Microsoft faces fresh antitrust scrutiny from US regulator
The FTC investigation is focused on several key areas – including cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity and AI.
The FTC investigation is focused on several key areas – including cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity and AI.
The two companies informed the New York State Supreme Court of the agreement last week, and were granted time to finalise details.
One highlighted issue, first identified in 2001 and still yet to be resolved, has had its fix date pushed back from 2028 to 2031.
The audit for the US city of Portland painted a dire picture of their purchasing processes – with multiple instances of duplicative spending.
Avaya, Unisys, Check Point and Mimecast have all been fined between $990,000 and $4,000,000 to settle charges with the SEC.
The case relates to an alleged creation of an artificial sales backlog to hide slowing sales between August 2018 and February 2020.
Oracle previously agreed to pay out $115 million to settle claims it violated many people’s privacy by selling their data to third parties.
The two parties told the New York Supreme Court that they were making progress in resolution discussions over VMware support services.
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