WorldCom Plans to Appeal EU's Sprint Merger Block
WorldCom will file an appeal to the European Commission's ruling blocking the telecommunication giant's $US115 billion acquisition of Sprint, a company spokesman confirmed Thursday.
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MP3.com CEO: Universal Negotiations Continue
BOSTON (09/13/2000) - MP3.com Inc.'s head Michael Robertson said his company continues to negotiate with Universal Music Group Inc. after a federal judge last week said the Internet music company willfully violated the copyright of Universal and may have to pay US$25,000 for each compact disc it violated.
Microsoft Buys MongoMusic
Microsof announced Wednesday that it will acquire Internet music company MongoMusic in a deal whose financial terms were not disclosed.
Is the Next Hot IT Company on This List?
BOSTON (09/13/2000) - Google Inc., Lycos Inc. and Netscape Communications Corp.'s search engine technologies all came at least partially from university laboratories fueled by the kinds of grants the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Wednesday.
Move over AppleSoup, It's Time for Flycode
BOSTON (09/11/2000) - Peer-to-peer file sharing company AppleSoup Inc. found itself involved in a bit of a stew during the past few months.
Lucent, PacketVideo Bring Video to Mobile Devices
Lucent Technologies' Microelectronics Group has reached an agreement with PacketVideo to integrate streaming video into next generation mobile devices, the companies said this week.
IBM Unveils ThinkPads with Wireless Connections
IBM will begin offering new laptops later this year with internal antennas to provide wireless connections, the company said Thursday.
Jupiter: Retailers Ignore Web Technologies
Flash, Shockwave, Java and other Web technologies are nowhere to be found on many online retail sites to enhance the shopping experience, a new study released Thursday concludes.
Corel details layoffs and restructuring
Corel said it will eliminate 139 positions at its engineering operation in Dublin, Ireland as part of a US$40 million cost-saving measure, the Canadian software vendor said Wednesday.
National Semi Posts Healthy Q1 Earnings
Chip maker National Semiconductor beat analysts' expectations and posted net income of $US149.4 million in its first fiscal quarter.
Judge: MP3.Com 'Willfully Violated' Copyright
BOSTON (09/06/2000) - A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that MP3.com Inc. willfully violated the copyright of the Universal Music Group Inc.
Palm Creates Ventures Group with US$50M to Invest
Palm announced Wednesday that it will provide $US50 million to a new venture organisation that will invest in companies that support and enhance its handheld technology.
WorldCom Grabs Intermedia for Nearly $6B
Telecommunications powerhouse WorldCom Inc. announced Tuesday that it will gain a controlling interest in Digex Inc. through a nearly US$6 billion merger deal with Intermedia Communications Inc.
Citrix Announces VPN, Web Application Software
Targeting application service providers (ASPs) and corporate administrators, Citrix Systems announced Tuesday the availability of a new virtual private network (VPN) application and enhancements to application server and portal products.
Judge Awards Bristol US$1M in Microsoft Suit
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay US$1 million in punitive damages to Bristol Technology Inc. for violating Connecticut's Unfair Trade Practices Act, Bristol said in a statement Friday.