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RSS MontiEU takes the heat off Microsoft antitrust monitoring
News Microsoft was required to supply interoperability information to competitors following a 2004 ruling by then-competition commissioner Mario Monti. The European Commission has said it will stop actively monitoring... [05 Mar 2009]
Neelie Kroes
AS Profile After taking over the case from former Commissioner Mario Monti in 2004, Kroes has proved she's not afraid to take decisive action, slapping Microsoft with a €899m fine when the company failed to comply with the... [07 Oct 2008]
'Super Mario' joins investment bank
News Mario Monti, the ex-EC competition commissioner who played an instrumental role in the landmark antitrust judgement against Microsoft, has found a new job. Monti, who left his EC post last year, has now... [14 Dec 2005]
Microsoft still facing long list of legal woes
News In March 2004, then-European competition commissioner Mario Monti levied a €497m ($596m) fine after ruling the company had unfairly wielded its market power against rivals. Microsoft's settlement with RealNetworks... [12 Oct 2005]
5 years ago: EU to investigate Windows 2000
News Mario Monti, EU competition commissioner, said in a statement: "I have given the green light to an investigation into certain aspects of Microsoft's new operating system marketed under the name Windows 2000. [09 Feb 2005]
Re:Viewing 2004: The 10 biggest stories of the year
News The other Microsoft story this year was the EC ruling and resulting fine handed down by competition commissioner Mario Monti. Here are the 10 stories we believe shaped the tech world in 2004. And see the bottom of the... [22 Dec 2004]
EC gives Oracle-PeopleSoft the green light
News Mario Monti, the outgoing EC competition commissioner, had previously said he had hoped to make a decision on the matter before his five-year term with the Commission expires on Sunday. European antitrust regulators... [26 Oct 2004]
Agenda Setters 2004: Where are they now... Bill Gates
Comment The past 12 months most notably saw Microsoft move to resolve antitrust matters - this time in Europe - before reopening old wounds with the inevitable appeal against Mario Monti's record-breaking fine. [20 Sep 2004]
Microsoft, Time Warner investigated by EU for DRM domination
News Because Monti is leaving the Commission in late October and the agency's deadline to make a decision in the ContentGuard case is not until early January, Kroes will be the one to determine whether the joint acquisition... [26 Aug 2004]
Bill Gates pals with future EC competition tsar
News Kroes would start the new job on 1 November, replacing Mario Monti. The woman set to become the European Commission's competition tsar has connections to Bill Gates, but says it will not represent a conflict of interest... [23 Aug 2004]
Vodafone and mmO2 hauled over the coals on roaming
News The announcement by Competition Commissioner Mario Monti completes a three-year investigation into roaming charges levied by the UK's major operators. The EC has concluded its investigations into some of the UK's biggest... [27 Jul 2004]
Analysis: What Europe (still) doesn't get about tech
Comment If US regulators don't see a problem, why does EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti? Declan McCullagh, from silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com, offers his perspective on why the US is a more attractive option... [23 Jun 2004]
Microsoft readies EU appeal
News European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said at a March press conference: "Of course, I'm confident we have produced a decision that will stand before any appeal. Microsoft plans to file next week its formal appeal... [03 Jun 2004]
EC set to move on France Telecom subsidies
News Early this year Competition Commissioner Mario Monti had made the case a top priority, according to reports in the FT. The European Commission is preparing to act against France Telecom and the French government over a... [12 May 2004]
Software licensing not always anti-competitive says Monti
News On 1 May, businesses operating within the EU will be free to strike technology licensing agreements - on the proviso that they only act within certain market thresholds of 20 per cent. New rules have also been passed by the Commission on... [08 Apr 2004]
