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EC approves Acer’s buying Packard Bell

Acer gets the go-ahead for a takeover aimed at thwarting rival Lenovo from buying Packard Bell and gaining a foothold in the European market

Update: EU fines Microsoft another $1.3 billion for antitrust abuse

Microsoft's latest punishment -- for continued failure to honor the 2004 antitrust ruling against it-- brings the total of fines to just under $2.6 billion

Reconnex intros pre-DLP device

Reconnex has found that many companies are wary of implementing DLP technologies and has created a new device to allay companies' fears

Network Solutions sued over domain name policy

Class-action lawsuit alleges Network Solutions has unfairly profited from its domain name registration business

Comic desperation in the back office

The pros and cons of four-day workweeks in IT

U.S. judge pokes hole in file-sharing lawsuit

Court ruling could force the music industry to provide more evidence against people accused of illegal file sharing, legal experts say

Lessig decides not to run for Congress

Professor and cyberlaw author drops idea after determining 'no possible way' to achieve name recognition needed to run against popular former Democratic state senator

E-scammers trashing reputations

Through tactics like cyber-squatting and phishing, online criminals are hurting the reputations of legitimate businesses as they ply their trade

Critical VMware bug lets attackers zap ‘real’ Windows

VMware posts its second security-related notice posted in two days