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  • Europe: No patents for software

    Software patent campaigners have reacted with surprise to an apparent change in the European Commission's stance on those patents.

  • Microsoft faces AU$721m fine from EU

    Antitrust regulators from the European Union's 25 countries voted unanimously on Monday to levy new daily fines on Microsoft for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said.

  • Linux ensnares another European city

    Bergen, Norway, has opted to replace Windows and Unix machines with Linux on servers for its schools and city databases, and could later put the open-source operating system on desktop machines.

  • EU members ignore spam directive

    The European Union's antispam directive, passed in July, has been ignored by most EU member states because it will not stop the spam problem, according to research published Tuesday

  • Intel raided by EU antitrust investigators

    European regulators raided the offices of Intel and a number of PC-related companies early on Tuesday as part of an antitrust investigation into the chipmaker.

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  • Bill Gates and other communists

    Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.

  • Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

    Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

  • Ballmer opens up on Microsoft's future

    What is Windows' strongest competitor? Will Microsoft expand successfully beyond the PC? Find out what Steve Ballmer thinks.

  • Windows Messenger undergoes security revamp

    Windows Messenger could be blocked by default or disabled in the next Windows XP Service Pack as Microsoft updates patches for some critical flaws.

  • What's next for Oracle

    The US Justice Department charges have been rejected, making way for Oracle's US$7.7 billion PeopleSoft merger. What does the future hold? Additional reading: New twist in software licensing

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  • EU plans to avert tech eco-disaster

    The information technology boom and bust of the 1990s is leaving a lot more than worthless shares and frustrated investors in its wake; it is producing a mountain of electronic waste as technological advancements make computers and other devices containing toxic products obsolete at an increasing pace.

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