The directive sets limits on the amount of hours employees in Europe can work in a week, the time they can work in a day, the minimum amount of holiday they have a right to and many other working practices.
Bristol has filed a suit against the software giant for alleged anti-competitive practices, stating that its Windows/Unix interface product is threatened by the terms of Microsoft's licensing agreement.
Software licensing affects all of us, so it wasn't surprising silicon.com received a virtual sack full of mail last week after criticising vendors' current licensing practices. There was a fairly even amount of venting.
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...
Shares in accounting software firm Sage have fallen after speculation its profits have been propped up by unusual accounting practices. Strangely, the firm - whose software runs accounts systems for businesses up and down the country - does not use...
Nortel Networks has shaken up its top management, firing its CEO and two other top executives as a result of an internal review of the company's accounting practices. The management shakeup comes as Nortel conducts an internal investigation of its...