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13th October 2004 Archive

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  • Renesas seeks Nanya DRAM ban

    Patent dispute

    Renesas has asked the Tokyo court to ban rival DRAM maker Nanya from importing memory chip into Japan and from promoting products there. The request follows its claims that Taiwan's Nanya infringed a variety of its memory chip patents, the Japanese memory company said yesterday, Renesas began legal action against Nanya in the …

    IT Channel 13 Oct 2004, 09:31

  • EC widens Intel-only contracts probe

    France and Finland in the frame...

    The European Commission has told France, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden provide more evidence on how their governments procured computer equipment. The formal request is the first step of an infringement process which could end with the countries being brought before the Court of Appeal. They have two months to answer the …

    IT Channel 13 Oct 2004, 14:12

  • IBM software vendors feel the love

    Big Blue looking for friends

    IBM is opening up its software developer programme in order to get more bodies behind its battle with Microsoft. Big Blue wants to increase the number of independent software vendors it works with. The company's improved partner program, nattily-titled Advantage Initiative Partnerworld Industry Networks, gives vendors access to …

    IT Channel 13 Oct 2004, 15:09