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News The court overruled Bill Gates' request to delay it for another two weeks. After months of delays, a US Federal Court has confirmed that Microsoft's anti-trust trial will begin today. The US Department of Justice (DoJ)... [19 Oct 1998]
Gates singles out Psion threat
News According to a leaked memo from Microsoft, Bill Gates sees UK handheld specialist Psion as its number one enemy. In the 14-page memo, Gates made no reference to ongoing court action in the US.... [14 Oct 1998]
US government tightens Web copyright laws
News But academics and developers opposed the legislation, arguing that it would allow companies to build 'digital toll gates' around their content. The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to bring US Net... [14 Oct 1998]
IT chiefs gather for online interviews
News IT gurus Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and John Chambers come under the microscope this week at the Gartner Group US Symposium/IT Expo. Bill Gates takes his turn under the spotlight tomorrow morning. Cisco... [13 Oct 1998]
Bill Gates' local council opts for Linux
News Microsoft chief, Bill Gates, has unwittingly given the Linux operating system - which rivals his own Windows NT - a major boost. Gates' local council in Medina, Washington, was forced to upgrade its... [06 Oct 1998]
Gates enjoys pay bonus
News Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates has been awarded a 5.4 per cent pay rise. His pay went up to $368,874 per year and he got a one-off bonus of $173,423. All this is small potatoes though compared to his 20 per cent... [25 Sep 1998]
DoJ demands Microsoft case is made public
News This would include the deposition given by Gates behind closed doors. Following hot on the heels of the publication of Bill Clinton's video testimony, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is demanding pre-trial testimonies... [23 Sep 1998]
Microsoft uses sea slugs to develop 'thinking' computer
News Bill Gates has enlisted the help of sea slugs to try and develop a thinking computer. Microsoft's research labs will insert a microprocessor into the slug and then monitor its thought process. Dr Eric Horvitz, head of... [23 Sep 1998]
Gates pours scorn on Ellison's NC
News Bill Gates indulged in another dig at Larry Ellison regarding the latter's attempt to push the network computer (NC) as a viable successor to the PC. Rob Hailstone, research director at Bloor Research, said that... [08 Sep 1998]
Microsoft and DoJ call IT stars to court
News Bill Gates' right hand man Paul Maritz and Netscape's Jim Barksdale are among the 25 strong line-up. Microsoft and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) have revealed who will be testifying in the anti-trust case due to... [07 Sep 1998]
Gates accused of 'predatory behaviour'
News Microsoft's chairman and CEO, Bill Gates, was the central instigator of anti-monopolistic practices against its competitors. It also claimed Gates had an 'astonishing lack of recall' when faced with his... [02 Sep 1998]
Gates loses $5bn as Nasdaq slides
News Bill Gates was one of the biggest losers in the current equity market. The Microsoft chairman and CEO personally lost $5bn of his total paper wealth of $57bn, based upon Security Exchange Commission filings of his stock... [01 Sep 1998]
Gates gives evidence in antitrust probe
News Bill Gates faces federal investigators today on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Gates' deposition follows those of Intel executives over the past few weeks. According to the report, one memo... [27 Aug 1998]
In brief: Gates to be spared public deposition
News Microsoft has successfully appealed against an earlier ruling by a US District court judge that would have forced its executives to give evidence in front of the press. Microsoft had argued that their testimonies would include trade... [20 Aug 1998]
London Transport upgrades ticketing system
News The four-year programme, known as Prestige, will see ticket gates fitted at all stations, new tills in the offices and upgraded ticket machines with touch screens. London Underground's smartcard ticketing contract has... [14 Aug 1998]
