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South Korea Accuses Intel Of Anti-competitive Behaviour
Blog South Korea has sent Intel an equivalent of the EC's 'statement of objections', with accusations of anti-competitive behaviour, according to the Financial Times. After a two year investigation, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission has accused...
[September 12, 2007, 16:57]
South Korea Backs Down On Sun
News South Korea's telephone ministry has reversed its decision to force South Korean cellphone service providers to use only Sun Microsystems' download software to sell ring tones, games or other downloadable software.
[April 26, 2004, 10:20]
South Korea: High-tech Hothouse
News South Korea has a singular asset when it comes to creating consumer products. South Korea then embarked on a brazenly ambitious project to create a massive broadband system. The lifestyle changes that have accompanied South Korea's technology...
[June 24, 2004, 10:05]
KARICO Improves Service And Productivity: South Korea Builds A Stronger Agricultural Infrastructure For Less With Autodesk Solutions
White Papers A government agency with more than 6,000 employees, KARICO maintains South Korea's rural irrigation systems, promotes effective land utilization, and works with communities to preserve the nation's agrarian cultural heritage.
[February 14, 2006, 23:00]
South Korea: World's Most Advanced Mobile Technology?
News South Korea has been singled out as the most advanced country in the world for mobile communications, complementing its enviable position as the leader for households with broadband internet connections.
[September 4, 2002, 8:06]
South Korea's Games Target Growth
News The seemingly overnight emergence of online gaming serves as a successful case study in South Korea's drive to strengthen its flagging economy with new technologies. In just a few years, online games have become serious competition to movies for...
[June 25, 2004, 14:30]
South Korea Plans 'Linux Showcase City'
News South Korea is also part-way through a massive rollout of open source software to schools. Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) will choose which local government agencies and which university will be used for the showcase by the...
[February 21, 2006, 11:10]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
News In South Korea, Microsoft has been found guilty of violating the Act by tying its Windows Media Player to the Windows server operating system, and its instant messaging program to the desktop version of
[December 7, 2005, 9:25]
South Korea Launches 10,000-school Linux Programme
News Jin Ko Hyun, president of the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), which is behind the project, said it has taken schools two years to pilot Buyeo, the Korean version of Linux. KIPA is pushing hard to make Linux more readily available to...
[June 22, 2005, 11:15]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback South Korea is out of luck if the think they can win this one. Mr. Mendez seems to think you can remove any M$ programs you don't want Try it and see how far you get. M$ designed their product so everything is tied together to prevent competition.
[December 7, 2005, 13:55]
Broadband: How South Korea Leads The Way
News I think there are a quite a few lessons," said Taylor Reynolds, an International Telecommunications Union analyst who recently completed a survey of Internet and mobile services in South Korea. During construction of the network, about 13.5 percent...
[July 28, 2004, 15:55]
North And South Korea Unite Over Linux
News Bitter political foes South and North Korea are to jointly develop a version of Linux. The idea was suggested by Hee-tak Moon of the Korea Open Source Software Association (Kossa) in South Korea, and approved by the heads of the three IT bodies...
[November 30, 2007, 15:31]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback We need to be clear on what bundling means. Simply supplying applications on top of the operating system is fine. After all, Linux distros and Apple do it. However, Microsoft do not simply bundle IE/Messenger/WMP with Windows.
[December 7, 2005, 12:48]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback The Korean decision may however simply fade away unenforced like the similar EU and US DOJ decisions. The EU case seems to have run out into the sand this summer when MS told the court to first put the case on hold and then replaced the judge.
[December 7, 2005, 11:57]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback I can't blame any country for feeling suspicious about American products occupying their workplace, but I feel that Microsoft's decision to bundle their products isn't criminal. As a manufacturer, it makes sense that the only way to be certain...
[December 7, 2005, 11:39]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback Bill, WMP does "phone home" and it may be that your third-party firewall has been programmed to let that process get through. How much do you really know about the "Generic Host process" anyway? Just as an example.
[December 7, 2005, 12:24]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback The article blames Microsoft for stealing most of the "Real Networks" customer base. That may be true for some, but not for all. I used the Real Player for a year or more after it was introduced. I liked it and was very happy with its performance.
[December 7, 2005, 10:43]
South Korea's Games Target Growth
Talkback SK's government support of broadband penetration has a lot to do with this.
[June 27, 2004, 13:58]
South Korea: High-tech Hothouse
Talkback Blame the SK Government. They have pushed tech all the way
[June 27, 2004, 14:02]
South Korea Orders Microsoft To Unbundle Windows
Talkback David, A house with a bedroom is a poor analogy. It's more like - if you dare use cable TV, your house will fall down. Messenger is not bundled, it's built into admin and networking services. It's not impossible to disable it - but tricky (thanks...
[December 7, 2005, 14:18]
