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Should software be patented? This site would like the practice stopped: Should software be patented? This site would like the practice stoppedNo, no, a thousand times noLet's put it this way. I'm a small software innovator. And I do mean innovator: I'm on my fourth startup, and every one of them has been in the business of producing stuff that is...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Games, Microsoft Corp., patent, software, innovator, game; Discussion threads 2008-02-29
The Innovator's Dilemma, Oracle Style: Is Oracle an innovative company, as Charles Philips contended, or is it more of a legacy apps company largely focused on protecting its equally conservative customer base? This was the gist of an interesting discussion among the Enterprise Irregulars following our meeting with Philips, and one that I explored in...; Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., Innovator, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2007-11-12
Injection-Molding Innovator Saves Time, Cuts Costs With Conferencing Solution: Medway Plastics/Plastics Fabrication Technologies (MEDWAY/PFT), a world leader in custom injection molding and tooling, needed a better way to communicate with affiliates, suppliers, and customers. The company tried a third-party video conferencing solution, but had problems related to software compatibility, firewalls, and Internet-connection speed. The company then tried a third-party...; Tags: Solution, Microsoft Corp., Plastics, Innovator, Tools & Techniques, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites; Case studies 2007-10-01
Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?: Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?All patents must die [nt].The same dire cries were heard ....The same dire cries and predictions were heard decades ago whenthe "truth in lending" reforms were instituted for the financialsector.You have to admit, they do have a pointand it is a very valid one.Re: Patent...; Tags: innovator, Kamen, patent, Patent Law, innovation; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
Yahoo buys while Google and open source build: Yahoo is very excited. They believe that harnessing the open source Hadoop project will let them catch up with Google.While Hadoop may cut the margin Google gained from its innovation of using parallel processing to cut computing costs, the catch-up claims are being overdone.The reason is that Google will keep...; Tags: Google Inc., Open Source, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-08-22

Don't Look Back: How to innovate? That was both the spoken and unspoken question on everyone's minds at the Wall Street Journal's memorable D Conference last week in Carlsbad. How can we radically improve the experience and value of interacting with one's digital device? What is the next chapter in the...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-06-03
Author of "Smart Mobs" says Second Life numbers aren't important: Author of "Smart Mobs" says Second Life numbers aren't importantExpanding on eaely adoptersAn interesting point in this article about SL being full of early adopters. It's actually also full of a group just as interesting and actually more important - Innovators.Innovators are the first type of consumer (at home and...; Tags: Second Life, Innovator, Innovators, popn; Discussion threads 2007-01-12
Is Microsoft an innovator or follower?: Is Microsoft an innovator or follower?**AHEM**"I can't see the gamer scores of players on any other system."Try the PC. PC games have had stuff like this for years.Your voting code is hosednot reporting votes properly...Companies are not innovativePeople are innovative. Bill and Steve's innovations were only business oriented -...; Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Professional development, Desktops, IBM PC, innovation, Apple Inc., innovator, PC, IBM Corp., vision, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-12-01
Muni Wi-Fi threatened by patent decision: Muni Wi-Fi threatened by patent decisionWi Fi patentCSIRO, the patent holder, has said it expects royalties only from manufacturers, not users, so the title is misleading. CSIRO is a government agency.Patents Both Do and Don't WorkMoney rules government, and the government houses the branch running our illegitimate court system....; Tags: Vertical industries, Wireless LANs, innovator, government, sociopath, jewelry, USD, Wi-Fi, CSIRO, municipal Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2006-11-27
SaaScon exuberance: SaaScon exuberanceThe Innovators SolutionSaas favors the innovators in the classic style described by Christiansen & Clayton in The Innovators Solution. Companies like Salesforce & ExactTarget are prime examples of starting at the low end of a business and being dismissed by the bigger (in this case, "enterprise") vendors....; Tags: SaaScon, innovator, Saas; Discussion threads 2006-10-24
Murphy on open source Windows: Murphy on open source WindowsThe Innovator's DilemmaFirst off, I'm inclined to agree.Beyond that, we should remember Clauswitz' lesson that "War is fought by human beings." Even were there a case to be made for changing Microsoft's business model, it would be more than remarkable for the management to do...; Tags: Microsoft Windows CE, Operating systems, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows XP, Innovator, Microsoft Corp., Murphy, Microsoft Windows, open source, software, Murph; Discussion threads 2006-10-12
Wedding bells for Intel and Nvidia?: Forbes.coms Mary Crane: Nvidia shares soared on Wednesday following rumors of a possible takeover by Intel. More than 22 million Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - ...; Tags: TVs, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., AMDs Torrenza, appliance innovator, innovator, Intels, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2006-10-05
Leading Innovator Sharpens Competitive Edge With Rights-Protection Technology: Doosan is based in Seoul, Korea, with offices throughout the United States and Asia. The global corporation has 20 affiliate companies with interests in several competitive markets, such as distribution and consumer goods, and is already a leading company in Korea. Doosan recognized that, to continue to penetrate new markets...; Tags: Corporation, Microsoft Corp., Korea, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Innovator, Doosan, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security; Case studies
Agricultural Innovator Empowers Employees, Cuts Costs With Integrated Enterprise Search: Monsanto Company, a global agricultural company, faced a license renewal deadline for its search engine used in more than 20 public Web sites and numerous intranet sites. Search results did not live up to expectations, and the tool was costly and cumbersome to manage. Monsanto evaluated Google and Microsoft Office...; Tags: Enterprise Search, Microsoft Corp., Innovator, Search, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Case studies

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Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford: Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark the end of an era. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology...; Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Professional Development, Career, Tim Ferguson silicon.com, Microsoft, Vista; News items 2008-06-25
Old DEC code open sourced by HP: Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....; Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard: Apple announces ZFS on Snow LeopardTimingHow sweet would it would be if App£e could deliver Grand Central and ZFS at the point of WINDOWS 7 release. The marketing people would have a field day!Kudos to Sun for inventing such a great FS.I wonder how long it will take for Apple...; Tags: RAID, Desktops, ZFS, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery: Of telescopes, patents and the death of discoveryPatents are the greatest threat to the software industryIt should be written in our constitution, that no idea should be able to be patented or receive some kind of legal protection - only the [b]implementation[/b] of the ideas. Virtually every software developer is...; Tags: patent; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable (again): Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againI don't care about it. I stick with VistaI don't care about it. I stick with VistaRE: Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againThat will be nothing new, just think - another operating system delivered in beta status, with millions of people...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Well Let, Microsoft Windows 7, deliverable, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-28
Yahoo board of director resigns; Shareholder meeting delayed: Yahoo said Thursday that Edward Kozel resigned from its board of directors. The company will reduce the size of its board from 10 directors to nine and delayed its shareholder meeting from July 3 to "around the end of July 2008." Investor Carl Icahn has proposed an...; Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Mr., Director, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-22