A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay software maker Bristol Technology $1m in damages for "wanton" and "reckless" business practices. According to the Wall Street Journal, Judge Janet Hall found that Microsoft used deceptive business...
A rash of instances in which seemingly basic web technologies and practices have been subject to patent claims has come up over the past year. Bold patent claims on seemingly generic software ideas or business practices are an increasingly common...
European regulators plan to levy a record fine of more than $600m against Microsoft as part of what is expected to be a strongly worded rebuke of the company's business practices. The company held $52.8bn in cash and short-term investments as of 31...
Tuesday's lawsuits - particularly in conjunction with federal anti-spyware legislation nearing passage - could help rein in business practices that have posed increasing risks for net surfers during the past few years.
Smaller businesses tend to have relatively standard business practices and so on-demand components meet their needs better, as does the lower total cost of ownership. PAC said the mid-market potential is particularly high in the UK in the short...
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