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RSS grantedWill Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal?
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking US military systems, has been granted a short stay of extradition. Solicitor Karen Todner said in a statement: "The presidents of the European Court Human Rights have... [12 Aug 2008]
Network Associates granted patent for virus technology
News Network Associates today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted them a virus scanning technology patent for its McAfee AV software range. The patented anti-viral technology works by transforming... [25 May 2001]
Microsoft trial granted extension
News The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has also been granted an extension after the terrorist attacks in Washington DC necessitated the evacuation of its building. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has postponed a... [18 Sep 2001]
Successful Businesses Can Take IT for Granted
White Paper Then you can take computing for granted and get on with your business. Successful businesses use information technology as a strategic weapon to gain a competitive edge. To achieve this, IT must support your business... [01 Oct 2004]
Nasa hacker granted Law Lords appeal
News McKinnon was granted leave late last week to appeal to the Law Lords on the grounds of the nature of plea agreement discussions with representatives of the US authorities. Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted... [16 Oct 2007]
Too many trivial patents granted in UK?
News The UK Patent Office (UKPO) has launched a public consultation to examine how well the current patent system works and whether too many trivial patents are being granted. Are too many 'trivial patents' being... [08 Feb 2006]
RiverSoft granted £35m investment
News UK software start-up RiverSoft has won a $35m investment from a consortium led by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity. The funding will enable RiverSoft to expand its sales force and customer services, and continue development of... [24 Feb 2000]
VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The US government has approved a much-debated deal which grants internet domain name registrar VeriSign control over the dot-com domain until 2012. The US Department of Commerce has retained some management of VeriSign and has the final... [05 Dec 2006]
Leader: Minidiscs and why IT advances shouldn't be taken for granted
Leader Yesterday we ran a short piece with the headline High-tech shopping basket ditches the minidisc. It was about the UK Office of National Statistics' latest changes to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Retail Prices Index (RPI). [16 Mar 2004]
French media granted Web adverts on TV
News The French regulator for the audiovisual industry, the CSA, has opened the way to allow the French media to advertise their Web sites on the television. In a statement the CSA acknowledged the "activities of the Internet constituted a... [24 Feb 2000]
California crims granted print-out privileges
News By Lisa M. Bowman California prison inmates can receive letters containing material that's been printed from the internet, a federal judge has ruled. Siding with prisoners, US District Judge Claudia Wilken issued a ruling this week... [13 Sep 2002]
Leader: We have passwords, so why don't banks?
Leader We've long taken for granted the processes in place when contacting our banks. This isn't a diatribe about the integrity of call centre staff, that's a whole other issue, this is more about taking for... [11 Jan 2005]
Hollywood hails DVD copying legal victory
News The US Supreme Court has granted Hollywood studios and electronics makers a temporary victory by stepping into a long-running dispute over software that can be used to copy DVDs. The DVD Copy Control Association's... [03 Jan 2003]
Microsoft XML patent sparks outrage
News Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files. The patent, which was granted by the US patent office on Tuesday, is for XML... [27 May 2005]
Google zooms in on patents
News Google has launched a service that makes it easier to search for patents granted in the US. Google hopes its service can help inventors and programmers find out which innovations have already been... [15 Dec 2006]
