The Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported software theft cost the IT industry £34 billion last year, with China leading the way
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HP’s Palm Purchase Could Threaten Chinese Phone Market
HP’s purchase of Palm has been called a “preemptive strike” against Chinese vendors, but for the iPhone and BlackBerry there are no concerns
Reports Emerge Of Google Password Attack
The New York Times is reporting the attack on Google in December hit the company's password system
Microsoft To Investigate Brutal Conditions at Chinese Factory
Microsoft has promised that it will investigate alleged prisoner-like conditions for staff at the KYE factory in China's Dongguan City
Google In Vietnam War Of Words Over Cyber Attacks
The Vietnamese government refuted accusations by Google of a cyber-attack targeting opponents of a Chinese-backed mining operation
Chinese Yahoo Users Suffer Hacked Email Accounts
The Yahoo email accounts of some human rights activists and journalists in China and Taiwan have reportedly been hacked into
Google Searches Blocked In China
Chinese web users are complaining that standard searches on the Google Hong Kong website have been blocked
US Lagging China in Clean Energy Investments
The U.S. trailed in 2009 clean energy asset financing, with only $11.2 billion, while China led with $29.8 billion
YouTube Fails – But Not Because of China
A YouTube outage was due to a technical fault, not retaliation by the Chinese government, Google has said
A Censored Internet Is Google’s Worst Nightmare
Google has been praised for taking the moral high ground on search censorship in China, but Google's motives are far more selfish, says Clint Boulton
US Slams Microsoft China Search For ‘Enabling Tyranny’
Congressional leaders hail Google's decision to stop censoring search results in China while criticising Microsoft for continuing to do so
Google Blames Bug, Not Hackers, For Language Glitch
Google has been quick to state that a software bug, not hackers, was responsible for its corporate information web pages displaying in Chinese and other languages
Google Stops Censoring Search Results In China
Making good on its threat, Google has ceased censoring its Google search results on Google.cn
China To Be Fastest Growing Enterprise Software Market
Although China has preferred to develop its own software in the past, the need for standardised systems is growing, according to Gartner
Google May Close Chinese Search Site
Google could shutter its Google.cn search engine within weeks after talks with the Chinese government over censorship have stalled, according to a March 13 report in the Financial Times
Microsoft Outlines China Search Ambitions
Microsoft executives have indicated repeatedly that the company intends to stay in China and compete aggressively for the search and cloud-computing markets
Google China Hack Stole Source Code
A security researcher believes that the Chinese hackers responsible for the Google attack managed to steal valuable source code
US Considers WTO Option For Google China Dispute
Google's dispute with China shows no sign of diminishing, after the search engine giant suggested that the issue should be brought before the WTO
Security Researchers Analyse Google China Botnet
Researchers have uncovered evidence that the botnet behind the infamous attack on Google in 2009 was active months before the search giant was hit
Everyone Is Gunning For Google
From executives being charged for privacy violations, to complaints from Microsoft-supported entities in Brussels and Google's joust with China, Google is facing adversity on many fronts
Intel Cyber-Attack Coincided With China Google Hack
Intel has disclosed in an annual filing to the SEC that it was targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack in January
US Traces Author Of Chinese Google Hack
The code used in the now infamous Aurora attack reported by Google has allegedly been linked to a Chinese security consultant