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Thomas Catan and Amir Efrati, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 10, 2011 at 2:31 pm PT
Federal Trade Commission officials are focusing their antitrust investigation on several key areas of Google Inc.’s business, including its Android mobile phone software and Web search related services, people familiar with the probe say.
John Paczkowski in News on December 29, 2010 at 4:35 am PT
SAP would rather not pay Oracle interest on top of the $1.3 billlion in damages awarded the company last month. But if it must, it would prefer that the interest be calculated at a lower rate. The company argued that point in a recent court filing, and Tuesday evening a court agreed.
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Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 17, 2010 at 11:15 am PT
Connecticut’s attorney general said Friday his office may take legal action against Google Inc. after the Internet company rejected his request to turn over personal data it collected inadvertently from unsecured wireless networks.
John Paczkowski in News on November 23, 2010 at 2:54 pm PT
Billions or millions. That was the central question in the Oracle vs. SAP case and in the end, the jury determined its answer to be billions with a “b.” For the theft of Oracle’s intellectual property by its now shuttered TomorrowNow division, SAP must pay Oracle $1.3 billion.
John Paczkowski in News on November 23, 2010 at 1:00 am PT
With closing arguments said and done, the Oracle-SAP case is nearly over, but the companies continue to trade sucker punches outside the courtroom. In dueling statements issued Monday night, Oracle branded SAP an IP plunderer and SAP upbraided Oracle for its impolitic behavior and what it seems to view as poor form.
John Paczkowski in News on November 22, 2010 at 3:54 pm PT
Closing arguments in the Oracle vs. SAP trial went about as expected, with Oracle attorney David Boies urging the jury to drop the hammer on SAP by awarding $1.7 billion in damages, and SAP attorney Robert Mittelstaedt arguing that to do so would be asinine.
John Paczkowski in News on November 20, 2010 at 2:00 am PT
Testimony in the Oracle vs SAP trial wrapped up on Friday with a second appearance by Oracle co-President Safra Catz who said SAP should pay at least $1.6 billion in damages for the copyright infringement’s of its TomorrowNow subsidiary and chided the company for its offer of $40 million.
John Paczkowski in News on November 19, 2010 at 11:05 am PT
Just a day or so left now before the jury in the Oracle-SAP trial begins its deliberations. Oracle called its last rebuttal witness early Friday and closing arguments will soon follow. In the end, Oracle opted not to show former SAP chief Léo Apotheker’s videotaped deposition.
