The US Labour Department sues Oracle America, alleging it systematically paid its white, male employees more than other workers.
More than 60 acquisitions or investments took place over the festive season in the global ICT world.
Overall worldwide ICT spend was up a mere 0.3% in a trying year.
The company bought Austria-based Automic for €600 million.
The company spent $2.3 billion on the identity theft protection services provider.
The company bought ServiceMax, as well as two start-ups, Bit Stew Systems and Wise.io.
Windstream and EarthLink announced a $1.1 billion merger.
The company bought Level 3 Communications in yet another large consolidation within the telecoms sector.
The $47 billion deal is another consolidation move within the market and the largest deal in this sector.
AT&T's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner will create a huge entertainment giant.
Huawei creates an innovation and experience centre in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, with an investment of $6 million.
A federal appeals court reinstates a $120 million jury award for Apple against Samsung.