Laura Rohde

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South Korea’s Daum buys Lycos

Terra Lycos SA has sold its U.S. subsidiary, Lycos Inc., to the South Korean Internet portal company Daum Communications Corp. in a deal valued at US$105 million, Terra Lycos announced Monday.

Report issues warning on UK’s NHS IT project

As it works to upgrade its information technology infrastructure, the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) must work harder to provide better planning for and evaluation of its various IT projects if it is to garner the public and political support needed to make the

Report issues warning on UK’s NHS IT project

As it works to upgrade its information technology infrastructure, the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) must work harder to provide better planning for and evaluation of its various IT projects if it is to garner the public and political support needed to make the

MS ANTITRUST : Date set for Microsoft’s day in E.U. court

Microsoft Corp.'s request for suspension of the European Commission's anticompetition decision and other interim measures will be heard in the European Court of First Instance (CFI) on Sept. 30.

New Bagle variant seen in the wild

Antivirus software companies late Thursday and early Friday began warning e-mail users that the persistent Bagle virus has re-emerged in a new version, Bagle.AF or Beagle.AB.

SAP acquires A2i

German business software vendor SAP AG has bought the privately held software company A2i Inc., in an effort to broaden the data management capabilities of its NetWeaver platform, the company announced Tuesday.

EU probes into content hurdles for new media

The European Union's executive branch intends to launch an inquiry to determine whether new media providers are being unfairly locked out of competition for content by TV, music and sports operators, European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said in a speech Thursday.

U.K. politicians call for tougher stance on DoS attacks

The U.K. government needs to take a tougher stance on crimes committed via the Internet by updating the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) to include stiffer sentencing for computer criminals and targeting denial of service attackers, a group of Members of Parliament (MPs) urged Wednesday.

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