Technology Report: China anti-trust regulator conducts new raids on Microsoft, Accenture

	Click to View in Browser 08/6/2014 China anti-trust regulator conducts new raids on Microsoft, Accenture BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese anti-trust regulator conducted new raids on Microsoft Corp and partner in China Accenture PLC , the agency said on its website on Wednesday, after saying last week Microsoft is under investigation for anti-trust violations. Tibco Software in talks with potential buyers: WSJ (Reuters) - Business software maker Tibco Software Inc has been approaching potential suitors, including private equity firms, Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. BlackBerry's new service wins key clearance from U.S. Defense agency TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday its Android and iOS device-management service has won a key security clearance from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). CA seeks growth through new products, M&A (Reuters) - Business software maker CA Inc, trying to shake off sluggish sales growth, is digging into a sizeable war chest built over the years to propel growth through acquisitions and a renewed focus on its own products. Practice Fusion buys startup Ringadoc in telemedicine play SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Practice Fusion, provider of a free electronic health record service for doctors, bought app developer Ringadoc on Wednesday as it moves into a new market: telemedicine. China bans Apple products from government purchases: Bloomberg BEIJING (Reuters) - China has prohibited government agencies from purchasing Apple Inc hardware products due to security concerns, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing government officials familiar with the matter. Samsung Electronics, Apple call end to patents war outside U.S. SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc said they had agreed to drop all patent litigation outside the United States, scaling down a protracted legal battle between the smartphone rivals. Sprint drops bid to buy T-Mobile, changes CEO (Reuters) - Sprint Corp S.N has dropped its bid to acquire No. 4 U.S. carrier T-Mobile U.S. Inc TMUS.N after regulatory resistance showed no signs of softening despite months of lobbying, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Hong Kong court rules tycoon can sue Google for defamation BEIJING (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court has ruled that a local tycoon can sue Google Inc for defamation because searches for his name on Google suggest adding the word 'triad', Hong Kong's notorious organized crime groups. Austrian data activist's suit against Facebook gets 25,000 plaintiffs VIENNA (Reuters) - Data protection activists challenging Facebook in a Vienna court said on Wednesday they had closed the list of plaintiffs after 25,000 people joined a campaign alleging that the social media giant had violated users' privacy. Related Video Life's a beach for Japanese company 1.2 billion Internet passwords stolen Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend