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Open Source Stirs Up Trouble For Novell
News Richard Stallman may not have been at Novell's BrainShare conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, but with some help from his friend Bruce Perens he was determined to lodge his objections to Novell's controversial deal with Microsoft.
[March 21, 2007, 16:41]
Witnesses To Testify In Oracle Hearing
News According to previous testimony, Keene, a former state senator, and Elias Cortez, the former director of the Department of Information Technology, dismissed numerous complaints from state officials closest to the deal that they did not have the...
[May 21, 2002, 10:35]
Net Neutrality Fight Returns To Senate
News As leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee continue negotiations over how to deal with the controversial concept, committee members and witnesses from advocacy groups took turns airing their positions yet again.
[June 14, 2006, 10:40]
Attorney General Takes Controversial Act On Tour
News On Tuesday, in a kind of warm-up speech to the conservative American Enterprise Institute, Ashcroft stressed that the USA Patriot Act helped federal and local police deal with newer technologies. Attorney general John Ashcroft has embarked on an...
[August 21, 2003, 11:15]
No Regrets For Newham
News The London Borough of Newham has unveiled the first fruits of its controversial deal with Microsoft. The deal between the council and Microsoft, signed last year, followed an evaluation of the benefits of Linux' and Microsoft's technologies - which...
[April 1, 2005, 9:25]
Naspter Is Back In Business
News German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has agreed to acquire Napster in a deal that will keep the controversial file-sharing service alive for the near future. On Tuesday Hilbers announced his resignation after Napster's board of directors rejected...
[May 20, 2002, 9:14]
Merger Could Spawn More Copy-proof CDs
News Two leading copy-protection technology companies announced on Tuesday that they are merging, in a deal that could help speed the move of controversial copy-proof music CDs to market. Analysts said the deal would likely help smooth some of the bumps...
[November 6, 2002, 9:27]
Microsoft To Amend Schools Settlement Plan
News Microsoft and plaintiff attorneys cut the deal last month, agreeing to set up a private foundation to aid needy schools and donate an estimated $1bn ($£700m) in monies, software, services and training over five years.
[December 10, 2001, 9:23]
Apple Calls For Microsoft To Pay Cash For Settlement
News Microsoft and attorneys working the cases, which are consolidated in a Baltimore federal court, cut the controversial deal in late November. It's very difficult for Apple to compete with a free product," Technology Business Research analyst Tim...
[December 7, 2001, 10:58]
EC Opens Up Oracle Case
News European antitrust regulators on Friday began combing through a federal court ruling in the controversial antitrust case against Oracle, comparing notes as they decide whether to issue their own challenge to the deal.
[September 13, 2004, 10:25]
Sun To Buy Tarantella
News Sun Microsystems announced on Tuesday it will acquire software maker Tarantella in a $25 million (£13.3 million) cash deal it hopes will boost sales to corporate America. Sun announced another software deal just a day earlier, saying it will...
[May 10, 2005, 18:35]
Oracle 'remains Committed' To PeopleSoft Bid
News On a conference call for securities analysts, three top Oracle executives emphasised their resolve to complete the unsolicited deal and accused PeopleSoft management of eroding the value of the company with a controversial money-back guarantee...
[November 25, 2003, 8:45]
Oracle Contract Scandal Spreads
News Herbert, who is pleased with his state's dealings with the company, said, "I guess I might put Oracle on the upside (of aggressive behavior), but I don't see them to be a great deal different. California awarded a $95m (£68m) software contract to...
[May 28, 2002, 16:50]
EU To Throw Patents In With The Bath Water
News According to a Council agenda, the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive will be adopted during an Environment meeting, which is also due to deal with the issues of bathing water quality and batteries.
[December 17, 2004, 16:15]
Will Apple And Microsoft Renew Their Vows?
News The deal, which would have showered schools with Microsoft software and as many as 1 million refurbished PCs running Windows, was later thrown out by a federal judge. Apple needed this agreement more five years ago than they do today," said...
[February 22, 2002, 14:20]
Merger Approval Paves Way For Faster Chips
News ASML says it plans to close the £1bn deal in the next few weeks and will take six months to look for a buyer for Tinsley Laboratories, the controversial SVG subsidiary. The US government has approved the acquisition of Silicon Valley Group by the...
[May 3, 2001, 13:06]
Napster To Go Legit As Part Of Roxio
News Roxio's $5m cash deal, which is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court, could see a Napster-branded file-downloading service re-appear, but it is unlikely to be operated along the same lines as the controversial original service.
[November 15, 2002, 12:33]
Microsoft Signs Technology Pact With Linspire
News Announcing the latest in a series of pacts with Linux sellers, Microsoft said late on Wednesday that it has inked a deal with Linspire, a company it once sued for trademark infringement. Under the latest deal, the two will be working more closely...
[June 14, 2007, 8:01]
Microsoft And Samsung Sign Patent Pact
News As with Microsoft's recent deal with Fuji Xerox, the software maker specifically notes that the deal will allow Samsung to offer products using Linux, without concern that Microsoft will sue Samsung or its customers.
[April 19, 2007, 9:58]
Java Released Under The GPL
News Sun's move comes just weeks after Linux vendor Novell signed a controversial patent protection deal with Microsoft. Under this deal, Microsoft has promised not to sue Novell over any alleged patent infringements in Linux.
[November 13, 2006, 8:03]
