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2010

   
• 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 reaction to Microsoft's announcement to unbundle IE and Windows 7
• ECIS urges an end to Microsoft violations of EU anti-trust law
• ECIS accepted as intervenor in EC browser case
• ECIS welcomes the European Commission's preliminary findings on Microsoft's illegal tying practices for Internet Explorer
   
2008
   
• Microsoft announces more delay in open standards implementation
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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
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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 Web site now also at www.interoperability.eu
• 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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