A US Federal Court yesterday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on a patent held by a US-based technology firm founded in Australia in 1992, overturning a US$388 million verdict in the case.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken IT services and consulting firm Zanok Technologies to the Federal Court for allegedly taking advantage of people seeking jobs in the IT industry.
Telecom NZ and Vodafone today said they had reached an agreement to resolve interference issues that prompted Vodafone to go to the High Court to stop Telecom NZ launching its new mobile WCDMA network.
Mobile operator Vodafone has initiated legal proceedings against Telecom New Zealand, alleging the Kiwi incumbent's new XT mobile network was causing interference to Vodafone's own.
Controversial investor Nicholas Bolton's Bottle Domains company yesterday successfully applied for a Supreme Court injunction to block Australia's domain name regulator from terminating its accreditation. But the case will flare up again today.
Telecom New Zealand yesterday launched its new XT 3G mobile network at a ritzy event in Auckland. But the network hasn't gone live yet, which is likely due to new hardware being installed to curb interference that is causing rival Vodafone a headache.
Lawyer Eric Sinrod takes a closer look at claims by RTI on the search giant's use of Internet phone technology.
Although AMD has painted Intel as a bully, execs who've dealt with company draw a more ambiguous picture.
Linux kernel developer Harald Welte talks about the challenges of single-handedly tackling companies that violate the GPL.
The US Justice Department charges have been rejected, making way for Oracle's US$7.7 billion PeopleSoft merger. What does the future hold? Additional reading: New twist in software licensing
As SCO forges ahead with a take no prisoners approach, its most fervent opponents are salivating at the prospect that a sealed 1992 settlement between the University of California, Berkeley, and Novell could disprove SCO claims to the Unix code. Imagine if Sun were holding a similar document in its files?
Microsoft told the Web's leading standards body that it's considering making changes to its Internet Explorer browser in light of a recent ruling against the company in a patent infringement lawsuit.
Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.
Microsoft has released an updated version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 without the company's version of Java, complying with a court order that was stayed just hours later.
Commentary:Microsoft says its Palladium security initiative is for the benefit of the users. So why is it being so secretive about its true intentions?
Since Windows XP went 'Gold', the conspiracy theorists and corporate planners have been hard at work. Contrary to the beliefs espoused by the 'Oliver Stone' DOJ advocates, Microsoft did not rush XP to market to beat some artificial government deadline and avoid an injunction.
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