Microsoft's concession that it will publish all the Windows APIs also raises the hackles of a number of software developers. Some source-code licensees expressed skepticism on just how valuable such a concession would prove.
[March 30, 2000, 8:37]
Avaya Case Study: Vipnet D.O.O.
White Papers In September 1998, Vipnet was granted concession of the second GSM network in Croatia and Vipnet's network started working in July 1999. Vipnet is the first private GSM operator in Croatia. As a new operator in the GSM space, Vipnet sought to...
[May 8, 2007, 1:00]
Windows unbundling: Too little, too late
News Microsoft delivered the concession at an important juncture in its continuing antitrust case. If Microsoft wanted to make a concession in any area that would impress the government, it would be to allow the customisation or removal of other...
[July 13, 2001, 9:04]
Seven wants a bite of the BlackBerry market
News US corporate mobile phone messaging provider Seven Networks is expanding into Europe by buying Finland-based Smartner Information Systems, a concession to the BlackBerry's conquering of the North America's work force.
[April 11, 2005, 10:10]
3 to make amends for poor 3G coverage
News The operator's concession to those suffering particularly bad mobile broadband experiences came on Monday, the same day it announced it would temporarily suspend dongle sales in areas that are currently poorly served for 3G.
[November 30, 2009, 15:51]
Cisco takes NAC software open source
News Although Cisco will continue to develop network access control (NAC), critics see the move as a concession that Microsoft will now provide network access control on the desktop. Cisco is ceasing development of its network access control client...
[February 12, 2007, 16:08]
IBM rings up Linux sales
News Regal Entertainment Group, which operates hundreds of theatres, will use the systems in 2,700 concession stands by the end of this year and in 3,500 stands by the end of next, IBM plans to announce on Wednesday.
[September 25, 2002, 13:10]
UK misses out on Novell's latest public sector discount
News The concession is in response to the "strained budget situation in the public sector", according to a Novell statement. Novell has begun selling its products to the German public sector for less than half price, the company said on Thursday.
[April 1, 2005, 17:35]
Microsoft on Trial: Browser blockade an 'exaggeration'
News The concession may weaken government arguments the company has effectively blocked Netscape from distributing its product to consumers. The government's key economic witness in the Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial Thursday said that although...
[June 4, 1999, 8:27]
IBM promotes blogging on the job
News IBM said the addition of the blogs to the collaboration and software development tools is a concession to the growing popularity of the Web pages among its corporate clients. IBM plans to add blogging capabilities to the next version of its...
[July 14, 2005, 10:00]
Carphone Warehouse 'cleared' over free broadband claim
News Dunstone added that the company will be making "some small changes" to the offers terms and conditions as a concession, although a spokesperson for Carphone Warehouse told ZDNet UK on Friday that it was impossible to be more specific until the ASA...
[July 14, 2006, 12:45]
I love Opera, but this thing is wrong
Member Review Please opera make some concession for those of us that want to customize this thing back to a simple, fast browser with no frills like you used to make. Bring back the hotlist! It was the best system ever for managing bookmarks.
[May 20, 2005, 9:31]
Security vendors: We would block police hacking
News However, security vendors Kaspersky Labs and Sophos told ZDNet UK that they would not make any concession in their protective software for the police hack. Two security vendors have said they would block police attempts to hack into systems without...
[January 8, 2009, 16:12]
Asus desktop Eee due in August — with XP
News The Eee Box also serves as a reminder of Microsoft's latest concession regarding the extended availability of Windows XP. Asus has announced the final specifications for the first Eee Box desktop version of its popular Eee PC subnotebook — and it...
[June 20, 2008, 13:36]
FTC approves AOL, Time Warner merger
News Last month, the companies inked a deal with ISP EarthLink, largely viewed as a concession to the FTC for approval. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the $109bn merger between America Online and Time Warner
[December 14, 2000, 16:51]
Pressplay to offer unlimited downloads
News As such, it marks a concession that the "all you can eat" expectations of consumers reared on services like Napster or Kazaa may well be a permanent feature of the online music landscape. Stung by tepid market reception to its online music...
[August 1, 2002, 7:41]
New Mozilla name rises from ashes
News But even the concession Mozilla made at that point -- to refer to the browser strictly as "Mozilla Firebird" -- didn't resolve the issue. Ten months after landing in a fierce trademark dispute with a fellow open-source organisation, the Mozilla...
[February 10, 2004, 7:30]
