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PeopleSoft extends customer refund offer to Dec. 31, 11/19/03

PeopleSoft Wednesday told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is extending a disputed customer refund offer aimed at thwarting a takeover attempt by Oracle until Dec. 31.

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U.S. tech job losses slow in 2003, AEA says, 11/19/03

Although job losses continue to hit the U.S. technology sector, the rate of the employment decline is slowing, the American Electronics Association Wednesday said.

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Sun to acquire Waveset Technologies, 11/18/03

Sun Tuesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Austin, Texas-based identity management software vendor Waveset Technologies for an undisclosed price.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1118wavesetsun.html?nl

SCO to pay lawyers millions for more legal firepower, 11/18/03

Unix developer The SCO Group Tuesday said that it is extending an agreement with its lawyers to defend itself against new copyright issues.

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SCO CEO: Novell-SuSE breaks SCO contract, 11/18/03

Novell’s $210 million planned acquisition of SuSE Linux will put it in violation of a non-compete agreement the networking vendor has with The SCO Group, and could possibly lead to legal …

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1118cdxposco.html?nl

3Com-Huawei joint venture begins operations, 11/17/03

A joint venture between 3Com and Huawei Technologies has received approval from the Chinese government and began operations Monday.

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Tallying the true cost of spam, 11/17/03

Frank Gillman was frustrated that spam had essentially rendered useless the BlackBerries he deployed to 220 lawyers at the Allen Matkins legal firm in Los Angeles.

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EU could base deal on Windows XP Embedded, 11/17/03

A small but important fact was established last week during a hearing in Microsoft’s long-running anti-trust case in the European Union that could form the basis of a settlement, according to some …

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Salesnet pursues OEM strategy, 11/17/03

In a bid to distinguish itself within the increasingly crowded hosted CRM market, Salesnet has begun pursuing an OEM strategy, signing on partners to offer their own, branded versions of Salesnet’s …

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1117salespursu.html?nl

EU to probe Oracle’s PeopleSoft bid in depth, 11/17/03

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Oracle’s hostile $7.3 billion bid to take over rival software maker PeopleSoft, the regulator said in a statement Monday.

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OSDL to pay for Torvalds’ lawyers, 11/14/03

Open Source Development Labs Friday said that it will pay the legal fees for Linux creator Linus Torvalds and other lab employees who have been ensnared in a lawsuit between IBM and The SCO Group.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1114osdltopa.html?nl

Qwest acquires Touch America assets, 11/14/03

Qwest this week said it will purchase frame relay and ATM assets from Touch America, a bankrupt service provider Qwest has been in litigation with.

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