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Poll: Is Microsoft still dangerous?: The sanctions imposed on Microsoft as part of its settlement with the DOJ and the States (and subsequently ratified by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) are set to expire in November. This has led to a difference of opinion between America's Department of Justice, the federal agency tasked with enforcing American laws at...; Tags: Sanction, Web, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Standards, Corporate Law, Quality, Linux, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Internet, John Carroll; Blog posts 2007-10-25
Judicial Offense Tracker (exe): Judicial Offense Tracker is an easy to use database system for Judicial Officers and Judicial Affairs Offices to track student offenses, charges and sanctions, or for any institution that must track offenses committed by individuals. Define your own lists of charges and sanctions, starting with predefined sample lists. Includes online...; Tags: Sanction, Judicial Offense Tracker, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2006-08-25
EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesday: EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesdayto much debateJust fine them with the maximum amount and move to the next M$ violation.EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on WednesdayI'll debate it for you right now.[i]"The Commission on Wednesday should be discussing the Microsoft issue and if we have to apply sanctions...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., sanction, Airbus; Discussion threads 2006-07-07
Microsoft takes new action on EU sanctions: Microsoft takes new action on EU sanctionsTwo years ago..."As regards interoperability, Microsoft is required, within 120 days, to disclose complete and accurate interface documentation which would allow non-Microsoft work group servers to achieve full interoperability with Windows PCs and servers."Do you think MS will have complied in 2 more years...; Tags: Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., sanction; Discussion threads 2006-03-22
Microsoft could face fresh EU case: Microsoft could face fresh EU caseCan MS dominate the EU like it doesour legal system. They are obviously not paying EU members enough payola.It's obvious MS has already bought and paid for our legal system. Come on MS, Europe is worth more than you are paying right now!!!EU...; Tags: sanction, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-09-20

Microsoft to meet with EU judge: Microsoft to meet with EU judgeThe court's in session...and here come da judge!Time will tell if the Europeans are as dazed as the Americans in terms of failing to understand the dynamics of the software industry and applying illogical interpretations and analogies to things they plainly do not understand.Consumer software...; Tags: Media players, Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Consumer Software, media player, Microsoft Corp., operating system, XP Monti, sanction, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2004-07-26

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Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says: Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group saysWell its that true bell is in order to ....A excellent lawsuit just hope they will receve it big time and painful .its about time that corporate wrong doing is meet with hard sanctionJust think if you were an...enterprise using...; Tags: VPNs, Network security, packet inspection, Bell Canada, privacy law; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
EDS' troubled legacy of failed IT projects: Observing the news that HP is acquiring EDS, perhaps it's time to reflect on EDS' troubled history with IT projects. I've written about a number of failed projects where EDS played a role. Warning, some of these stories are ugly: More EDS issues over...; Tags: Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Strategy, Government, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft goes internal for a new OEM chief: Microsoft has been looking for a new head of its OEM business since late last year. It has found one: Steve Guggenheimer, head of the company's application platform business. Guggenheimer will become the new Corporate Vice President in charge of Microsoft's OEM Divisionas of early March. He...; Tags: OEM, Microsoft Corp., Steve Guggenheimer, Steven Guggenheimer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, Leadership, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-08
EU, U.S. strike compensation deal in gambling fight: EU, U.S. strike compensation deal in gambling fightBut when the other shoe drops ...Let's be clear what this is about. Congress snuck the anti-gambling provision last year into a "motherhood-and-apple-pie" bill providing funding to help secure the nation's ports against terrorism. They snuck the gambling amendment in at the...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, compensation deal, tax, U.S. Congress, compensation; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Microsoft's OEM chief defects to Lenovo: While so many of us Microsoft watchers were preoccupied with the hasty departure of former Microsfot CIO Stuart Scott, the resignation of the company's OEM chief slipped right by most of us. Scott Di Valerio quietly left Microsoft at the very end of October and has resurfaced...; Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Manufacturer, Microsoft Corp., Di Valerio, Manufacturing, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-02
Google SEO poisoning: The saga may continue: Google SEO poisoning: The saga may continueAnd......people in Indonesia get a caning for chewing bubblegum!RE: Google SEO poisoning: The saga may continueI think you are deliberately attacking google than reporting as a professional. I can agree with your last post but this one with site:cn is very deliberateAdd the...; Tags: SEARCH, Marketing research, Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Google SEO, search engine optimization, saga; Discussion threads 2007-11-29
Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs: Here's a question that I received from yesterday's mail bag: Apple's just announced yet another amazing quarter with sales and profits both up. [... deleted a lot of minutiae about sales here ...] What could/should Apple do to take sales and profits to the next level? Apple's a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, CNET Networks Inc., Apple Inc., Acer Inc., Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-10-23
Police Blotter: Fired worker blames porn on malware: Police Blotter: Fired worker blames porn on malwareagreed nt.He could have been set upWhat's to say that his employer set him up for a fall? Surely a supervisor has his username and password. What's to stop them from using his account and going to a bad site or even placing...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, hospital, Police Blotter, malware, worker; Discussion threads 2007-10-03
"Users will curse you": "Users will curse you"Why is this news?While there are some decent suggestions for improving the dev process this shouldn't come as news to anyone. Every other industry has strict guidelines for quality control. Look at the Mattel/China debacle and you see that every industry needs quality guidelines. Shipping crap is...; Tags: Professional development, QA, development cycle, software; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
Will IBM compete with Facebook/Web 2.0?: Earlier today I had a fascinating Skype conversation with Luis Suarez, a knowledge management consultant with IBM. We were chewing the fat over topic du jour Facebook/Web 2.0 and how that compares with Notes. I'm not a Notes fan. Not because it is clunky (which versions prior to v.8 most...; Tags: Group, IBM Lotus Notes, Social Computing, IBM Corp., Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-08-10
County's loss of voting data leads to new election: In another case that puts into question the usability of electronic voting machines, a California judge is likely to order a new election for a Berkeley, CA, ballot initiative that lost due to dubious electronic voting machine data, reports IDG News Service.Judge Winifred Smith of the Alameda County Superior Court...; Tags: State &, Local Govt, Elections; Blog posts 2007-07-16
The battle for the living room platform: The battle for the living room platformNow all three are at the party....Microsoft: XNA. Nintendo: Wiiware. Sony: LinuxDev kits. Who was first to sanction homebrew games? Ghu, was it possibly the PS-2 Linux devkit? Back in the previous console generation? Why, yes! Yes it was Sony that officially sanctioned homebrew....; Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-06-28
More on the RIAA front from my hometown: More on the RIAA front from my hometownThere's more than one choice ...... an institution might make! For instance, we put the dorms on their own pipe to the Internet. This protects the academic network from being brought to its knees under any circumstances. We then throttle...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA; Discussion threads 2007-06-27
Internet ban for life overturned by appeals court: Just how far can a court go in punishing child sex offenders? A US District Court in Pennsylvania had dealt with Daniel Voelke - a 35-year-old Pennsylvania resident who was charged with possessing child and sexual exploitation of a minor after briefly exposing the naked rear end of...; Tags: Courts; Blog posts 2007-06-06