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RSS settlementIntel and AMD bury the hatchet with $1.25bn deal
News The settlement, announced yesterday, ends antitrust litigation against Intel in which the chip giant was accused of alleged anti-competitive practices towards AMD. All outstanding legal disputes between Intel and AMD... [13 Nov 2009]
eBay's Skype sale gets green light
News eBay has announced today that the sale of its controlling stake in VoIP service Skype will go ahead, following the settlement of litigation over the proposed transaction. The settlement restructures the... [06 Nov 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment Now with Amazon's Kindle e-book reader available internationally - in the UK and some 100 other countries - and all the controversy over the Google Book Search settlement, it looks like e-book readers are the next space... [27 Oct 2009]
The Optimized Insurer: Using Analytics to Optimize Business Performance
White Paper Meanwhile they face spiraling operational costs, increasing regulatory pressures and rising claim settlement costs. Insurance is a tough marketplace. It's fiercely competitive with consumers shopping around for the... [02 Oct 2009]
Randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Cuts Timesheet Settlement Bottlenecks for 60,000 Staff
White Paper Randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, part of the Dutch group Randstad Holding nv, is a leading staffing provider in Germany. In addition to traditional temporary staffing, Randstad offers comprehensive personnel services, including... [01 Oct 2009]
BlackBerrys feeling the squeeze as smartphone rivals smarten up
News BlackBerry maker RIM on Thursday said it sold fewer BlackBerry phones than analysts had expected and the company's quarterly earnings were hurt by a legal settlement. Balsillie said profits fell four per cent in the... [25 Sep 2009]
Facebook to kill Beacon: Info-sharing programme crumbles under privacy concerns
News In the settlement, any last vestiges of Beacon, which failed to gain traction amid a barrage of negative press stemming largely from advocacy groups like MoveOn.org, will be shut down completely. Also as part of the... [21 Sep 2009]
Skype founders vs Skype: 'You've violated our patents'
News Referring to that suit, eBay's SEC filing regarding the sale of Skype says "consummation of the deal was subject to 'no settlement of the pending litigation with Joltid Limited having been effected without the consent of... [17 Sep 2009]
Dell settles fraud case with $4m
News Besides the payout, the settlement requires that Dell changes its advertising, sales and financing practices. A year after the state of New York won its case against Dell and Dell Financial Services, the company will now... [16 Sep 2009]
Google steps up efforts to liberate user data
News One of the most heated topics of criticism concerning Google's Book Search settlement with authors and publishers has been concerns about privacy, such as how Google will treat records of which users are reading which... [15 Sep 2009]
Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
News Several groups opposed to Google's Book Search settlement filed court briefs outlining their concerns on Tuesday, the last day such briefs would be accepted. The Open Book Alliance's brief compares Google's Book Search... [09 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News The search giant also said it will let two non-US representatives onto the eight-person board of the Books Rights Registry, which was set up to govern the proposed books settlement reached with US publishers and authors... [08 Sep 2009]
Google Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
News Google has released a more detailed privacy policy for its Google Books product, a move demanded in recent weeks by several critics of its settlement with publishers and authors. Google had previously said it was unable... [04 Sep 2009]
Microsoft accused of 'scare tactics' as judge grants a stay in Word case
News In addition to pursuing its appeal, Microsoft has other options, including creating a technical workaround, removing the XML function, or reaching a settlement with I4i. Microsoft has been granted a stay of a landmark... [04 Sep 2009]
Amazon steps up Google Books criticism with court filing
News Amazon came out swinging on Tuesday against Google's proposed settlement with book authors and publishers. Amazon's opposition was made public last week when it joined the Open Book Alliance, but the company filed its... [03 Sep 2009]
