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- EU: France Telecom broke antitrust rules
- EU: France Telecom broke antitrust rulesWell, it seems that...the EU Competition Commission and EU courts are serious about enforcing the EU laws proscribing unfair competition practices against all violators, EU or non-EU based. And, are not just tools of protectionism that abuse US based companies, as some of the...
- Tags: Corporate law, Linux, antitrust, antitrust rule, France Telecom
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
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- Google Chrome and the extension conundrum
- Google appears to be on the extension bandwagon for its Chrome browser, but that also opens a Pandora's box. In an extensions document via Stephen Shankland and Aaron Boodman Google outlines its plan to build extensions for Chrome. Extensions are the most requested feature for Chrome. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Google, open source and the need for governance
- Free competition is a good model for what we want, but competition almost always devolves to monopoly or shared monopoly. What the Bells want is the antitrust police to go after Google as they go after the Bells. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Open Source, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- 'Dumbing down' the security profession
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Shyama Rose The market for the development and implementation of source code analysis static and dynamic tools is swelling. Companies are increasingly relying on source code analysis tools to identify security-related vulnerabilities. The demand and reliance...
- Tags: Analysis Tool, Vulnerability, Analysis, Tool, Productivity, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- SAP slapped with 'sell' rating; Pushback from customer base cited
- Societe Generale analyst Richard Nguyen hit SAP with a sell rating on Wednesday citing increased odds of a fourth quarter profit warning and signs that customers are pushing back on the software company's attempt to upsell them following a maintenance price increase. Nguyen's report--he downgraded SAP shares...
- Tags: SAP AG, Nguyen, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Netbooks + Ubuntu: On fence about form factor; OS solid
- Last week, I bought a Dell Mini 9 preloaded with Ubuntu. The idea: Check out a netbook and take Ubuntu for a spin. The early reaction: Netbooks can be handy, but they can also cramp your hands with those dinky keyboards. And aside from some early problems with connecting to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., WEP, Operating System, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source
- The good news? Gartner says that 100 percent of businesses will be using open source within the next 12 months. The bad news? Gartner doesn't really seem to understand open source licensing requirements, and is trying to scare companies into adding bureaucracy around open source adoption. According to Gartner, companies...
- Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- News to know: Microsoft; Psystar; Mozilla; Storm; Office 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie ‘Morro' Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Office 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Apple dodges antitrust bullet
- A California judge has granted Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims that the company violated antitrust laws by blocking third-parties from selling Mac OS-based systems. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Antitrust, Apple Inc., Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Brand, Counterclaim, Operating System, Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Branding, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- SAP Trimming Head Count, "Can't Rule Out" Layoffs
- Since the world's economic crisis began in September, SAP AG has adopted a "we do not hire, we do not replace" employment policy. The early results are in. And when you exclude acquisitions (see Business Objects, January 2008), there is one area of the world where...
- Tags: Layoff, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Yang out: Justice scrutiny paved the way
- Some things are clear. If Jerry Yang had merely been doing a lousy job at running Yahoo, there would have been no "mutual" decision that he should step down as CEO. (NYT: "Jerry and the board have had an ongoing dialogue about succession timing, and we...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Law, Portals, Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Internet, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Mark Cuban accused of insider trading
- The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban today, charging that he engaged in insider trading by selling his shares in search engine Mamma.com based on insider information. (Statement | Complaint) According to the complaint, Mamma.com's CEO...
- Tags: Mark Cuban, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Investment, Sales, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Car crash imminent?
- Wow, the battle over the future of American-based car manufacturers is getting more complex. Now there's a major battle brewing WITHIN the majority Democratic Party, and it's centered on the political clout of the Detroit auto interests. ROAD KILL? There's good evidence that...
- Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Detroit, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- LG, Sharp admit to LCD price fixing; affected Apple, Dell, Motorola
- LG Display, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a liquid crystal display price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585 million in fines, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The three companies worked in concert to set prices on thin-film...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., LG Electronics Inc., Apple Inc., Sharp Corp., Price, LCD, Motorola Inc., Monitors & Displays, Sales Strategy, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Sales, Business Operations, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to Microsoft
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to MicrosoftIn related news, Paul Murphy's forehead veins all burst. nt.Make the Hurting Stop!!!!Please, I realize Sun is dead, but do they have to continue to shoot themselves in every appendage as well to prove their death is imminent. They just won't stop....
- Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., alliance
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?
- Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?Dynabook for $100?"I have a dream" Unfortunately like Martin Luther King, Alan Kay's Dynabook is nothing more at this time.I wish it wasn't so but like socialism it requires a level of cooperation at so many levels that in a capitalist society...
- Tags: E-books, Engineering, Dynabook, Alan Kay
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSD
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSDMinWinMary, why do you insist on MinWin when he constantly makes it clear that it's not Windows 7? They will use some of the ideas from MinWin and apply them, but it is essentially going to be the improved Vista kernel. Something like...
- Tags: BIOS, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MinWin, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- End the open source obsession with Microsoft
- End the open source obsession with MicrosoftM$ must GPL its codeand that will open communication with OSS.So Microsoft doesn't engage in this?[i]That scene did not happen. More likely some mid-level bureaucrat dealing with this particular show decided to show off his or her power.[/i]Most likely it did happen at the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source obsession, open source, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Kicking Internet pirates off the web
- Kicking Internet pirates off the webPiracy'They'still haven't figured it out!! Make the product a fair price and people will happily pay for it. With a blank CD at 50 cents, who will pay $20 from a shop for an 'Imported'music CD? PERCEIVED VALUE is the key. At $5 nobody would...
- Tags: Perceived Value, Web, piracy, Kicking Internet, Kicking Internet pirate
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- SPAM and the free lunch
- SPAM and the free lunchSIMPLE SOLUTION: Mandatory email server registration!(1) Get rid of "Reply-to:" tags.(2) Mandatory email server registration using credit cards, at yearly rate $2~3 dollars.This will make spammers impossible to operate without being caught.What SPAM is that?During the height of the "bad old days" of spam, I got...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, spam
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
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