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Will techs gain from auditor scrutiny?
News As the Enron scandal unfolds, the intense scrutiny on the practice of using the same firm to handle auditing and consulting jobs may eventually benefit a handful of tech services companies. And the new scrutiny could prompt a significant amount of...
[February 28, 2002, 15:36]
Outsourcing deals to face greater EC scrutiny
News New competition guidelines are set to put outsourcing deals under greater scrutiny from European Commission regulators. Deals that have already come under European Commission scrutiny include IBM's Italia deal in 2001 and Lufthansa's IT joint...
[August 30, 2007, 9:00]
Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record labels
News After more than two years of quiet investigation, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it is closing its antitrust scrutiny of the major record labels' online activities, without filing charges.
[December 24, 2003, 7:55]
Labels dodge scrutiny in Napster case
News A day before the major record labels asked for a one-month halt in their lawsuit against file-swapping start-up Napster, a federal judge told them she would turn close scrutiny on their online practices.
[February 1, 2002, 12:29]
ID card scrutiny under threat
News Parliamentary scrutiny of ID cards and other technological and scientific issues could be seriously undermined by the new administration's reorganisation of governmental departments, according to members of a crucial committee.
[July 12, 2007, 16:01]
SOX Compliance - Purchasing Departments Face Intense Scrutiny
White Papers Purchasing functions, especially, come under close scrutiny during a SOX audit because this is the place where fraud can easily occur. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SOX, is an on-going migraine headache for corporate America because compliance is...
[March 7, 2009, 0:25]
EBay's PayPal bid under scrutiny
News PayPal and its prospective owner, eBay, are under new scrutiny from federal regulators. Because of their global operations, the companies could also face scrutiny from overseas regulators. PayPal has been the subject of repeated legal scrutiny in...
[August 9, 2002, 14:49]
Web 2.0's impact on students under scrutiny
News An inquiry has been set up to examine the impact of Web 2.0 technologies, including social networking and mobile devices, on higher education. A committee chaired by Sir David Melville, former vice chancellor of the University of Kent, plans to...
[March 4, 2008, 16:36]
AOL Europe's future under scrutiny
News AOL's European operation faces an uncertain time ahead, with parent company Time Warner hiring Citigroup to conduct a review of the ISP's future strategy. It is understood that AOL Europe told employees last week that a strategic review was under...
[May 8, 2006, 15:45]
Google-Yahoo deal gets EC antitrust scrutiny
News European antitrust regulators are following in the footsteps of their US counterparts by looking into a proposed advertising deal between Google and Yahoo, according to reports on Monday. The European Competition Commission decided in mid-July to...
[September 16, 2008, 11:46]
Thousands under scrutiny as piracy ring shut down
News One of the largest Internet piracy rings in the world has been shut down in a police operation that resulted in the arrest of 181 people. The sting also resulted in the recovery of around 118m (about £84m) euros worth of pirated software -- one of...
[June 16, 2003, 14:45]
Oracle faces formal antitrust scrutiny
News Oracle received a second request for more information from the US Department of Justice on Monday, as federal regulators formally investigate its hostile bid for PeopleSoft for possible antitrust issues.
[July 1, 2003, 7:34]
Wireless training under scrutiny
News Textbooks and training manuals used by an estimated 50,000 people who manage an office's wireless network are getting their first inspection. The review for any errors or quality issues will be done by the Wireless LAN Association, a nonprofit...
[March 1, 2002, 14:06]
Government intellectual property under scrutiny
News The Common Information Environment (CIE) has commissioned a study on the potential for the deployment of Creative Commons licences or their equivalent. These have been developed in North America and set out a framework within which intellectual...
[June 30, 2005, 16:05]
Online banks under legal scrutiny
News While most banking security and privacy issues are surrounded by an extensive legal and regulatory framework, consumers are not always protected when it comes to online banks, say experts. If consumers feel their personal information is being...
[August 2, 2000, 10:10]
Dot-coms come under data protection scrutiny
News The Office of the Information Commissioner has launched an investigation into the compliance of British Web sites with the Data Protection Act 1998. With the passing of the deadline, last October, for companies to comply with the Act, the balance...
[January 9, 2002, 13:13]
US Government Web tracking under scrutiny
News Dozens of federal agencies are tracking visits to US government Web sites in violation of long-standing rules designed to protect online privacy, an investigation by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has shown.
[January 5, 2006, 14:05]
Technology hype comes under scrutiny
News Tablet PCs, Internet micropayments, passive RFID and video-conferencing are four technologies that are firmly stuck at the bottom of the "trough of disillusionment", according to the 2005 "Hype Cycle" of emerging technologies released by analysts...
[August 24, 2005, 16:15]
Digital spying under scrutiny - threat to human rights
News Spying on electronic communications by international agencies should be seen as a breach of human rights according to a five page proposal being considered by the European Parliament. According to reports, the proposal suggests that treaties and...
[April 13, 2000, 12:03]
News Roundup: Domain name plans under scrutiny
News Under a proposed deal with VeriSign, the company that now manages the .com, .net and .org domains after buying Network Solutions last year, all .org owners face losing their domain after December 2002 unless they can prove they are a non-profit...
[March 12, 2001, 11:46]
