Local company withstands international legal dispute

SGA Integrators has emerged victorious after a dispute regarding its right to provide support to local users of the FYI product. The issue arose after former SGA supplier Indus International lodged claims of unlawful competition.

No settlement in MTN, Nedbank patent claim

MTN and Nedbank say they won`t settle the patent infringement claim brought against them by a lone IT developer. Pierre Nel says companies have no respect for intellectual property and is confident he can win.

Microsoft files principal appeal brief

Microsoft has filed its principal appeal brief in the Department of Justice lawsuit with the US Court of Appeals in Washington.

SGA Integrators wins case brought against it by Indus

In a case decided in the South African High Court on Monday 20th November 2000, Acting Justice Tip firmly dismissed an application by Indus International against SGA Integrators with costs.

R1.5m in counterfeit software seized

Microsoft SA says counterfeit Microsoft software, music and video material worth R1.5 million was seized when a Boksburg home was raided by police.

EMC`s ABC of storage

Reporting from the EMC Corporation`s Massachusetts-based head office, Basheera Khan speaks to CEO Mike Ruettgers and senior VP Jim Rothnie about EMC`s perspective of the future of storage.

High Court rules in favour of Telkom in VANS dispute

The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of Telkom in the dispute between Telkom and value-added network services (VANS) providers who are breaching Telkom`s five-year exclusivity period.

Novell Legal e-business solution unveiled

Novell has unveiled the Novell Legal e-business solution designed for the legal market to enable collaboration among lawyers, partners and their clients.

Microsoft`s Come Clean campaign `exceeds expectations`

Mark Reynolds, head of Microsoft SA`s anti-piracy and legislation drive, says the company`s recent Come Clean anti-piracy campaign ensured that a further 140 companies and 25 000 PCs have legal desktop operating systems.

Telkom takes action against price discrimination

Telkom has lodged a complaint with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa against the mobile operators, MTN and Vodacom, which it believes are engaged in price discrimination against it.

Datacenter will herald shift to large-scale enterprise systems

Dave Thomas, Microsoft product manager at Datacentrix, believes the Windows 2000 version of the Microsoft Datacenter Server will herald a shift by Microsoft towards large-scale enterprise systems.

E-commerce contract law a matter of common sense, says Thornton

Identifying the existence of binding e-commerce contracts is merely a matter of applying common sense to the situation, said Lisa Thornton of Thornton & Morris Attorneys, at the ICM CyberLaw conference in Rosebank today.

SDN wins court order against Telkom