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Paris, Thursday, February 28, 2008

EU fine sends message to Microsoft and others By levying a €899 million fine, the EU competition commissioner also demonstrated her willingness to use a position of strength against one of the biggest global corporations. - Microsoft makes more code public Japan seeking to govern top news Web sites The government is also seeking to rein in some of the more unsavory aspects of the Internet, leaving in its wake, critics say, the censoring hand of government interference. Google acquiring an aura of vulnerability The decline in Google shares has raised questions, at least on Wall Street, about a company that just four months ago seemed unstoppable. - Google to invest in undersea cable to Asia - Google sponsors new race to the moon - European privacy advocates to issue report in April - Google plans to sell ads in Web videos in U.S. Rice presses China on jailed dissidents The Yahoo chief executive, Jerry Yang, asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a letter to help secure the release of a journalist and a writer who were imprisoned by China for sending pro-democracy information via the Internet. - Yahoo's new Buzz service seeks user votes on articles GE plans big ad push for Beijing Olympics GE is attempting to show potential customers and shareholders in the developed world that GE's creativity is translating into big sales in the developing one. Trying to retool ratings, Nielsen raises privacy fears Now that Nielsen wants households to let it eavesdrop on many more activities than television - from Web surfing to cellphone use - how far will people open their doors? Educational programs lift online television in Asia Surging demand in Asia for high-quality education for children, as well as demand from people looking to change careers, offers an attractive market for Internet television. Siemens to cut 6,800 jobs at business telecoms unit Siemens, the German industrial conglomerate, said Tuesday that it would cut about 40 percent of the work force at Siemens Enterprise Communications. Sony and Sharp join forces on flat-panel TVs Sony, which depends on Samsung Electronics for liquid crystal displays, will invest in a plant being built by Sharp to diversify its supply. Hollywood writers vote to approve contract Writers will get a maximum flat fee of about $1,200 for programs streamed on the Internet during the deal's first two years and then get 2 percent of a distributor's gross in the third year.



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IHT Tech Alert for February 28, 2008