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MS ANTITRUST : New licensees point to progress, MS says

Microsoft Corp. says that it is continuing to comply with the final judgement in the U.S. government's antitrust case against it, holding up as proof four new licensees of its Microsoft Communications Protocols Program (MCPP), which allows third-party products to interoperate with Windows clients.

Oracle seeks EU approval for PeopleSoft buy

Oracle Corp. filed official notification of its US$7.5 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc. with the European Commission (EC) Tuesday, setting off a one month deadline for European regulators to determine whether the takeover can go through.

EU approves creation of cybersecurity agency

The European Parliament approved a proposal this week to set up a European cybersecurity agency with the aim of forming a common approach to network and information security.

Microsoft to make changes to IE after patent verdict

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it is making

Sun sees Europe ripe for picking

While Sun Microsystems Inc. has been hit with recent layoffs and financial blows, company executives are remaining confident that its strategy of pushing open standards, mobility and ubiquitous connections to the network is on target, with Europe being a clear case in point.

Report: Amazon developing e-commerce search service

Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly working to develop a Web search technology that will help it compete against the likes of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. when it comes to directing consumers to merchandise online.

E.U. expansion lures IT vendors

Along Budapest's main streets, above local coffee shops and strung from old-world buildings' sculptured facades, signs of a new era are beginning to appear.

Lockheed pulls out of bidding for huge U.K. IT project

Lockheed Martin Corp. is pulling out of a race to supply the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) with potentially billions of pounds worth of IT equipment and services.

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