MX success fuels Macromedia profits

The success of Macromedia's MX applications contributed to a healthy profit for the last three months. For the financial quarter ending 31 December 2002 Macromedia reported revenues of $82.6m, up nearly 13 per cent on the year. ...more

Privacy groups attack Microsoft - again

The complaints mount up as Windows XP nears launch. Privacy groups have requested an injunction and investigation against Microsoft, claiming that the software company is engaging in "unfair and deceptive trade practices." Last month the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, predicting that Windows XP would be the primary means for consumers to gain Internet access, and that Microsoft intended to glean personal data from the millions of users via its . ...more

Amstrad's e-m@iler subscribers moved to Thus

Amstrad has announced that it has moved the entire user base of 201,000 e-m@iler and e-m@ilerplus users away from BT and on to Thus. The company says the move means that Amstrad 'will now receive an increased proportion of revenues generated.' As part of the deal, Thus and Amstrad have enabled e-m@ilers to receive SMS text messages from mobile phones. ...more

Microsoft settles ?684m antitrust suit

Microsoft has settled a pending class action lawsuit in an agreement worth up to ?684m ($1.1bn). The class-action suit, which would have gone to trial towards the end of February, was brought by businesses and individuals in California who alleged that the company used its monopolistic power to violate antitrust laws and overcharge customers for its products by as much as ?25. ...more

Google retains search engine crown

Google has maintained its position at the top of the search engine usage rankings, continuing to prove twice as popular as the number two. Google processed 46.2 per cent of all Web searches in July, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, down slightly on its 47 per cent share during the previous month. ...more