Cisco is not taking enough action to stamp out the sale of counterfeit products on internet auction sites, according to networking-product resellers in the UK.
The Federal Court has ordered the "mastermind" of an operation to import and sell counterfeit PlayStation games to pay more than AU$220,000 in damages to Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Ltd.
Chip firms have warned that counterfeit components such as integrated circuits can reduce systems' performance and reliability, and in some cases endanger lives.
Networking heavyweight Cisco has warned its Asia-Pacific channel partners of an "aggressive" crackdown on counterfeit product in a memo which indicates some partners have already tried to rip off customers.
Australian custom officials have foiled an attempt to import a massive booty of fake Nokia goods into the country, prompting the mobile phone manufacturer to employ a local private investigation company to step up counterfeit surveillance.
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Looking to allay concerns over the safety of some of its mobile phones, Nokia cited a study that showed that earlier research on its "exploding" phones was based on samples that included counterfeit batteries.
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