The investigation into fraud at Siemens now involves as much as 200 million euros (CAD$295.5 million), ten times the liability previously admitted. Two more Siemens staff have been arrested, with six people now in custody.
Microsoft Corp. tried to have references to free software removed from a document approved at the United Nations-sponsored Internet summit in Tunis two weeks ago, a blog discussion has revealed. But the attempt failed.
Financially troubled Tiscali SpA, one of Europe's largest Internet service providers (ISPs), agreed on Monday to sell its Swedish subsidiary to Spray Network AB, a subsidiary of Lycos Europe NV, after reaching deals to dispose its Austrian, Norwegian and South African units earlier this month.
The Austrian government is the first in Europe to take advantage of a Microsoft Corp. scheme allowing authorities to examine source code for the company's software products. The country's Interior Ministry will gain access to Microsoft's XP operating system under the Shared Source Initiative, the company said.