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The International Intellectual Property Alliance is also seeking changes to Canada

As ambassador meets with its officials China announces it will launch a new national campaign to crack down on piracy

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) agreed to a $16.63 (US$14.5) million settlement in the California civil lawsuit related to the company's spying scandal.

Microsoft Corp. is set to unveil Tuesday the next version of its Windows Mobile operating system, codenamed Magneto, according to sources familiar with the situation. Details of the new mobile OS have been scarce, but an online review of a leaked version of the software cites improved navigation and contact functions, as well as a significant expansion in Microsoft Office for PDA capabilities.

Several simmering trade issues between the U.S. and China, including the latter's plans to adopt a proprietary national standard for wireless LANs, are up for discussion this week at a bilateral high-level government meeting due to begin on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

The SCO Group Inc.'s legal action against IBM Corp. on Linux code, now broadened to include other Linux users, has serious implications for the IT industry, say lawyers.