Competition Commission
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment The Commission has yet to give its official approval to the acquisition - a delay that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said is costing Sun $100m every month it waits for a decision on the deal. The proposed acquisition has not... [19 Nov 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal draws official objections from EC
News According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Sun, the EC has filed a statement of objections, which says the combination of Sun's open source MySQL database product with Oracle's enterprise database... [10 Nov 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal to go under the EU's microscope
News The in-depth investigation will examine the effect the deal will have on competition in Europe's database market, the European Commission said in a statement. On Thursday, the European... [04 Sep 2009]
BBC, C4 and ITV's Kangaroo finally finds new home with Arqiva
News It was shot down by the Competition Commission in February of this year, after the watchdog deemed it to be too much of a threat to competition by placing too much control of content and... [25 Aug 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News It was shot down by the Competition Commission in February of this year, after the watchdog deemed it to be too much of a threat to competition, by placing too much control of content... [23 Jul 2009]
Google to launch netbook operating system next year
News Offering a full-on PC operating system could intensify the Federal Trade Commission's "discussions" about Schmidt's dual Apple and Google responsibilities. Another: it opens new competition with... [08 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Kangaroo, an online on-demand TV service and joint venture between the BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was referred by the OFT to the Competition Commission, and the project was... [23 Jun 2009]
Opera: 'IE-free Windows not enough to get competitive'
News Microsoft's abrupt reversal comes shortly before the European Commission is due to rule on antitrust charges brought against the company in January, claiming that it abuses its dominant position by bundling its Explorer... [15 Jun 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment The Federal Trade Commission's decision to investigate the relationship between Apple and Google highlights the closeness between the two - but is unlikely to separate them in any meaningful way. The recent FTC... [26 May 2009]
The ISO/IEC 20000 Journey With Axios Systems
White Paper In its commitment to providing first class service to its customers, the Competition Commission's IT Services made the decision to become ISO/IEC 20000 accredited - the International Standard for IT... [17 May 2009]
EC slams Intel with €1bn antitrust fine
News Intel structured its pricing policy to ensure that a computer manufacturer which opted to buy AMD CPUs for that part of its needs that was open to competition would consequently lose the rebate (or a large part of it)... [13 May 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News I welcome the European Parliament's strong endorsement of the reform of the EU telecoms rules," Viviane Reding, Europe's commissioner for telecoms and IT, said in a European Commission statement. On the net-neutrality... [07 May 2009]
Project Canvas: Watch out for DRM, rivals and quality
News Another BBC collaboration - a single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer known as Project Kangaroo - was blocked by the Competition Commission in February. The issue of... [27 Apr 2009]
Orange 'on the hunt for BBC, ITV, C4 tech'
News Project Kangaroo started life in 2007 as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV but was subsequently given the red light by the Competition Commission earlier this year due to fears... [06 Apr 2009]
EU backs plans for fat pipe-funding risk to be shared
News Reding's spokesman said the draft summit statement reflected the Commission's view there cannot be investment that discriminates between operators or excludes competition. In this context, it invites the... [23 Mar 2009]
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