News tagged with software license
Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial
A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Oracle fined $200 million for overcharging US govt
Business software and hardware giant Oracle was fined nearly $200 million dollars for overcharging the US government, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Oracle's net rises 36 percent, but servers slip
(AP) -- Stronger spending on business software helped Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit jump 36 percent, but the company's server business further deteriorated, a decline Oracle attributed to its move to shed ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Microsoft may have found unlikely cash cow: Android
In the hunt for the next billion-dollar business, Microsoft Corp. may have discovered one in mobile software. It costs Microsoft nothing to produce and sell, and it's not Windows Phone.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Hackers talk their way into computers
Cyber crooks are avoiding the need for slick software skills by talking their way past computer defenses with old-fashioned telephone calls.
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Rumor: Microsoft to possibly release a Windows 8 tablet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rumors are circulating around that Microsoft may be bringing a Windows 8 tablet to consumers in 2012. Reporters over at Digitimes have been theorizing, based on information from a chip-supplier, ...
Frog dissections go virtual at California school
(AP) -- A Southern California high school is taking the scalpel to frog dissections in biology class as it becomes the first U.S. school to take up animal welfare supporters' offer of free anatomy software.
May 31, 2011 |
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Value of pirated software nearly $59 billion: study
The commercial value of pirated software increased 14 percent last year to nearly $59 billion, with emerging economies accounting for over half the total, according to a study published Thursday.
May 12, 2011 |
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Microsoft sues Motorola over smart phone patents
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is suing Motorola Inc. for infringing on its smart-phone patents.
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
Sep 11, 2010 |
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Oracle expects EU to approve Sun deal next month
(AP) -- Oracle Corp. said Thursday that its profit jumped 12.5 percent in the latest quarter and that it expects the European Union will finally approve its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Oracle shares slip after 1Q revenue disappoints
(AP) -- Shares of Oracle Corp. slipped in premarket activity Thursday after the information technology company reported sales fell below analyst expectations in the latest quarter, showing that businesses ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture
Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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EBay working on alternative software for Skype
(AP) -- EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Oracle tops forecasts despite sales, profit dip
(AP) -- Software maker Oracle Corp.'s results topped Wall Street's forecast for the latest quarter Tuesday, despite a 5 percent drop in sales and a 7 percent decline in profit.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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