http://www.silicon.com Results for Competition Commission en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39643702,00.htm The Commission has yet to give its official approval to the acquisition - a delay that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said is costing Sun $100m every month it waits for a decision on the deal. The proposed acquisition has not been looked on favourably by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39637915,00.htm According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Sun, the EC has filed a statement of objections, which says the combination of Sun's open source MySQL database product with Oracle's enterprise database products could have a negative... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39510619,00.htm The in-depth investigation will examine the effect the deal will have on competition in Europe's database market, the European Commission said in a statement. On Thursday, the European Commission said it will take a closer look at Oracle's planned... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39498406,00.htm It was shot down by the Competition Commission in February of this year, after the watchdog deemed it to be too much of a threat to competition by placing too much control of content and distribution in the hands of the broadcasters. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:01:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39464264,00.htm It was shot down by the Competition Commission in February of this year, after the watchdog deemed it to be too much of a threat to competition, by placing too much control of content and distribution in the hands of the broadcasters. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39449779,00.htm Offering a full-on PC operating system could intensify the Federal Trade Commission's "discussions" about Schmidt's dual Apple and Google responsibilities. Another: it opens new competition with Microsoft and, potentially, a new reason for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39444471,00.htm Kangaroo, an online on-demand TV service and joint venture between the BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was referred by the OFT to the Competition Commission, and the project was ultimately blocked in February. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39442316,00.htm Microsoft's abrupt reversal comes shortly before the European Commission is due to rule on antitrust charges brought against the company in January, claiming that it abuses its dominant position by bundling its Explorer browser, shielding it from... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39435096,00.htm The Federal Trade Commission's decision to investigate the relationship between Apple and Google highlights the closeness between the two - but is unlikely to separate them in any meaningful way. The recent FTC investigation stems from legislation... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 May 2009 14:43:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60590017p,00.htm In its commitment to providing first class service to its customers, the Competition Commission's IT Services made the decision to become ISO/IEC 20000 accredited - the International Standard for IT Service Management (ITSM). editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sun, 17 May 2009 01:48:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39430296,00.htm Intel structured its pricing policy to ensure that a computer manufacturer which opted to buy AMD CPUs for that part of its needs that was open to competition would consequently lose the rebate (or a large part of it) that Intel provided for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 13 May 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39428121,00.htm I welcome the European Parliament's strong endorsement of the reform of the EU telecoms rules," Viviane Reding, Europe's commissioner for telecoms and IT, said in a European Commission statement. On the net-neutrality issue, the Commission said in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 07 May 2009 09:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39423616,00.htm Another BBC collaboration - a single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer known as Project Kangaroo - was blocked by the Competition Commission in February. The issue of open standards is in the regulator's firing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:43:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39416988,00.htm Project Kangaroo started life in 2007 as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV but was subsequently given the red light by the Competition Commission earlier this year due to fears that it would put too much control of the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:15:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39410919,00.htm Reding's spokesman said the draft summit statement reflected the Commission's view there cannot be investment that discriminates between operators or excludes competition. In this context, it invites the Commission to develop a European broadband... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39408720,00.htm Not all of Channel 4's experiments with online content have ended in success - Project Kangaroo, a video-on-demand collaboration with BBC and ITV was axed this year after the Competition Commission decided the scheme would pose a risk to competition. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39403054,00.htm The European Commission has said it will stop actively monitoring Microsoft to check the software maker is complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. In 2005, the Commission appointed an independent trustee to assess whether Microsoft was supplying... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:30:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39399122,00.htm Google wants to help the European Commission prove antitrust charges against Microsoft related to the software giant's dominance of the web browser market. The Commission formally put Microsoft on notice in mid-January, objecting to the bundling of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39395443,00.htm And regarding the recent prohibition of the Kangaroo multibroadcaster online TV service by the Competition Commission - a project Highfield briefly headed - he said: "I think the demise of Kangaroo is a great shame for the UK TV industry. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39394807,00.htm The European Commission recently launched a report on the pharmaceutical industry which accused the industry as a whole of a number of abusive practices relating to patents. It has also accused the computer giant of harming competition by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 +0000