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- Microsoft shows interest in WaMu bankruptcy over software agreements
- When Microsoft filed a "notice of appearance" in the Washington Mutual bankruptcy proceedings - which is basically a request to be kept updated on developments of the case - and then initially declined to comment about its interest in the case, the speculation began. (Silicon Alley Insider wondered if Microsoft...
- Tags: Software, Washington Mutual Inc., Enterprise Software, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., Bankruptcy, Times, Litigation, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Skype says Tom violated agreement for Chinese service
- Skype says Tom violated agreement for Chinese serviceSo when do we clean up our own act?First we need to clean up our own operation, put a little sunshine into the dark corners of the domestic-"intelligence" "community", enact and enforce strong privacy legislation (at least on par with what's in effect...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Skype Says, agreement
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Skype says Tom violated agreement for Chinese service
- Skype has a further response on the Chinese monitoring situation. And they don't sound that pleased about it. Here's Skype president Josh Silverman: In April 2006, Skype publicly disclosed that TOM operated a text filter that blocked certain words in chat messages, and it also...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Agreement, Tom, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- CA Dems: Scrutiny of Yahoo-Google deal threatens competition
- Seeing as how Google and Yahoo are both California companies, California House members have taken it upon themselves to tell the Dept. of Justice to butt out of the advertising swap between the two Internet honchos. In a letter of Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the Democratic reps said: ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Computer Associates International Inc., D, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?
- Interesting Calif. Case Involving Arthur Andersen (Yes, That's Not a Typo!) You really ought to check out this court filing involving that fascinating business/employee contract: the non-compete. This case is about an Arthur Andersen Tax professional whose group was being sold to another firm...
- Tags: Arthur Andersen, Firm, Agreement, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months
- VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job. In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007. VMware CEO Paul...
- Tags: Stock Option, Security, Amount, R&D, Stock, Employment, Agreement, VMware Inc., Company, RSU, Control, Change, Cause, Person, Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Compete away, whether you live in California or not
- California may have just made it a lot easier for employees to overthrow their noncompete agreements, but the good news is that even if you live outside the Golden State, these clauses are difficult to enforce. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: california, lawyer, agreement, worker, professional development, career, deb perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...
- Tags: Operating systems, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., OEM, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows, agreement, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conduct
- Internet companies have reached agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for doing business in China and other repressive countries, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced yesterday. "I commend Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and other participants for agreeing on the principles of an internet freedom code of conduct,"...
- Tags: Google Inc., Censorship, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Code Of Conduct, Internet, Policies And Procedures, Human Resources, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- ITIL Expert Qualification: Service Offerings and Agreements
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsThis course immerses you in the practical aspects of the ITIL v3 Service Lifecycle and processes associated with the Service Offerings and Agreements of services...
- Tags: Agreement, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- Training 2008-08-01
- More big money for work on wind. Yes, that's $1 billion.
- Finavera Renewables which has both wind and wave energy projects around the world has negotiated a deal with an unnamed corporate investor who plans to put up $1 bilion for wind power projects that will create up to 300 megawatts of capacity in British Columbia. The money...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Agreement, mW, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Yahoo and Icahn Reach Agreement
- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo has reached an agreement with Carl Icahn, the activist investor who has been waging a proxy contest to unseat the board and push Yahoo closer to a deal with Microsoft. Yahoo said Mr. Icahn will join the board himself. The board...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Google to protect user identities, but not employees'
- Viacom and Google came to an agreement over what data Google will be handing over after a judge's ruling last week. Orignally, it was believed that Google would be forced to hand over personally identifiable information about the viewing habits of all YouTube users. Thankfully, the two companies...
- Tags: Google Inc., User Identity, Agreement, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- The next generation will deal with global warming, we promise
- That's the bottom line out of the G8 Summit in Japan where the world's eight biggest economies are meeting. They have pledged to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By then all the current leaders and this humble scrivener will be long gone. Our children will probably...
- Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Agreement, Global Warming, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- G8 and climate change
- Is much expected from the G8 summit in Japan? Not according to the Aussies. The Canadian government doesn't foresee anhy progress on an agreement either. India's not a member of the G8 but as a major developing nation with a huge population it is at least politely allowed...
- Tags: Japan, Nation, Agreement, Indian Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright cops
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright copsDeclaring war on your customers!Great PR move by big content! Apparently big content is feeling too much love from its customers! (These guys are hopeless!)Woot!Finally someone will be cracking down on all of those GPL violations as they cross the border,...
- Tags: NAFTA, Proposed NAFTA, supreme, agreement
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright cops
- This is so unbelievable, so repugnant to basic principles of privacy and prohibitions against illegal search and seizure that I can only let the news speak for itself. But to put it in context, here is Wikipedia's entry on Canada's version of the Fourth Amendment: ...
- Tags: Security, Copyright Law, Canada, Agreement, NAFTA, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Microsoft opens philosophical can of worms with Live Search Cashback
- Talk is bubbling up across the blogosphere, Gillmor Gang and Techmeme daily about social graph personal information. This may be among the most important discussions and topics of our time. How the "social mesh" works out now will affect our lives and businesses for a long time. It may even...
- Tags: Social Networking, Web, Data, Agreement, Commerce, Microsoft Corp., Worm, Data Portability, Channel Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- Facebook reaches safety plan with states
- Facebook has joined MySpace and inked a deal with 49 state attorneys general on a safety plan. Texas was the lone holdout. News.com's Caroline McCarthy reports: "We've agreed with 49 states and the District of Columbia to set up principles around Internet safety," Facebook...
- Tags: Facebook, Agreement, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Harassment, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- VMware targets long-term deals; pursues lock-in strategy
- VMware's first quarter results got the company out of Wall Street's penalty box and highlighted how the virtualization leader is trying to sign customers up to long-term licensing deals to fend off a potential pricing pressure from rivals such as Citrix and Microsoft. VMware after the closing...
- Tags: Strategy, Revenue, Customer, Agreement, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
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