All the week’s IT market news.
SCO says it’s down but not out in Linux case, 08/13/07: The SCO Group acknowledged being dealt a significant blow Friday in its lawsuit against Novell, but it indicated that it may not be done fighting yet.
Novell wins right to Unix copyrights, 08/10/07: Novell won a significant ruling in its lengthy battle with The SCO Group on Friday.
Qwest names telecom veteran CEO, 08/13/07: Qwest has named telecommunications industry veteran Edward Mueller chairman and CEO, replacing the retiring Richard Notebaert.
Former CA chief reports to prison next week, 08/10/07: Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of software maker CA, will report to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a 12-year term for accounting fraud, his attorney confirmed.
Microsoft questions FCC’s ‘white spaces’ decision, 08/13/07: A prototype wireless device intended to share radio spectrum with television channels was malfunctioning when staff at the FCC tested it, Microsoft said Monday.
Venture-capital dollars flood into network equipment, dry up for telecom and Internet startups, 08/13/07: Network equipment and software were among the sweet spots for investors in Q2.
‘Vista Capable’ suit against Microsoft allowed to proceed, 08/10/07: A judge in Washington state has denied Microsoft’s request to dismiss all claims in a suit alleging that “Windows Vista Capable” stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices, allowing the case to move ahead toward a jury trial.
Dell to pay $48.5M to ousted CEO, 08/09/07: Dell will pay former CEO Kevin Rollins $48.5 million for his stock options six months after he resigned in the wake of investor criticism.
Nude publisher Perfect 10 sues Microsoft, 08/09/07: A publisher of nude model photography is suing Microsoft for putting links and images of the company’s content in search results taken from other Web sites that are illegally reproducing the material.
Vodafone wants say in both LTE and WiMAX, 08/09/07: Vodafone doesn’t want to miss out on the next big wireless technology, no matter what it is.
Profit tumbles, pressure rises at Deutsche Telekom, 08/09/07: Deutsche Telekom AG is feeling the heat of competition big time.
Sun to axe jobs by mid-2008, 08/07/07: Sun plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees by the middle of 2008 as part of a corporate restructuring effort, according to a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Former Brocade CEO guilty of backdating charges, 08/07/07: A jury has found former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes guilty of charges related to the company’s backdating of stock-option grants.
IPhone patent lawsuit filed by doctor convicted of fraud, 08/07/07: Apple is facing a patent infringement lawsuit from a doctor convicted of insurance fraud. The disgraced doc claims he invented the touchscreen keyboard used by Apple’s iPhone.
Lenovo, Acer vie for Packard Bell
Lenovo Group Tuesday announced plans to acquire European electronics maker Packard Bell. If it goes through, the deal would be a disappointment for Lenovo rival Acer, which reportedly was also trying to buy Packard Bell.
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