EC threatens to fine Microsoft
The European Commission (EC) could fine Microsoft up to 10 percent of its global annual sales for monopoly offenses, it said Wednesday.
Stories by Paul Meller
EU: The US must ban spam
Attempts to combat spam, the scourge of e-mail users the world over, would be hampered if the U.S. fails to introduce an outright ban, said a senior European Commission official Tuesday.
Open source lobby struggles in EU patent debate
Supporters of open source and free software saw an extravagant lobbying exercise against a planned European Union law on software patents backfire on them Thursday.
EC accuses France of hindering cable Internet providers
The European Commission Wednesday accused the French government of giving France Télécom SA (FT) an unfair advantage over cable companies wanting to compete for Internet subscribers.
Microsoft appoints CEO for Europe, Middle East, Africa
Microsoft has promoted Jean-Philippe Courtois to chief executive officer (CEO), Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as part of a drive to integrate its geographic regions.
EU justice ministers to agree cybercrime law
European Union justice ministers agreed on Friday to a new legal code designed to clamp down on hackers, virus spreaders and ultimately terrorists and criminal gangs that might attempt to disrupt information networks.
EC clears IBM's planned buy of Rational
The European Commission cleared IBM Corp.'s planned acquisition of full control of Rational Software Corp. Thursday.
EU proposes extended regulation for new telecom markets
The European Commission announced new rules to force national telecommunications regulators in the European Union to ensure healthy competition in a wide range of telecommunications and Internet markets on Wednesday.
CCIA complains to EU about Windows XP
A computer industry lobby group filed a complaint about Microsoft's Windows XP operating system to the European Commission antitrust department Tuesday, as the European regulator nears the end of an investigation into earlier operating system products from the software group.
Microsoft agrees to EU .Net changes
European data protection officials said Thursday they have made Microsoft agree to make "substantial changes" to its .Net Passport, to bring it into line with European Union laws.
Microsoft agrees to EU .Net changes
European data protection officials said Thursday they have made Microsoft agree to make "substantial changes" to its .Net Passport, to bring it into line with European Union laws.
EU privacy watchdogs expected to accept .Net changes
European privacy watchdogs are next week expected to accept changes offered by Microsoft to its .Net Passport authentication software, and to drop their examination of it, an official said last Friday.
EU unlikely to follow US ruling on Microsoft
Microsoft Corp., which expressed pleasure with District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's antitrust ruling in the U.S. on Friday, is likely to be disappointed in its hopes that the U.S. ruling will set the tone for a similar ruling from European antitrust regulators, according to the software giant's critics.
European Commission sets timetable for .eu domain
The European Commission hopes to choose a nonprofit organization to run the .eu top-level domain (TLD) for the European Union (EU) by early December, an official said on Tuesday.
EC to allow mobile carriers to cooperate on 3G
The European Commission has agreed in principle to permit mobile phone operators mm02 PLC and T-Mobile International AG to pool their resources to develop third generation infrastructure in Germany. A similar decision concerning the U.K. will follow within a month, said a spokeswoman.