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- Ad agencies to DOJ: We like the Microsoft-Yahoo deal
- Brer Rabbit sezpleeze, pleeze, pleeze, don't throw me in dat briar patch where all my wives and chillun are.
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, U.S. Department of Justice, Yahoo! Inc., advertisement, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Ad agencies to DOJ: We like the Microsoft-Yahoo deal
- Four big ad agencies, under the auspices of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, has issued a public letter to the U.S. department of Justice supporting the Microsoft-Yahoo partnership, which the pair proposed in July. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Advertising Agency, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- DOJ probes IBM's mainframe business
- M/F competitionThere use to be plug compatible m/f from Amdahl and Fujitsu. When IBM switched from bi-polar to CMOS technology, the competition was unable to make the same switch. They have left the field.A few years ago, there was a small manufacturer of a PC server capable of...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, IBM Corp., mainframe, U.S. Department of Justice, M/F
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- DOJ probes IBM's mainframe business
- The Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior. According to a bevy of reports, the DOJ is requesting information from IBM's smaller rivals. The Computer and Communications Industry Association has been stumping for a probe of IBM's mainframe practices. ...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Justice, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Google's book settlement: Here comes the DOJ and likely deal tweaks
- The Department of Justice became the latest party to file its concerns about Google's book settlement and it appears the search giant will have to either make tweaks or allow the feds to poke around. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Settlement, U.S. Department Of Justice, Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- DOJ requests more info on Microsoft-Yahoo search deal
- DOJ?Why does DOJ put its nose everywhere. this deal will create a company that will have half the market share as its competitor, let the market and shareholders take the decision.becuase.....why should one company which has 90% of the desk market have the same control over the Internet?It is good...
- Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo Search, Exchange 14, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- DOJ requests more info on Microsoft-Yahoo search deal
- The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding its review of the pending Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership the pair unveiled this summer. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Business Structures, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval
- Yeah but...Sure wish they'd fire McNealy & Schwartz, then it would make it all worthwhile.Michael Murdock, CEOWell I never liked Oracle anyway......good way for Oracle to shoot itself in the foot. :)Did you know that large snakes can misjudge prey and try to eat something too big? Then they literally...
- Tags: Linux, Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, U.S. Department of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval
- Oracle said in a release today that the U.S. Department of Justice has given its blessing to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The deal is still awaiting approval from the European Commission. Sun's shareholders approved the acquisition last month. You'll recall that Oracle came out of left...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Hardware, Sun Solaris, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Software, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- The brain drain from Apple to Palm
- People generally don't leave if......they are happy and challenged. I guess, on top of Mr. Jobs considerable skills, he can be quite a tyrant. If you are a very talented and highly knowledgeable/skilled individual at the higher levels of corporate management, you probably have the backbone and confidence to discretely...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., U.S. Department of Justice, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- DOJ confirms Google Books investigation
- DOJ confirms Google Books investigationCan't Beat 'Em?Report them to the Department of Justice!Why should Google have exclusive rights?Exclusive rights to publish the books online, and to profit from them?If they're ophaned, then everyone who wants to do the same should be allowed to do the same thing as Google.Why not...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Books investigation, Google Book, U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- WSJ: Justice Dept. "reviewing" large telecoms
- The U.S. Department of Justice wants to know if the large telecoms, notably AT&T and Verizon, have abused their market power and has launched "an initial review" for a more in-depth look, according to a Wall Street Journal report posted this afternoon. The Journal's unnamed sources say that this is...
- Tags: Wall Street Journal, AT&T Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Journal, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Corporate Law, Telecommunications, Networking, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- DOJ confirms Google Books investigation
- Is the Justice Department actually investigating the Google Books deal? Yes, the department confirmed to the federal judge reviewing the class action settlement. It is looking into whether the deal violate the Sherman Antitrust Act, The New York Times reports. In a letter to the judge,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Settlement, U.S. Department Of Justice, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Oracle: DOJ dialogue 'very good'; Sun deal on track
- The Justice Department has extended its look at Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems but the software giant says it is confident the deal will close on time. The DOJ is looking at how Java is licensed. In a statement Friday, Dan Wall, Latham & Watkins counsel to...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Justice inquiries into Google Book Deal show it's all but dead
- Now, there can be no question that the Google Book Deal is in serious trouble. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal report. It seems the Justice Department has been really ramping up their inquiry into the deal. The Justice Department has sent the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Corporate Law, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one
- Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that oneThis is the same justice departmentThat just ordered charges dropped against the New Black Panthers for voter intimidation despite police reports and video showing them wandering in uniforms and carrying clubs.This administration just nationalized another auto industry.If you think this...
- Tags: tech hiring practice, U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one
- The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether tech titans such as Yahoo, Apple and Google are in cahoots on recruiting and hiring practices. If true, these companies could be in violation of antitrust laws. Good luck finding the paper trail on that one. In fact, this DOJ...
- Tags: Talent, Hiring, Google Inc., Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Exec, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Are tech companies agreeing not to steal top execs?
- Tom Foremski relates a Deal Pipeline report that the Justice Dept. is looking into collusion among the big tech companies not to poach each others' top employees. [DOJ] has sent letters to at least a dozen major computer hardware and software companies. Google Inc., Yahoo!...
- Tags: Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- News to know: University iPhones; Salesforce; Windows 7; Kindle app; DOJ
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Forget the Kindle; University "requires" iPhone Christopher Dawson: Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- DOJ signals newly vigorous antitrust enforcement
- DOJ signals newly vigorous antitrust enforcementoppositeEvery time this administration says it is gonna do something ... it has done the oppositeTiming is everythingHow convenient for Microsoft that they had the DOJ in their corner when it counted, and now that the heat is coming back on it's Google's turn.Imaine if...
- Tags: Corporate law, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
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