Topic: General

Posted by : trraju on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 09:05 AM

Microsoft Corp., Time Warner Inc.'s America Online, Yahoo! Inc. and Earthlink Inc., the four largest U.S. Internet mail providers, sued hundreds of bulk e-mail senders under a new U.S. law designed to curb spam.

Posted by : trraju on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 09:05 AM

Twenty per cent of US households now have broadband connections, according to a new report from researcher In-Stat/MDR.
This compares with 12 per cent of UK homes - or 3.2 million connections - according to figures from UK communications regulator Ofcom.

Posted by : trraju on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 08:58 AM

IBM not only seeks to have Linux-related copyright infringement charges by Utah's SCO Group dismissed, it wants a federal judge to make sure the allegations are never allowed in court again.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 02:44 PM

OPEN source is a reality - we know that much, but legal and policy issues and the viability of the open source business framework are some major areas that yield more questions than answers.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 03:17 PM

NEW YORK, Mar 11, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Scientists at Lucent Technologies and an academic institution have created the highest performance plastic circuits ever seen, using a novel technique that avoids the hazards of conventional processing, which can damage the fragile devices.

Posted by : Anonymous on Monday, March 08, 2004 - 11:35 PM

Oracle filed its first official response to a Justice Department lawsuit, denying government charges that a merger with PeopleSoft would be anti-competitive. The Redwood Shores software giant outlined its legal arguments in a 26-page brief filed in federal court in San Francisco. The reply repeats many of the arguments the company has been making throughout its takeover battle, but this time in greater depth.

Posted by : Anonymous on Monday, March 08, 2004 - 11:32 PM

Despite narrowing its first-quarter revenue estimate because of a slight oversupply in Asia, Intel executives say that the global corporate technology spending continues to improve, albeit gradually.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 12:51 PM

Mar. 1--Veteran career counselor Cici Mattiuzzi knows instinctively the earmarks of a tight job market. When openings are scarce, job candidates must walk on water. And when employers can't hire fast enough, all a candidate needs is a bachelor's degree -- and a heartbeat.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 12:48 PM

IBM Corp. plans to invest $1 billion this year to help developers create programs for specific industries, in a bid to take market share from Microsoft Corp.
IBM, the second-largest software maker, will help sell the new programs and provide companies with technical assistance, including free development tools, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company said yesterday. The software will be geared toward small to medium-size companies with fewer than 1,000 employees.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 01:58 AM

Demand for skilled IT contractors is rising amid muted signs of recovery in the sector, according to the latest review of the IT labour market by e-skills UK.