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Bid to stop Large Hadron Collider fails but EU, US suits move forward: The Large Hadron Collider -- designed to replicate conditions in the universe immediately after the Big Bang and due to be switched on in 10 days -- is being challenged by a last-minute lawsuit at the European Court for Human Rights. Opponents of...; Tags: Black Hole, CERN, European Court, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Green light for hacker's extradition: The British hacker who broke into thousands of Pentagon and U.S. government computers may soon be extradited to the U.S. Britain's top court, the British House of Lords, refused to block the extradition Wednesday, according to an AP report. U.S. officials say he broke into military networks,...; Tags: Network, European Court, Hacker, Computer, Intrusion, McKinnon, McKinnnon, Productivity, Network Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Security, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Microsoft Loses EC Case: Microsoft Loses EC CaseAgain, the penalties are just a slap on the wrist. This is all about PR nowand MS is already starting the spins and trying to appear to be a kindler gentler Microsoft. But, behind the scenes, they will be fighting tooth and nail with dirty tricks like...; Tags: Propaganda, Microsoft Corp., European Court, stay, EU Court; Discussion threads 2007-09-17

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Echelon wins smart meter project in Germany; plus insight on smart grid in Europe: A reseller for smart grid technology player Echelon announced a deal this week to deploy an advanced metering infrastructure system that will serve roughly 10,000 customers in Hassfurt, Germany. The contract, which will be rolled out over the next three years, is being handled by EVB Energie AG. The utility...; Tags: Germany, Green Technology, Echelon, Grid, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Comcast challenges FCC authority: I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...; Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Sales Force Management, Federal Government, Internet, Networking, Sales, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04

Family entertainment act: Family entertainment actGnR"...from aperformance of such work in a motion picture exhibition facility,shall–..."My understanding was that the works in question were not aquired from a "peroformance"Am I wrong?I Didn't say that he wasn't guiltyHey Rich,While I'm glad one of my comments is sufficient to become a blog entry itself, apparently...; Tags: Sales strategy, marketing, sales, Family Entertainment, lawsuit, entertainment; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Family entertainment act: There was an assertionin the comments on the story Guns 'n' Roses that the prosecution would have to prove some economic damages. How do they plan on proving financial impact in court? Piracy rates are calculated by comparing ESTIMATED demand for a product...; Tags: Entertainment, Title, Piracy Rate, Sales Strategy, Performance Management, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail': Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'Very strong words...RE: Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'how did this music get to the web? everything that gets to the web should be free! go after the persons who do the uploading not the down loaders. it got there some how. how...; Tags: Piracy, album poster, Rot, RIAA, Cogill; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Dell repair adventure, day 4: Dell repair adventure, day 4Litigation"The expectation is that a person will arrive on site the next day having 1) the skills to diagnose and repair the problem, 2) the parts necessary to repair problem and 3) the tools necessary to do the work."1. Litigate: misleading advertising.2. Where is ZDNET's legal...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Dutch Windmills 3D Screensaver (exe): Open a window into medieval Europe. Dutch Windmills 3D Screensaver transfers you into a soothing atmosphere of a small village full of windmills. Relax glancing at windmills and listening to the wind. Enjoy a live, beautiful European village, and watch its inhabitants and the environment. You get a panoramic view...; Tags: 3Planesoft, Construction; Software downloads 2008-09-03
Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than Google: Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than GoogleSo what?Honestly, I will suffer if Google is not here and Apple not affecting my life. I never use Apple products in years but I use Google search engine everyday. So, Google worth more for me.Steve Jobs and Apple"But, what's this? Who's now...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Apple Products, Apple QuickTime; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Google's Chrome browser: It's all about the ads and cookie files stupid!: For all the talk about Google's Chrome browser and whether it's a Web operating system, platform for applications and future Microsoft killer it's quite possible that folks are overthinking the search giant's intentions. Perhaps Google's browser is really about protecting its ad backside. Sure, Google's browser Techmeme--designed...; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Cookie, Chrome, Google Chrome, Lindsay, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Alcatel-Lucent names new CEO, Chairman: Alcatel-Lucent said Tuesday it has named Philippe Camus as non-executive Chairman and Ben Verwaayen as CEO. With the move Alcatel-Lucent has put the not so-glorious reign of CEO Patricia Russo behind it. Telecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent, which was formed by the merger of Alcatel and Lucent, has...; Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, CEO, Ben Verwaayen, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Investment, Finance, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-02
StatusHQ: another Twitter clone for enterprise: Â Twitter clones are starting to come out the woodwork. The latest candidate is StatusHQ, which surfaced last Friday and which my pal Luis Suarez describes as: "What Twitter could have been." Maybe, maybe not. The central premise behind StatusHQ is that individuals can...; Tags: Twitter, StatusHQ, Susan, Pete, UI, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Sarbanes-Oxley, Business Structures, RSS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Internet, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-01
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down': Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'Oh, maaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!Stupid!Stupid!Stupid!I demand patent reform!This obvious abuse of prior art is a shining example why the patent offices should reject all M$ applications going forward and invalidate its existing so called patents.Steve Jobs Patents "Monkey Boy"Demands he is to be called "Amazing Primate Genius".RE:...; Tags: patent, Page Down, Page Up, Microsoft Patents, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-29
The importance of the Veoh decision: The importance of the Veoh decisionThe problem is "appropriate steps".The question is, how thoroughly does a store-and-serve operation have to police what it's storing?In this case, removing something shown to be violating copyright on notification is sufficient. And that's reasonable.The problem is the situation when there are millions of...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Veoh; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Guns n Roses leaker faces prison time: How he got ahold of them, he's not saying but LA blogger Kevin Cogill did get ahold and posted unreleased songs from a new Guns n Roses album, Chinese Democracy. Cogill awoke Wednesday to find five FBI agents hauling his ass into a federal district court, charged for...; Tags: Bail, Agent, Judge, Skwerl, Real Estate, Public Relations, Blogging, Federal Government, Business Operations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Internet, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Resurrecting E-voting: Resurrecting E-votingDifficulty of subverting voting machinesIt seems to me that any system can be tampered with to render the vote dishonest. However, some configurations make such tampering very hard while others are much easier to subvert. You should talk about the relative difficulty and not whether or not...; Tags: SECURITY, Resurrecting E-voting, risk, e-voting; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
It must be a rough day in Cupertino: It must be a rough day in Cupertinonot having an issuesettings>general>passcode lock on>require passcode immediatelyRE: It must be a rough day in CupertinoThe lawsuit over Psystar has a precedent, in favor of Psystar.Remember that there was a lawsuit like this against Data General some years back, alleging illegal tying because...; Tags: Apple Inc., RDOS, rough day, Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seat: Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seatgood for him - stop patent pirates! and "patent" deformdoes this not seem like an appropriate action for an inventor to take? if i copy your article without your permission, do I get a pass? probably not because you...; Tags: Litigation, Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., patent, inventor; Discussion threads 2008-08-27