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Biometric info to lead to millions in privacy lawsuits
Fri, 18th Feb 2022
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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biometrics
Privacy budgets increased from $1.7 million in 2019 to $2 million in 2021 and are expected to continue to increase at a steady rate, the analysts find.
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Former VMware COO jumps ship to Nutanix as new CEO; VMware begins litigation
Mon, 11th Jan 2021
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virtualisation
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converged infrastructure
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it automation
Former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami faces litigation as the company alleges he breached contractual obligations after becoming Nutanix CEO.
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TechnologyOne to pay $5.2m to 'bullied, misled & betrayed' ex employee
Mon, 5th Oct 2020
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cyberbullying
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lawsuit
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mental health
Former TechnologyOne employee awarded $5.2m in damages in landmark bullying and unlawful dismissal case. Chair Adrian Di Marco penalised.
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UPDATED: F5 being sued by company that claims to own NGINX
Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
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f5 networks
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lawsuit
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m&a
The company that came out of the woodwork when F5 acquired NGINX last year has appointed an investment company to pursue legal action in the US.
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Update: Huawei lead counsel speaks out about the US case
Thu, 30th May 2019
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it in manufacturing
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5g
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wireless networks
Huawei files lawsuit against US government for violating constitution. Expert says case highlights constitutional violations.
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Salesforce accused of sex trafficking in lawsuit by 50 women
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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bi
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big data
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cloud services
The 50 ‘Jane Does’ allege that Salesforce built customised services for the web forum Backpage while publicly boasting about fighting sex trafficking.
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TechnologyOne served with $50m+ damages claim as BCC terminates contract
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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lawsuit
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technologyone
TechnologyOne has been served with a $50m+ damages claim from Brisbane City Council, which terminated its LGS contract with the vendor late last week.
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Apple's $1billion lawsuit against chip maker Qualcomm
Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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cloud services
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apple
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hyperscale
Apple sues Qualcomm for $1bn, alleging anticompetitive tactics in the chip maker's attempts to maintain smartphone semiconductor monopoly.
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Law firm warns Australian firms: Get your data breach protection toolkit ready now
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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cios
Australian organisations are facing an increase in cyber litigation, prompting the need to prepare for mandatory data breach reporting, says law firm Jones Day.
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Cisco and HP locked in lawsuit following failed VoIP contract
Fri, 4th Sep 2015
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cloud services
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uc
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voip
The lawsuit regards a dispute about the calculation of a monetary credit on the loan balance owed by HP under a financing agreement between the pair.
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Failed Feltex case costs litigation funders $3.1M in costs, before disbursements
Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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first nz capital
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forsyth barr
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lawsuit
Former directors of Feltex Carpets and promoters of its 2004 initial public offering have been awarded a scaled-up $3.
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NZX, with legal bill of $4 mln and counting, shows no signs of caving in Clear Grain dispute
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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management
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nzx
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lawsuit
NZX, the stock market operator, shows no signs of backing down in its dispute with the former owners of the Clear Grain Exchange, with a legal bill se.
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Spark's Revera sued by consultant claiming fee related to 2012 sale
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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revera
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lawsuit
Consultant sues data centre firm Revera for allegedly unpaid £2.3m fee from Spark's 2013 acquisition.
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ACCC appeals Air NZ, PT Garuda win in Australian cartel case
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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lawsuit
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accc
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air new zealand
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is appealing am Australian Federal Court ruling clearing carriers Air New Zealand and PT Garuda.
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EA face lawsuit for Battlefield 4
Thu, 19th Dec 2013
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gaming
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cloud services
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hyperscale
EA faces a class action lawsuit over materially false and misleading statements regarding Battlefield 4's launch, amid severe game glitches.
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Zintel sells final operating unit, before wind up vote
Thu, 27th Sep 2012
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lawsuit
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j2 global
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zintel communications
The $1.13 million dollar sale of the Commit business unit has been completed.
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They had it coming: Facebook hits back at Yahoo
Wed, 4th Apr 2012
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yahoo
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digital media
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facebook
Social network responds to patent infringement allegations with 10 claims of its own.
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Olympus to sue executives following scandal
Tue, 10th Jan 2012
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lawsuit
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olympus corp
19 current and former bosses face lawsuit relating to dodgy accounting practices.
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Samsung to seek injunction against iPhone 4S
Thu, 6th Oct 2011
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apple
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technology gifts
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ipad
Korean company asks courts in France and Italy to block sales of new device.
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Facebook suit thrown out
Mon, 25th Jul 2011
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facebook
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social networking
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lawsuit
Lawyer representing Winklevoss twins promises further action.
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New Facebook suit launched
Fri, 24th Jun 2011
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facebook
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lawsuit
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discovery
Vinklevoss twins return to court a day after giving up Supreme Court appeal.
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IBM settles bribery complaint for $10m
Mon, 21st Mar 2011
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ibm
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business
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lawsuit
Complaint alleged IBM employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials in return for business over ten years.
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Apple wants to own the P word
Tue, 28th Sep 2010
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apple
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technology gifts
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ipod
A legal row over the word ‘pod’ has erupted after start-up company Sector Labs called its in-development projector the Video Pod.
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‘BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH’
Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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it in manufacturing
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lawsuit
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it management
Blue Screen of Death implicated in BP oil spill, with fatal PC crashes on Deepwater Horizon rig contributing to the disaster.