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- Microsoft spreads more .Net dollars
- Class-action
suit filed against cell phone makers
- CRM
Companies Lock Step with Mid-Size Trend
- Intel
slashes price of 1.7GHz Pentium 4
- MP3.com
To Pay Copyright Damages
- Captain
Connected
- Thousands of UK E-Tailers
Breaking the Law
- Microsoft,
HP settle with FTC
- Microsoft
in Hot Pursuit of Software Pirates
- Tech
Companies Warding Off Takeovers
- E-Biz
Powerhouses Come Together Right Now Over Music
- Foreign
Hackers Stepping Up Attacks On Federal Agencies
- $65M
Awarded in SEX.COM case
- New.Net's
New Deals Will Promote Unsanctioned Internet Addresses
- Cybernanny
Web site hacked with vulgar language
- Red
Hat Hit by Class Action Suit Over IPO
- Xerox
bars installations of Windows XP beta
- Microsoft
discrimination case grows
- Web
Site Tax Schemes Up
- Losses,
Job Cuts Rake CRM Industry
- Big
Blue Wages Open Warfare
- Winstar
files for bankruptcy, sues Lucent for $10 billion
Microsoft
spreads more .Net dollars
First came the $135 million bailout of Corel
last fall. Now Microsoft is making a $25 million investment in CommerceOne to
buy backing for its new .Net strategy Class-action
suit filed against cell phone makers
Noted class-action attorney Peter
Angelos has filed suits in four states against 25 cell phone manufacturers and
wireless services providers, charging that they failed to warn users about potential
health risks posed by the devices. CRM
Companies Lock Step with Mid-Size Trend
"Think mid-sized" seems to be
the mantra on the minds of many high-tech company officials these days, as they
deal with marketplace uncertainties by tailoring products and services to customers
with room to grow. Intel
slashes price of 1.7GHz Pentium 4
Although Intel Corp. won't even start
selling its 1.7GHz Pentium 4 until Monday, the chip maker is already cutting its
price, sources say. MP3.com
To Pay Copyright Damages
A jury ordered MP3.com to pay a small music company
$300,000 in damages for copyright infringement. Captain
Connected
E.piphany CEO Roger Siboni relies on his sizable Rolodex and
his gospel of austerity to lead his young software company into battle against
Oracle and Siebel Systems. Thousands
of UK E-Tailers Breaking the Law
Thousands of UK e-tailers may be breaking
the law by failing to comply with the Data Protection Act, a report released by
the London Chamber of Commerce said. Microsoft,
HP settle with FTC
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have agreed not to run
ads in the future that suggest Pocket PC-based handheld computers come with built-in
wireless Internet access, the Federal Trade Commission said. Microsoft
in Hot Pursuit of Software Pirates
Software giant Microsoft Corp. announced
that it has targeted counterfeiters in more than 20 nations around the globe and
removed thousands of illegal offerings as part of its increasing fight against
software piracy. Tech
Companies Warding Off Takeovers
A growing number of technology companies
are beefing up their defenses against hostile takeovers, from drawing up shareholder-rights
plans to staggering the terms of their boards of directors. E-Biz
Powerhouses Come Together Right Now Over Music
More than a year after
the first salvo was fired between the recording industry and digital downloading
freeloaders, the music industry is still trying to develop a subscription-based
service that rivals Napster in popularity. Foreign
Hackers Stepping Up Attacks On Federal Agencies
According to a government
study, at least 155 federal computers systems - some with sensitive research or
personal data about Americans - were temporarily taken over by hackers last year.
$65M
Awarded in SEX.COM case
Online pornography isn't cheap--especially if
it's stolen. That statement rang true in San Jose, Calif., as U.S. District Judge
James Ware found the former owner of Sex.com liable for fraud and forgery and
awarded $65 million to the domain name's original holder. New.Net's
New Deals Will Promote Unsanctioned Internet Addresses
A startup that
sells unsanctioned Internet domain names has reached deals with five software
companies to promote the use of such Web address suffixes as ".kids" and ".travel."
Cybernanny
Web site hacked with vulgar language
Internet filtering software Cybernanny
was unable to practice what it preaches this week, as a series of attacks left
its Web site smeared with vulgar language. Red
Hat Hit by Class Action Suit Over IPO
Leading Linux software maker Red
Hat was sued Tuesday in class action lawsuits filed on behalf of shareholders
over the company's initial public offering (IPO) two years ago. Xerox
bars installations of Windows XP beta
Xerox Corp. has pulled the plug
on employees running beta versions of Windows XP after the document company experienced
several major outages over the past 10 days. Microsoft
discrimination case grows
Celebrity lawyer Johnnie Cochran has filed a
consolidated complaint on behalf of four plaintiffs in the ongoing discrimination
suit against Microsoft. Web
Site Tax Schemes Up
The number of Web sites selling illegal tax evasion
schemes has exploded, bilking consumers and costing the U.S. government $70 billion
to $300 billion annually because no one shuts them down Losses,
Job Cuts Rake CRM Industry
A wave of losses and job cuts swept through
CRM-related companies, further eroding a foundation that has been battered by
the relentless tide of bad news about the U.S. economy. Big
Blue Wages Open Warfare
IBM, the $88 billion behemoth, is committing itself
to one of the most radical shifts in its corporate history: a move away from proprietary
systems and toward an open computing environment. Winstar
files for bankruptcy, sues Lucent for $10 billion
Telecommunications service
provider Winstar Communications Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
and is suing Lucent Technologies Inc. for $10 billion for allegedly violating
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