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12 Mar 2001
According to a report by news site ZDNet UK, the European Commission is split over the question of whether or not to open the door to software patents. A public consultation on the matter ended on 15th December and a draft Directive is due to be drafted...
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12 Mar 2001
America Online has narrowly won a ruling in the Florida Supreme Court to the effect that it and other on-line service providers cannot be held liable for information disseminated on the internet, even if it includes pornography.
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12 Mar 2001
Oracle and its high profile CEO Larry Ellison are being sued in a Californian District Court by shareholders, alleging that the second largest software company in the world exaggerated its sales expectations and the value of a software application.
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09 Mar 2001
US companies are being warned by the FBI about organised hacker groups, mainly from former Soviet countries, that are stealing credit card details and attempting extortion. It is calling for greater vigilance among e-commerce and e-banking companies.
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09 Mar 2001
Shares in Yahoo! fell by more than 15% yesterday following the announcement by the troubled internet portal that its CEO would resign and that its first quarter earnings will be significantly below expectations. Other internet media stocks were affected.
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09 Mar 2001
The national registry for all domain names ending .uk, Nominet UK, is in the middle of a two-month public consultation as part of its review of procedures for dealing with domain name disputes. Rejecting the rules that apply to .com, .org and .net disputes,...
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08 Mar 2001
Trading in shares of Yahoo! was yesterday suspended shortly before the US internet bellwether announced that its first quarter earnings will fall significantly below expectations and that it is seeking a replacement for CEO Tim Koogle who is stepping...
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08 Mar 2001
Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday delivered his 2001 Budget speech. The detail has yet to be released, but the pre-election Budget has generally received a cautious welcome from business commentators.
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07 Mar 2001
TIGA, The Independent Games Developers Association, will kick off its campaign to place games development on a par with the other creative industries in the UK at its inaugural meeting, which will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at the DTI Conference Centre...
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07 Mar 2001
A parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe yesterday held a debate in Paris before a panel of internet experts and others on its draft Convention on Cybercrime. The Council hopes it will become the first international treaty on cybercrime, targeting...
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