Microsoft will remove a feature of its Word application after an appeals court upheld a $290 million verdict against it for infringing a patent held by a small Canadian software firm.
President Obama has appointed Howard Schmidt, a former eBay and Microsoft security executive and Bush administration official as the first White House cybersecurity coordinator.
Pacnet has launched SmartTransport, an international private line service to deliver uninterrupted network connectivity to Asian enterprises.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide says it has won quality certifications for security and Business Continuity.
Google and Yelp have broken off negotiations about the search giant’s possible $500 million acquisition of the smaller firm, which provides online reviews of local businesses.
The Australian government has appointed Clem Doherty, an angel investor and the former head of McKinsey Australia, and Terrence Francis, the former head of Bank of America Australia, to the board of the NBN Company.
BT Global Services has announced the launch of its virtual data centre (VDC) service in Italy from January 2010.
The number of 3G users in China totalled 9.77 million by the end of October, Xinhuareported Tuesday. The three big operators had more than 102 billion yuan ($14.9) on 3G rollout this year –short of the target investment of 143.5 billion yuan, according to MIIT figures.