- Sat Jun 27 2009 DOJ extends investigation into Oracle-Sun deal
The Department of Justice wants more time to consider Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but Oracle is confident the deal will still go through without problem.
Posted by Jennifer Guevin
- Fri Nov 22 2002 Liberate suspends executive
The company puts its chief operating officer on leave as part of a probe of its accounting practices and withdraws previous earnings and revenue projections.
Posted by Margaret Kane
- Mon Mar 1 2004 Oracle to call on Microsoft in antitrust battle
The software maker wants information from archrival Microsoft to help defend against a Justice Department lawsuit--no small irony, given its actions during Redmond's own tangle with the feds.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Wed Nov 21 2007 Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU
The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto and Elinor Mills
- Tue Nov 18 2008 Will Microsoft's antivirus move draw antitrust fire?
Microsoft's move to free is likely to win plaudits from consumers, but McAfee and Symantec won't likely sit there and take it.
Posted by Ina Fried
- Wed Jan 3 2001 AOL sues over sex-related unsolicited email
The Internet giant accuses a company that owns and operates pornographic Web sites of sending junk email, or spam, to America Online members.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
- Thu Jun 28 2001 Ruling puts XP in the cross fire
Bolstered by Thursday's court ruling, Microsoft critics are demanding changes to the Windows XP operating system.
Posted by Rachel Konrad and Joe Wilcox
- Wed Jun 20 2001 States criticize Microsoft behavior
Two of the state attorneys general who spearheaded the antitrust case against Microsoft say the software giant "may be repeating its efforts to maintain and extend its monopoly."
Posted by Rachel Konrad and Ian Fried
- Tue Mar 2 2004 In Oracle suit, will Microsoft be elephant in courtroom?
The Justice Department is suing to stop Oracle's PeopleSoft buyout and preserve the companies' healthy rivalry in high-end business apps. But analysts say a certain software firm is set to provide plenty of competition.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Fri Apr 28 2000 Is a breakup an effective solution?
Antitrust experts are dubious that consumers will reap direct rewards from a breakup of the software giant given the murky results of other attempts.
Posted by Rachel Konrad
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