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Red Hat settles patent suits with Firestar, DataTern

Red Hat says settlement secures protections for its customers and the larger open source community

Groups raise concerns about Google/Yahoo pact

Several advocacy groups are concerned that a partnership between Google and Yahoo could create a near-monopoly in the search and search advertising markets

DOJ requires Verizon to divest for merger

Verizon will have to sell off Unicel's mobile phone infrastructure in six geographic areas in order to complete its $2.7 billion acquisition of the company

Microsoft hits 21 U.S. resellers with piracy lawsuits

Almost all the lawsuits concern Windows XP and/or consumer versions of Office

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Study: IT execs report lack of license compliance

Unlicensed software is in use in 44 percent of environments, according to a King Research study

HP, Acer settle patent dispute

Settlement puts to rest three federal court cases and two investigations by the ITC into claims of patent infringement

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Update: FTC opens antitrust investigation into Intel

The FTC's investigation comes on the heels of a $25 million fine against the company from the Korea Fair Trade Commission

Google loses in H-1B lottery as Congress gets new visa push

U.S. senators who are pushing a bill to give foreign nationals who earn advanced degrees in the U.S. permanent residency