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ECT Bill
Jun 3, 2002

Controversial ECT Bill discussions come to an end

The Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill will this week pass from Parliament`s Portfolio Committee on Communications to the National Council of Provinces. Bar changes there, the .za domain system will be thrown into chaos and the Post Office will become a major authentication player.

Phillip de Wet
2:20
Patent infringement
May 30, 2002

BO to receive $24m from Cognos in patent settlement

Business Objects (BO) says Cognos will license the rights to a BO patent for $24 million following a patent infringement lawsuit settlement.

Business Objects
2:30
Patent infringement
May 30, 2002

Cognos settles patent litigation

Cognos has announced a settlement in pending patent litigation by Business Objects (BO). The settlement dismisses a lawsuit filed by BO alleging that Cognos Impromptu software infringes on its US patent.

Cognos Africa
4:00
Intellectual property
Apr 25, 2002

Tussle over IP breaks out in KM sector

A legal tussle is developing between two knowledge management (KM) firms that could reinforce intellectual property protection in SA. Applied Infonomics says Grintek subsidiary Centricity is using its proprietary techniques, allegations Centricity denies.

Ivo Vegter
2:10
Competition Commission
Apr 24, 2002

ICASA, Competition Commission agree on jurisdiction

The telecommunications regulator and the Competition Commission have come to an agreement which will keep them from treading on each other`s toes.

Phillip de Wet
1:10
Patent infringement
Apr 16, 2002

Shoden to comment on EMC suit soon

Shoden Data Systems, sole distributor for Hitachi Data Systems in SA, says Hitachi will comment by the end of this week on the patent infringement suit filed by EMC against Hitachi and Hitachi Data Systems.

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2:40
.ZA
Apr 9, 2002

Government will mess up .za, says Namespace

Government has shown that it does not have the expertise to run the South African top level domain, as it plans to do through the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill, says the current administrator.

Phillip de Wet
3:10
ECT Bill
Apr 8, 2002

ECT Bill worries industry

The Internet community is concerned about many provisions in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill currently before Parliament, with the broad powers it grants to government and restrictions on cryptography promising to be especially controversial.

Phillip de Wet
12:50
Privacy
Apr 2, 2002

SA a step behind in privacy issues

SA lags behind many of its important trading partners in regulating the protection of personal information, says KPMG.

KPMG
1:50
Copyright
Mar 8, 2002

CompTIA settles lawsuit

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has settled its second lawsuit against a test preparation company it accused of violating its copyright.

CompTIA
2:30
ECT Bill
Mar 7, 2002

E-bill goes to parliament, but not online

The already controversial Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill is to be tabled in parliament today. While the Bill seeks to give legal recognition to electronic signatures and e-mail you will be hard pressed to find an electronic version of the Bill itself.

Phillip de Wet
1:40
BSA
Mar 4, 2002

Borland joins BSA

Borland has joined the Business Software Alliance (BSA) as a worldwide member.

Borland Software
1:40
Feb 27, 2002

Charges against 'terrorist` hoaxers dropped

Charges have been dropped against two brothers accused of composing a hoax e-mail which implicated SA in the September terror attacks on America.

Staff Writer
 
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