- Mon Jun 17 2002 Lawmaker: "Influence" drove Oracle deal
Stopping short of accusing Logicon or Oracle of illegal conduct, California lawmakers insist that Logicon exerted political influence to cement a statewide software deal.
- Sat Dec 8 2001 The week in review: Excite@Home RIP
The end came swiftly, as cable partners and suitor AT&T abandoned the beleaguered high-speed Net provider to its fate. Meanwhile, the days could also be numbered for the HP-Compaq merger.
- Mon Dec 3 2001 Identity crisis: Birth records online
People-search and family history Web sites come under fire amid concerns that personal data available online can be used to aid identity theft.
- Mon Dec 3 2001 Identity crisis: Birth records online
People-search and family history Web sites come under fire amid concerns that personal data available online can be used to aid identity theft.
- Fri Nov 14 2003 GPS antiterrorist tools under fire
As lawmakers consider the use of GPS technologies to keep terrorists from using tanker trucks as bombs, critics say the high-tech solution could do more harm than good.
- Mon Sep 29 2003 Spam deja vu
It's time for the tech community to realize that turning to the federal government for help in dealing with unsolicited bulk e-mail is simply not productive
- Tue Jun 4 2002 Calif. questioning prompts Oracle exit
Tensions between the company and California officials flare unexpectedly when an executive walks out of a hearing after a state senator sharply criticized the company.
- Wed Sep 24 2003 California spam law may face court challenge
A broadly worded ban on unsolicited commercial e-mail could prove vulnerable to challenges on interstate commerce and First Amendment grounds, legal experts say.
- Tue May 28 2002 Calif. not alone in Oracle criticism
Some of the more controversial aspects of the database giant's contract fiasco are all too familiar to tech officials in other government agencies.
- Sat Jun 1 2002 The week in review: Piracy's new path
High-tech pirates are exploring new territory, as new chips promise to defeat Xbox copy protection and a CD becomes a most-played hit before it is made available to the public.



