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News Microsoft will meet with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and representatives of the 19 prosecuting US states tomorrow to discuss the company's anti-trust settlement offer, according to New Mexico attorney general, Patricia... [29 Mar 1999]
¿Dónde está el iPhone 3G?
Comment Last week I was invited on a two-day Telefónica press trip, with an agenda that promised a visit to the telecoms provider's new €600m HQ in Madrid, strategy presentations from a trio of senior execs and an afternoon... [01 Jul 2008]
Growing Energy Utility Chooses Virtualization Solution to Drive Agility and Cut Costs
White Paper However, this period of rapid growth and expansion into global markets has put pressure on the company's IT department to more efficiently manage its server farms housed in data centers in Madrid and Bilbao. [01 Mar 2008]
Gates parades Microsoft's latest toy...
News Microsoft boss Bill Gates hit Madrid yesterday to talk up his latest technology - the Microsoft Tablet PC. Gates claimed he had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in developing the notebook computer that enables... [04 Dec 2001]
Beware domain name minefield
Comment While there is a topical side to the news today that David Beckham's transfer to Spanish football giants Real Madrid sparked off a flurry of potential cybersquatting activity, it also serves to highlight the fact that... [08 Jul 2003]
In brief: Colt Telecom takes on Spanish market
News Colt Telecom today launched a digital fibre optic network to serve the main financial area of Madrid, Spain. The company's first customer is investment bank, Merrill Lynch which will gain high bandwidth ATM (asynchronous... [10 Sep 1998]
Terra Lycos has a dog of a day
News The portal's shares dropped 9.6 per cent to E16.70 (£10.59) on the Madrid Bolsa during a cliff-hanging two days as the internet portal negotiated to keep Davis on board. He will stay, but only as vice chairman of the board. [02 Feb 2001]
Spanish virus writer arrested
News The man from Madrid is the first to be charged with such a crime in the country. A 23 year-old has been arrested in Spain for allegedly writing the Raleka-A virus. The virus hit computers worldwide in August 2003 and... [27 Nov 2003]
Mining giants launch B2B coal exchange
News Global Coal was launched at a coal industry conference in Madrid, aiming to be the principal exchange for the 700 million metric tonnes of coal traded every year. Mining giants Anglo-American, Rio Tinto, Glencore, and... [24 Oct 2000]
Terra Networks aims to acquire leading Italian portal
News Fiat representatives were in Madrid for discussions with TerraNetwork president Joaquim Agut last week. Ciaoweb, the leading Itailian portal, is in "advanced negotiations" with Terra, according to reports in Spanish... [21 Nov 2000]
UK mobile calls too expensive, claims EU chief
News Speaking at a conference in Madrid, Mario Monti, the EU competition commissioner, said several UK and German mobile operators are charging too much from their customers when they are making calls abroad. [27 Feb 2002]
Caja Segovia Replaces Its Linux Red Hat-Based e-Mail System With Microsoft Exchange
White Paper Caja Segovia is a middle-sized financial institution, with more than 500 employees distributed among its main sites and a branch-office network spread over the provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Valladolid, Spain. [10 Dec 2008]
Microsoft trial: US state settles antitrust differences
News New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid has issued a statement calling for a speedy resolution of the case, and warning against trying to make the company pay a penalty that could have detrimental effects on... [13 Jul 2001]
Internet banks announce £1.5bn merger
News The merged operation will be called Unofirst, with headquarters in Madrid and Dublin. A global Internet banking merger worth almost £1.5bn is underway, with Paris-based online bank, first-e, and a new Spanish venture,... [07 Mar 2000]
Spain risks record industry ire with music download service
News The new Madrid-based company, called Puretunes, is the second Spanish web service to try offering access to a vast and otherwise unavailable catalogue of music online without directly securing the record labels' permission. [20 May 2003]
