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2010
• ECIS welcomes Commission’s announcement of EIF
• ECIS statement on the proposed new European Interoperability Framework
• ECIS sends an open letter to the European Commission regarding EU 2020 strategy
• ECIS asks others join with Europe to offer browser choice
2009
• ECIS welcomes today’s decision by the European Commission to approve the browser settlement
• ECIS urges review of Danish Competition Authority’s recommendation on dual standards
• ECIS reaction to Microsoft’s announcement to unbundle IE and Windows 7
• ECIS urges an end to Microsoft violations of EU antitrust law
• ECIS accepted as intervenor in EC browser case
• Microsoft’s history of anticompetitive behaviour and consumer harm
• EC objects to Microsoft’s illegal tying practices for IE – ECIS welcomes this move to maintain an open internet and promote consumer choice
2008
• Microsoft announces more delay in open standards implementation
• Complaint by BECTA alledges Microsoft’s business practices damage education initiatives in the UK.
• ECIS Supports Open Forum Europe’s Declaration on openness and integrity of the Internet
• ECIS reaction to European Commission announcement of EUR899 million fine for Microsoft
• ECIS Reaction to Microsoft Declaration on Standardization and Interoperability
• Background document on the Complaint
• ECIS welcomes the European Commission’s announcement of two new investigations against Microsoft’s abuse of its dominant position
2007
• ECIS strongly supports Opera’s anti trust complaint against Microsoft
• ECIS submits comments on the ICT standardization policy study
• ECIS represented at IGF Conference in Rio. Thomas Vinje’s presentation.
• European Interoperability Framework: ECIS observations on the Gartner Report
• ECIS Press Release – European Court of FIrst Instance Judgement of September 17 2007
• Microsoft continues to defy anti-trust rulings on both sides of the Atlantic
• ECIS: it is standard industry practice to offer interoperability information royalty-free
• ECIS Media Release: With Vista Microsoft continues its illegal practices
2006
• ECIS expresses concern over the broad scope of the proposed directive on Criminal Measures Aimed at Ensuring the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
• ECIS welcomes the Commission’s decision imposing fines on Microsoft
• ECIS applauds ISO for approving the OpenDocument Format as an international standard
• ECIS Media Release – Close of the Microsoft Oral Hearing Luxembourg
• ECIS Media Release – Day 5 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
• ECIS Media Release – Statement by ECIS Counsel, Thomas Vinje
• ECIS Media Note on the Microsoft Hearing: Background to the interoperability case pleadings
• ECIS Media Release – Day 3 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
• ECIS Media Release – Day 2 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
• Highlights from ECIS testimony on Day 1 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
• ECIS Media Release – Day 1 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
• On the eve of the hearing: Statement from ECIS
• ECIS to appear as intervener before the European court in Luxembourg in support of the European Commission — will oppose Microsoft’s attempts to avoid antitrust law and limit consumers’ software choices
• ECIS advocates a balanced European patent system that promotes interoperability
• ECIS: Microsoft still not in compliance
• ECIS joins the Open Document Format Alliance
• ECIS Calls for Halt to Anti-Competitive Microsoft Practices
• Microsoft: last chance to comply with european commission anti-trust ruling statement
by Simon Awde, chairman ECIS
• ECIS: Microsoft source code offer tries to duck competition concerns
2005
• ECIS comments on the real settlement with Microsoft
2004
• ECIS proposes compromise language for article 6a op proposed directive on computer implemented inventions
• Commission indicates 1991 Software Copyright Directive provisions on decompilation are not ripe for review
• ECIS welcomes Commission Decision finding Microsoft infringed Article 82
2002
• ECIS urges EU institutions to include provision addressing interoperability concerns in forthcoming Software Patents Directive proposal
• Commission launches proposal for Directive on computer implemented inventions

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