Stories by Martyn Williams

Japan's rival to Microsoft Word will launch after all

Japanese software maker Justsystem Corp. has cleared the way for the launch of its Ichitaro word processing software this week by appealing a court ruling that had blocked the sale of its product on patent infringement grounds.

Lenovo confirms talks with 'major' IT company

China's Lenovo Group Ltd. is in talks with a major international IT company regarding an acquisition, it said in an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The other party was not named.

NEC announces speedy supercomputer

Less than a month after IBM claimed the world's fastest computer crown from NEC, the Japanese company is trying to win it back with a new supercomputer that will be available from December, it said Wednesday.

Japanese team claims optical breakthrough

Scientists from Fujitsu and The University of Tokyo have developed a laser that is capable of maintaining a stable output over a wide temperature range at speeds and frequencies useful for optical communications, the research team said Friday. The device could enable the creation of optical networking equipment that is smaller, cheaper and consumes less power than current devices, the leader of the research team said.

Microsoft rejects JFTC finding

Microsoft has rejected a recommendation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission that certain provisions in license agreements between it and Japanese PC vendors violate the country's antimonopoly code, the company said in a statement.

SAP, Fujitsu expand alliance

Fujitsu Ltd. and SAP AG are expanding their three-year old partnership, the two companies announced on Tuesday.

Microsoft virus bounty leads to Sasser arrest

A multi-million dollar Microsoft reward program to encourage people to identify computer virus writers has led to the arrest of a teenager in Germany on suspicion of writing the Sasser computer worm.

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