Stories by: Simon Taylor

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Software group seeks role in Microsoft case 25 November, 2005 08:00:25

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has asked to be allowed to make arguments against Microsoft in part of its appeal against last year's antitrust ruling against it by the European Union's competition authority, the European Commission, an FSFE attorney said Thursday.
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EU accuses Asia of dumping blank DVDs 09 August, 2005 10:00:40

The European Commission is investigating whether three Asian countries are selling recordable DVDs in Europe at below cost, a practice known as dumping.
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EC raids Intel, PC makers in competition inquiry 13 July, 2005 09:14:23

Officials from the European Commission, the executive arm and antitrust watchdog of the European Union, raided the European offices of Intel and a number of PC manufacturers on Tuesday.
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European Parliament rejects patent law proposal 07 July, 2005 07:57:37

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject proposed legislation that critics argued would have allowed the widespread patenting of software in Europe.
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EU will vote on software patents rules on Wednesday 05 July, 2005 08:11:23

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take the next crucial step in a four-year-long battle over software patents within the European Union (E.U.) on Wednesday, when they hold a decisive vote on a proposed E.U. law, or directive, on computer-implemented inventions (CII). The proposal has been dubbed the "software patent directive" by its opponents.
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Judge to reach Microsoft decision by Christmas 26 November, 2004 08:20:22

The European Union judge deciding whether Microsoft will have to reform its business practices will continue to take into account arguments made by Novell and a prominent technology industry group, despite settlements reached between Microsoft and those two parties earlier this month, a Microsoft spokesman said Thursday.
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EU clears Oracle bid for PeopleSoft 27 October, 2004 08:07:28

The European Commission has given the green light to the proposed Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft, European Union (E.U.) Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Tuesday.
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Delay to Munich's Linux move only "few weeks" 11 August, 2004 08:35:19

The Munich city administration has said that it expects its planned migration to Linux to be delayed by only a few weeks as the impact of proposed European Union software patenting legislation is examined.