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Update: Judge rules RIAA can’t subpoena file-trader information
Association sought names from Verizon Internet Services WASHINGTON – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) does not have the authority under U.S. law to subpoena the names of alleged peer-to-peer file traders from ISPs (Internet service providers), a federal…
IBM launches software aimed at consumer product sector
Lotus unit eyes CRM market opportunities As part of IBM Corp.’s push to tailor its software for vertical industries, the company’s Lotus unit is preparing a new software bundle aimed at companies in the consumer products market. Scheduled for release…
Offshore outsourcing IT: Bracing for change
Preparation is essential to stay relevant Many IT workers today have reason to believe their jobs could be outsourced. For example, you may be in tech support and part of the team may be in India; you may have reason…
Offshore outsourcing IT: U.S. grapples with the challenge
As a response, business leaders cite the need for education and cost-cutting, not legislation While there is little disagreement in the IT industry that offshore outsourcing is likely to grow, there is little agreement on what to do about it.…
Offshore outsourcing IT: Debate to rage again in 2004
Corporations expected to increase use of global IT services Industrialized nations have engaged in cross-border outsourcing for decades, but this year the issue came to a head for the world of IT, which has seen the debate about “offshoring” spill…
Dutch Supreme Court rules Kazaa is legal
Decision downplayed by an international industry association In a fresh blow to the entertainment industry, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that the creators of Kazaa can’t be held liable for the copyright-infringing…
Citrix buys GoToMyPC maker for $225 million
Web-based desktop access developer Expertcity seen as dark horse in the enterprise Remote access software maker Citrix Systems Inc. is making a splashy play to move beyond the enterprise market, announcing Thursday an agreement to buy Web-based desktop access developer…
Clouds hang low over Chinese WLAN standard
Standard could signal renewed push to exert government control over encryption technology China’s implementation of a national standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) is bad news for Chinese end-users and could signal the start of a renewed push to exert greater…
NTT DoCoMo to invest in Linux, Symbian phone research
Company will provide $344 million to six cell phone makers to develop advanced handsets TOKYO — NTT DoCoMo Inc. is planning to provide money to six cellular telephone makers to help them develop advanced handsets based on the Symbian and…
Sun researcher: Technology means global shifts
Sun’s John Gage predicts China will be major IT player PALO ALTO, Calif. — Technology is enabling societal changes that are making for a different world, Sun’s John Gage, chief researcher and director of the company’s Science Office, said during…