European antitrust regulators late Wednesday were forced to push back the deadline for a decision on Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, after Oracle missed a deadline to supply new market information.
A record fine imposed on Microsoft in Europe last month arose from the longstanding nature of the software company's anticompetitive practices, according to a massive report from European regulators.
The potential conflict between trade secrets and free speech rights in the US intensified earlier this week as Intel, Genentech and the Business Software Alliance filed court briefs in support of Apple Computer.
Microsoft's request to subpoena IBM in the software giant's antitrust battle with European regulators was denied by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday.
A former Computer Associates executive pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges Wednesday in the US, marking yet another company executive to be swept up in the controversial financial fraud case that marred the reputation of the software company.
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