IBM, BMC Software
IBM wins reversal of $1.6 billion judgment to BMC over software contract
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a judgment requiring IBM to pay rival BMC Software $1.6 billion, after a judge found IBM improperly replaced BMC's mainframe software at AT&T with its own.
IBM avoids $1.6bn payment to BMC over AT&T mainframe court case
IBM will not have to pay BMC Software $1.6 billion after successfully appealing a court judgment that found the IT infrastructure giant improperly replaced BMCā€™s mainframe software used at AT&T with its own. The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals said this week the judgment in the original 2022 case over IBMā€™s liability was made in error.
Fifth Circuit reverses $1.6 billion judgment in IBM case
IBM had previously been ordered to pay the sum to another software company that said IBM breached a licensing contract between them.
IBM Wins Reversal of $1.6 Billion Poaching Award to BMC
International Business Machines Corp. won a court decision overturning $1.6 billion in damages it was ordered to pay BMC Software Inc. in 2022 for swapping in its own software while servicing their mutual client,
BMC's $1.6B victory over IBM is TKO on appeal
Always read the terms and conditions carefully IBM has managed to overturn a $1.6 billion judgment against it after an appeals court decided the IT giant was well within its rights to replace software on a customer mainframe belonging to rival BMC with its own code.
IBM Successfully Appeals $1.6 Billion Judgment to BMC Over Software Contract
In a momentous legal development, a federal appeals court has handed down a pivotal decision, overturning a substantial judgment that mandated technology juggernaut IBM to pay its rival BMC Software an eye-watering $1.
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Appeal court overturns $1.6bn mainframe software ā€˜poachingā€™ ruling against IBM
IBM has successfully overturned a $1.6 billion ruling that it improperly replaced mainframe software from rival BMC at AT&T. A US Appeal Court this week overruled a lower courtā€™s judgement in ...
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UK court scrutinises legality of mainframe to cloud application migration technology
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Clement & Murphy Gets $1.6B Reversal for IBM
The U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled IBM could discontinue but not displace a BMC customer license in certain circumstances.
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