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What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?

February 11, 2008 After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch. TAGS: shareholder, investor, Yahoo! Inc., BEA Systems Inc., bid, punch, buyer, fight, offer, proposal, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

BEA set to file belated financials

November 14, 2007 Move will reduce risk of Nasdaq delisting and give company greater leverage in any new threat of a proxy fight from shareholder Carl Icahn. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Carl Icahn, shareholder, fight, middleware, agreement

For RIAA, a black eye comes with the job

October 9, 2007 Despite negative public image, record industry group has little choice but to continue lawsuits, insiders say. TAGS: RIAA, public relations, file-sharing, jury, fight, image

Black Frog leaps into fight against spam

May 25, 2006 Okopipi project aims to continue antispam campaign launched by now-defunct Blue Frog effort, which suffered a DOS attack. TAGS: Wiki, denial of service, spammer, anti-spam, spam, project, fight, server, e-mail

Icahn's showdown with Motorola reaches final hour

May 7, 2007 Shareholders will vote Monday evening to determine if the billionaire investor will win seat on Motorola's board. TAGS: Carl Icahn, Motorola Inc., shareholder, Ed Zander, interest, fight, investor, letter, Time Warner Inc., CEO, cell phone

Phishing fight may be paying off

October 14, 2005 Though the number of phishing sites has hit a new high, swift action is making it tougher to launch attacks. TAGS: phishing Web site, phishing, fight, attack, bank, server

Overstock 'jihad' divides father and son

March 3, 2006 Company Chairman John Byrne may step down because his CEO son is distracted by campaign against 'naked' short selling. TAGS: Overstock.com Inc., father, chairman, Wall Street, fight, CEO

Qwest continues its fight for MCI

February 18, 2005 Qwest CEO sends letter to MCI's board requesting more information about Verizon's bid so that his company can prepare counteroffer. TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., WorldCom Inc., offer, Verizon Communications, merger, letter, advisor, fight, carrier, CEO

Europe calls for concerted fight against spam

November 28, 2006 Regulators, ISPs, governments and the police have been called on by the European Commission to boost their antispam efforts. TAGS: spam, commission, European Union, authority, fight, Internet Service Provider, Europe, service provider, malicious software, government, Internet service, spyware, activity, security

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: authority, AT&T Corp., agreement, commission, TV, fight, telecommunications, cable company, chairman, process, broadband, video

Oracle reveals challengers for PeopleSoft's board

November 25, 2004 The enterprise software maker is turning the protracted takeover battle into a proxy fight for control over the company. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., pill, enterprise software, Craig Conway, investor, fight, shareholder, candidate, antitrust, size, California

The real fight begins for AT&T, Baby Bells

April 23, 2004 Telecommunications players are divided over the meaning of an FCC ruling that says AT&T must pay local landline fees for long-distance calls routed, in part, over the Internet. TAGS: David Dorman, AT&T Corp., local phone company, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, Verizon Communications, fight, VoIP, call, service provider, cell phone

Police maintain uneasy relations with cybervigilantes

January 17, 2007 London-area police are working with certain cybervigilante groups as sources of information in the fight against online fraud. TAGS: scammer, police, fraud, spam, relationship, fight, health, virus, photograph, security

Shareholder activist to join Gateway board

December 7, 2006 To avoid proxy battle with major investors, PC maker to add second mutually acceptable director, make elections annual. TAGS: Gateway Inc., Harbinger, brand strategy, shareholder, investor, PC company, brand, fight, agreement, founder, CEO

Major League Baseball takes swing at Sling Media

June 6, 2006 MLB executive says company helps game-watching customers violate their cable or satellite user agreements. TAGS: Sling Media, satellite, Chicago, fight, Napster Inc., programmer, operator, cable company, TV

CEO on the hot seat

March 6, 2006 Unfazed by controversy around Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne swings against Wall Street and the financial press. TAGS: Overstock.com Inc., hedge fund, controversy, East Coast, prediction, Wall Street, fight, technique, CEO

Oracle wins PeopleSoft shareholder vote

November 21, 2004 PeopleSoft investors keep $9.2 billion bid in play, but the deal still faces hurdles. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., stockholder, shareholder, offer, vote, investor, fight
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