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- Jury rules for alcatel in Microsoft patent case
- Jury rules for Alcatel in Microsoft patent caseAnd...As far as I can see, patents are often for very vaguely worded methods. Which is I guess one major reason is why people are ticked off regarding software and patents.Pursuit of JusticeWe have reached a point where the volume of Intellectual Property...
- Tags: patent, patent case, Alcatel, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-05
- News to know: A Vista SP1 feast; Yahoo says no; Mobile World Congress; DC in data centers
- Notable headlines: All you need to know about Vista SP1 and then some. Ed Bott: A Vista SP1 FAQ. Vista SP1 hands-on: six trouble-free upgrades Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' ongoing test drive: Vista SP1, making it a little harder for users to forget their...
- Tags: Data Center, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Alcatel, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Governance, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- alcatel takes big hit on Lucent assets
- Alcatel takes big hit on Lucent assetsIt's Like 2001 AgainDidn't we already write off all of Lucent in 2001?RE: Alcatel takes big hit on Lucent assetsrich mcginn should be in jailHuh?Geez, I guess you don't spend much time in a carrier central offie environment. Lucent's strongest assets:1) Pair gain...
- Tags: Asset management, Torque, Lucent Technologies Inc., Lucent asset, big hit, asset, Alcatel
- Discussion threads 2008-02-09
- News to know: Google storage; More Firefox 3 betas; Home grown all in one PCs
- Notable headlines: WSJ: Google plans service to store users' data. Paula Rooney: Mozilla plans 2 more Firefox 3 betas, ~500,000 copies of beta 1 downloaded to date Jeremy Allison: What I learned from my buggy code. Who should bear the burden...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, PC, Storage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta, Alcatel, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Branding, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- alcatel-Lucent: WiMAX "somewhat overhyped," but coming along
- Paul Mankiewich, CTO for North America Alcatel-Lucent: "I think WiMax is somewhat overhyped, but we just deployed mobileWiMAX in Dominican Republic and going fine. With any of these technoogies you have two years of growing pains. I believe the vendors they have building it will make it...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- alcatel-Lucent offers view of stabilizing Skype and other high-bandwidth traffic
- Here at Fall Von 2007 we now have Paul Mankiewich, CTO for North America Alcatel-Lucent. His speech is entitled "The Network-'a plumber's view.' Paul points that: The network will become more mesh-like. The major trends, you don't see the major telecoms...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Network, YouTube Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Alcatel, Networking, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- alcatel-Lucent builds 'first' German WiMax network
- Alcatel-Lucent builds 'first' German WiMax networkWiMax is NOT Microwave ANYMORE!WiMax is a standard like ANSI and it will be built into every phone and computing device that is to access Web 2.0. Unfortunately for the Europeans, WiMax probably can not be implemented in the < 1Ghz frequency range there because...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, WiMAX, Web 2.0, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- CIO Sessions: alcatel-Lucent's Ray Gilbert
- In a CIO Sessions interview, Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT Enterprise Collaboration at Alcatel Lucent discusses how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of devices. Watch the video More CIO Sessions videos Boeing CTO: Vaho Rebassoo...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, VOIP, Telecommunications, Mobile, IP Telephony, General, CIO Sessions
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- alcatel-Lucent wins $6 billion Verizon Wireless deal
- Alcatel-Lucent wins $6 billion Verizon Wireless dealMicrosoft lossLets face it MP3 is important in telephony because it is an ISO standard and the loss is Microsoft's with this deal. Management by legals has never been good for ongoing concerns. Smith wins his court battle against Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft sends an...
- Tags: Digital music, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Microsoft Phone, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., Verizon Wireless, eMail-To-Voice
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
- Blocking the Microsoft / Novell deal
- That, apparently, is the reason the release of GPLv3 has been delayed. The Free Software Foundation wants to ensure that verbiage in GPLv3 explicitly prevents arrangements wherein Microsoft signs a patent waiver with customers of a particular company (in this case, Novell). That, apparently, is not disallowed by the terms...
- Tags: Novell Inc., GPLv3, Microsoft Corp., waiver, patent, IP, software, Alcatel
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- ITC to probe Microsoft complaint against alcatel
- ITC to probe Microsoft complaint against AlcatelAny Invention by Microsoft?Can someone name some REAL inventions by Microsoft? They only patent other people's inventions or existing things.All patents must die [nt].The Russian Method...Patent whatever you want in Russia -- regardless of where else it has been patented already or for...
- Tags: Alcatel, IBM Corp., patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-20
- alcatel-Lucent AVP: Ray Gilbert - Transcript
- Dan Farber: Ray, thanks for joining me. Ray Gilbert: It's great to be here. Dan Farber: Now as someone who's deeply involved in talking to CIO's about networking, what are you hearing from them? Are they really confused about telecom?...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., CIO, Phone, Network, Information Technology, T1, Mobility, Alcatel, Carrier, Networking, ZDNet Editor
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
- alcatel-Lucent AVP: Ray Gilbert
- In a CIO Sessions interview, Ray Gilbert, Assistant Vice President for IT Enterprise Collaboration at Alcatel Lucent - discusses how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of devices. The interview took place during the CIO Impacts Forum held at UCLA Engineering....
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., CIO, Alcatel, Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, ZDNet Editor
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- Microsoft wins in second alcatel-Lucent patent suit
- Microsoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suitMicrosoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suitGreat victory for Microsoft and everyone else that uses the mp3 format! This ruling plus the one that will be overturned in the appeals court means everyone can listen to mp3s safely. You all should be...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., MP3, Alcatel, Microsoft WINS, patent suit, Lucent Technologies Inc., Unisys Corp., patent office
- Discussion threads 2007-03-02
- alcatel/Microsoft MP3 patent row - Apple could be the next target
- Alcatel/Microsoft MP3 patent row - Apple could be the next targetImpactThe impact of this MP3 patent award is much further reaching than RealNetworks, Sony, Apple, and Creative. Think about all of the products you own that have MP3 capability. Motorola, Nokia and Samsung make MP3 phones. Verizon,...
- Tags: Digital music, DVD, Consumer electronics, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., MP3, patent
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- alcatel/Microsoft MP3 patent row - Apple could be the next target
- The MP3 patent row that erupted between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent could have an enormous effect on the entire MP3 industry. The Federal District Court in San Diego ruling that Microsoft must pay Alcatel $1.52bn the largest patent award in history could see hundreds of other firms, such as Apple...
- Tags: In the news, Industry, Legal, Microsoft, News
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- Bush approves alcatel, Lucent merger
- Bush approves Alcatel, Lucent mergerWhats Bush go to do with running a buisness?Hasn't he bankrupted two companies? And put the riches country in the world into the largest DEBT ever? ;)Maybe its just me, but he doesn't seem like the right person to approve business mergers.That figures.D'uh'bya wants to start...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Lucent merger, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., merger, D'uh'bya
- Discussion threads 2006-11-18
- Enhanced Subscriber Management for Triple Play: Applying Programmable Subscriber Configuration Policies
- This paper explains the role and application of Programmable Subscriber Configuration Policies PSCP to support enhanced, scalable and unified subscriber management for triple play. PSCP harnesses the full deployment flexibility of Alcatel's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture, and enables fully dynamic provisioning of subscriber access, Quality of Service QoS and...
- Tags: RADIUS, Alcatel, Programmable Subscriber Configuration Policies, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-11-01
- IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS): Restructuring an Industry
- IP Multimedia Subsystems IMS technology and the convergence of fixed and mobile network service providers will make niche market service development, delivery and marketing faster and much less costly. In so doing, IMS will redefine communication services and how people interact with one another in a multimedia world. This fundamental...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Industry, IP, Service Provider, Alcatel, Business Services, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Wideband Spectrum Probe for Distributed Measurements in Cellular Band
- One of the foremost critical design problems in cognitive radios is the need to process wide bandwidth and reliably detect the presence of primary users. This places significant requirements on sensitivity, dynamic range and linearity of the RF front-end. In order to counter effects of different adverse scenario of sensing...
- Tags: Measurement, Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, Spectrum
- White papers 2006-09-06
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