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...standards for data security that companies can look to as a road map for compliance when protecting electronic data," Salem wrote. The Business Software Alliance, a trade group, also praised the committee for approving both bills. "In...

In this article: Symantec, Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Computer security, Robert Holleyman, and U.S. Secret Service

...that the Windows 7 share in Eastern Europe is due to counterfeit copies -- is backed up by data from a May 2009 report generated by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an industry-backed anti-piracy organization, and research firm IDC. In...

In this article: Microsoft, BSA, IDC, Mac OS X, Apple, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Windows XP

...because I think it really kills the economy," Simon Leung, the chairman of Microsoft in Greater China, told Reuters in Guangzhou. The Business Software Alliance, an oversight body created by the software industry, says the sector lost more...

In this article: China, Gary Locke, United States, Microsoft, Guangzhou, Beijing, and Washington

...president of FTI-International Risk. "There are signs that law enforcement is picking up, and that should help things improve." The Business Software Alliance, a trade association created by the software industry, says the sector lost...

In this article: Microsoft, China, Windows XP, IDC, and Iphone

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the tech industry watching, the Supreme Court yesterday was to explore what types of inventions should be eligible for patents in a case that could undermine such protections for software. A ruling that sides with...

In this article: Supreme Court, Amazon.com Inc, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

With the tech industry looking on, the Supreme Court today will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. A ruling that sides with the...

In this article: Supreme Court, All rights reserved, Priceline.com, Amazon.com, and USA Today

WASHINGTON With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. </p><p>A ruling...

In this article: Supreme Court, Priceline.com Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Pittsburgh, and Intel Corp.

There's a bit of a tempest-in-a-teapot brewing over what one can and can't do with a Windows 7 upgrade disk. My hope with this post is to help things simmer down as opposed to boiling over, but we'll see. So, here goes. The upgrade version...

In this article: Microsoft, Ina Fried, CNET News, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Zdnet, and Parallels

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In this article: Microsoft, Computerworld, BSA, IDC, Eastern Europe, Lithuania, Latvia, Rumania, and Russia

One of the pieces of conventional wisdom that goes through my head is that if you install pirated versions of software, then your computer is more likely to be infected with malware. It makes sense; in order for spammers/malware authors to...

In this article: US, Turkey, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan