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US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countries

US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countriesgreat opportunity for Google and YahooNow is the time for an agressive campaign by Google and Yahoo to convert all those users blocked by M$ to their IM.By the time we invade them or bomb them into the rock age, M$...

Tags: Zack, American Values, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S. Government, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countries

The news broke the other day of Microsoft disabling their instant messaging network, Windows Live Messenger, to a number of countries including Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran, due to a number of trade embargoes which the US government has against these countries. Long story short,...

Tags: Sanction, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, North Korea, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Government, Iran, Government, Vertical Industries, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Hamburg threatens sanctions over Google Street View

Hamburg threatens sanctions over Google Street ViewHAMBURG STREET VIEWIf I recollect properly even in Germany there is no right to privcay for objects displayed openly and in plain sight.I'm not sure what the fuss is aboutIf it is a picture of your house and you aren't in it I guess...

Tags: Hamburg, sanction, Google Inc., Google Street View

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Hamburg threatens sanctions over Google Street View

The city of Hamburg, Germany, is threatening to impose sanctions on Google if it doesn't bring its Street View program in line with the country's privacy laws, The New York Times reports. Johannes Caspar, the data protection regulator for the German city-state of...

Tags: Sanction, Google Inc., Hamburg, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-20

Prepare for e-discovery requests: How to avoid disastrous legal sanctions and fines

When companies are hit with a lawsuit, IT leaders are often ill-prepared for an e-discovery request. For instance, does your company have formal e-discovery policies? Do you know what data to store and how long to store it? IT leaders who stumble trying to answer these questions may be setting...

Tags: Sanction, TechRepublic Inc., Data Management, Strategy, Management

Download resources 2008-09-04

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 2.1 (Windows)

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, CyberNiche Software, Judicial Offense Tracker, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise 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: Airbus S.A.S., Microsoft Corp., sanction

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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WSJ challenges NFL's ridiculous policy by live-blogging game

NFL is Not AloneThe SEC sent out a similar message banning twitter, blogging, cellphone videos etc from football games. Good luck enforcing that in a stadium filled with 90,000 mostly drunk Florida and Georgia fans. Won't be a problem in Arkansas though. :)link http://mashable.com/2009/08/17/sec-new-media-policy/Sorry but you've got...

Tags: Games, NFL, game

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

FCC: Comcast contradicts itself in claim agency has no power over it

Not surprising..They got caught with their hand in the cookie jar and now want to deny it. So of course they will change their tune when any type of action is taken. Comcast needs to be strung up from the tallest tree and hung for the world to see. I...

Tags: Federal government, agency, FCC, Comcast Corp., legal argument

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

FCC: Comcast contradicts itself in claim agency has no power over it

The FCC files an appeal defending its right to sanction Comcast and objecting to the company's very argument that the FCC has no "ancillary powers" over it. by Richard Koman

Tags: FCC, Agency, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Enterprise 2.0: what a crock

I've been following the so-called Enterprise 2.0 meme for some time and you know what? It's a crock. Forget Dion Hinchcliffe's pretty failure pictures or Mike Krigsman's guest post of failure. Examine the basics and look back at history. Some years back I was a hack attending...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Can open source refuse to do business?

Can open source refuse to do business?Could you ....do the same thing if your stuff was proprietary? I don't think this question applies just to open source. A license is a license.Probably illegalMy guess would be it would run afoul of all sorts of anti-competitive clauses in a whole bunch...

Tags: open source, iText

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

EU slams Britain over Phorm

In surveillance-happy Britain scroll down, letting Internet providers install Phorm's tracking tools without customers' consent is just peachy. Not so for the E.U., as the Times reports. The European Commission on Tuesday threatened to sanction the UK for the practice. “European privacy...

Tags: U.K., Britain, Phorm, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Anti-sexting insanity out of control: False charges ruin vice principal

The war against sexting has now reached absurd, outrageous, McCarthyite dimensions. I had thought this story about a prosecutor threatening prosecution of three girls for snapping pics of themselves in bras and a towel was bad enough. But Kim Zetter's story at Wired about the ordeal of...

Tags: Phone, Child Pornography, Photograph, Image, Girl, Ting-Yi Oei, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-03

ISPs sending RIAA letters - but swear they won't suspend users

Comcast and AT&T have started issuing copyright infringement to Internet subscribers. The question is, is this part of the RIAA's litigation-free "graduated response"? Or just business as usual? Denials are flying fast, but what's really going on is a little less clear. Let's rely...

Tags: Comcast Corp., RIAA, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Google on trial in Italy: Should it prevent video publication without consent?

Four executives from Google are about to face criminal charges in Italy and privacy violations.  The lawsuit, noted by the New York Times' Saul Hansell and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, revolves around a 191 minute second cellphone video in 2006. In the video, four high school...

Tags: Google Inc., Video, Prosecutor, Italy, Cajani, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-03