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June 1, 2003
Microsoft and AOL Time Warner sign a pact of cooperation in digital content management and software distribution, and settle a pending antitrust lawsuit, binding Microsoft to pay $750 million to AOL. Meanwhile, the UNIX litigation drama turns even more aggravated after Novell puts up counterclaims and a Linux group gets a preliminary injunction against SCO from a German court. At the same time, RealNetworks and Microsoft are stepping up efforts to catch up with Apple's iTunes Music Store. Plus, news on Apache, Kazaa, Adobe, eBay, Bonzi and a university virus writing course.
June 8, 2003
High-profile acquisitions mark the past 7 days in the IT world. As PeopleSoft is set to take over J.D. Edwards & Co., Oracle bids $5.1 billion for its rival in the business software market. At the same time, Palm acquires Handspring and welcomes back some of its 1992 founders. Also, SCO boosts its UNIX intellectual property case with 'proof' and a 7-year-old contractual agreement with Novell. Plus, news on software piracy, recording industry litigations, an SEC investigation of IBM, a key Microsoft memo and much more.
June 15, 2003
The acquisition uproar in the business software world continued this week with Oracle reaffirming its bid for PeopleSoft, as the latter rejects the offer and launches a lawsuit against the second largest software maker. In the meantime, U.S. legislators look into ways to crack down on junk mail, while Microsoft buys a Romanian antivirus company, killing a popular Linux product. Plus, news on Adobe Systems, the Al-Jazeera hacker's plea bargain, this year's Webby Award winners and much more.
June 22, 2003
The commotion in the business software world continued this week as PeopleSoft rejected an improved takeover bid from Oracle, valued at $6.3 billion. As PeopleSoft reaffirmed its commitment to complete its original merger plans with J.D. Edwards, software maker Oracle filed lawsuits against the management of both companies. In the meantime, Microsoft files numerous lawsuits against alleged spammers, as the U.S. Senate moves on to approve tough legislation to crack down on junk mail. Plus, news on SCO's high-profile case against IBM, Google's new AdSense advertising program, online piracy and much more.
June 29, 2003
The RIAA threatened to sue file-swappers on public peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, who illegally distribute copyrighted audio files. The recording industry announced it has started gathering evidence against the biggest offenders on the Internet. Meanwhile, Oracle continues to battle for PeopleSoft, saying it is ready to take the company even after a J.D. Edwards merger and hints at a new, potentially higher bid to come. Plus, news on the latest variant of the SoBig worm, which may be used by spammers, Apple's newly unveiled G5 chip and the company's speed tests, Microsoft's efforts to challenge Google and a fault in Yahoo!'s spam-blocking technology, which stops messages from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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