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Swarms of microrobots with big goals: In "Mini robots to undertake major tasks?," IST Results describes a EU-funded project which allowed to build several kinds of microrobots in the last three years. These robots are very small (about 1.5 cm by 3 cm), have limited on-board intelligence and are wirelessly controlled by a central robot control...; Tags: robot; Blog posts 2006-02-25
When two standards are better than one: When two standards are better than oneBravo! Ban ASCII and TXT! Great idea!I think you'd be better off just writing "I hate Microsoft" over and over, that's all I can see in your posts. It's pretty old by now, everyone reading your post is aware of your opinion here. But...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, XML, style info, standards, VHS, OpenDocument Format, IPR, Sony Betamax, Microsoft Word, Word Format, MS-XML; Discussion threads 2005-12-16

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Followup with Greenpeace - "recycling" your computers: Yesterday I posted an article on the environmental and human rights disaster that computer "recycling" is creating in countries like Ghana and Nigeria. Today, I contacted Greenpeace's Casey Harrell from their Toxics Division to follow up and determine if we can do anything within Ed Tech to dispose of...; Tags: Greenpeace, Recycling, Product, E-waste, Computer, Individual Producer Responsibility, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-12
Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle: Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...; Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones; News items 2008-07-24
Watch out, RIAA's set a precedent: Watch out, RIAA's set a precedentDownloading?You're doing the same thing the RIAA is doing when you say that "the downloading and sharing of copyrighted material is illegal." Actually, the sharing of copyrighted material is illegal, the downloading is not. Obviously the RIAA would like to blur this distinction...; Tags: Digital media, court case, RIAA, copyrighted data, Copyright-Infringement; Discussion threads 2007-10-09

ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.: ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.When I first heard this[i]"For example, China, where they’re working on their own open document format. Proving that “public” policy can be a motivating factor for vendors like Microsoft, the company will apparently be supporting China’s Uniform Office Format UOF —...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OpenDocument Format, XML; Discussion threads 2007-06-04
Niklas ZennstrÃ¶m at VON '07: Innovation needs an open 'Net: Im here at the Video on the Net conference in San Jose, where Niklas Zennström, on one of his first journeys to U.S. soil since the Kazaa settlement, joined Jeff Pulver and Vinod Khosla this morning in a session dubbed "The Internet Industry in Perspective." Zennström primarily discussed the...; Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, telephone, video, Vinod Khosla, Skype Technologies S.A., Jeff Pulver, advertisement, wireless; Blog posts 2007-03-20
The case for OpenID: The case for OpenIDIPR infringement ref TADAG.comWho's pulling the strings here? This is a straight rip of TADAG.com that was presented to senior Microsoft security personnel in 2004. Fortunately, it's fully documented. I've asked for contact BEFORE the lawyers get involved.RE: The case for OpenIDOpenID providers should be providing mobile-friendly...; Tags: OpenID; Discussion threads 2007-02-08
Larry Rosen takes the Internet Engineering Task Force to task over patent policy: Larry Rosen takes the Internet Engineering Task Force to task over patent policyThere's NOTHING Wrong with the IETF IPR PolicyWe went through this discussion 2 years ago. Nothing has changed. These are GOOD policies. Rationale is here:http://stephesblog.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/01/there_is_nothin.htmlIETF does not standardize EthernetIt's IEEE which is in chargeof Ethernet.; Tags: Ethernet, Internet Engineering Task Force, Larry Rosen, patent policy, Rationale; Discussion threads 2007-01-26
Larry Rosen takes the Internet Engineering Task Force to task over patent policy: Larry Rosen, the man who wrote the book on Open Source Licensing, has penned an open letter to the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF regarding the formalization of a policy that paves the way for patented technologies to become IETF standards. The IETF is the organization that sets the standards...; Tags: General, Open Source, Legal, Berlind, Internet Engineering Task Force; Blog posts 2007-01-23
The Battle of the Ecosystems: SAP vs. IBM vs. Microsoft. And Then There's Oracle: The Battle of the Ecosystems: SAP vs. IBM vs. Microsoft. And Then There's OracleAvoiding ecosystemsSoftware that is an ecosystem is advancing by Darwinian evolution. Keep throwing different things and those that don't work die.Human progress has normally progressed by scientific means - so we learn and understand the current state...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., software, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-10-18
Office standards battle grinds on: Office standards battle grinds onFinally...some common sense"The benefit of backward compatibility that this effort will provide is evident from the broad spectrum of sponsors that will work together under the formal Ecma standardization process," Ecma secretary general Jan van den Beld, said in a statement. A standard format will allow...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., ECMA, OpenDocument Format; Discussion threads 2005-12-13
In raising ante on definition of 'open', Sun shuts its critics up: In raising ante on definition of 'open', Sun shuts its critics upSun made its point...... and backed away before resentment arose. Good move.Now we know that ODF may infringe on IP. That was Sun's point, and, far from retracting it, the company has received confirmation.Remember when Microsoft bought...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Sun Microsystems Inc., OASIS, OpenDocument Format; Discussion threads 2005-09-30
In raising ante on definition of 'open', Sun shuts its critics up: Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about Massachusetts' recent decision to standardize on the royalty-free OpenDocument Format ODF as one of the standard file formats that will be used to store and exchange that state's documents the other format was PDF, along comes news that may...; Tags: OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-09-29
Did Microsoft send the wrong guy to Massachusetts' ODF hearing?: Did Microsoft send the wrong guy to Massachusetts' ODF hearing?It's all a jokeMicrosoft's representatives didn't help with their tone, either. It was a somewhat informal meeting, but the jokes about coffee came across as belittling. The overall impression was that Massachusetts was in the unenlightened wilds far from...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), MS Office Format, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format, migration; Discussion threads 2005-09-26
Microsoft vs Mass.: What ever happened to 'The customer is always right'?: Is it just me, or is there something highly unusual about the extremely hard time that Microsoft is giving to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over its decision to move to Open Document Format ODF as the standard for storing files produced by productivity applications like word processors and spreadsheets? ...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Commonwealth of Massachusett; Blog posts 2005-09-22
Note to self: Hand that napkin in (to the US Patent Office): News.com's Declan McCullagh has the disturbing details on the Rep. Lamar Smith's (R-TX) patent reform proposal that's under consideration by Congress (the Patent Reform Act of 2005). Among the controversial changes to existing patent law is a provision that assures that when a patent is awarded, it gets...; Tags: patent, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; Blog posts 2005-09-13
IT productivity? Let the good times roll: IT productivity? Let the good times rollGee maybenow that the pace of hardware tech is slowing, we can spend MORE time on SOFTWARE. The extra "time" should be used to take good software and ENGINEER it to become great software! Software engineering - what a concept! Once software development becomes...; Tags: Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Intellectual property, OASIS, productivity gain, Information and Communication Technology, software, technology innovation, IT Support, information technology; Discussion threads 2005-08-09
Dialogue on definition of 'open' continues: Dialogue on definition of 'open' continuesDialog on definition of "porn" continues.Good luck with either one...Open or Owned?Ground zero is right. Here we go again. Three questions concern me: 1) Is Open absolute or relative? 2) Where's the threshold separating Open from Owned and Controlled? 3)...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Intellectual property, Ground Zero, GNU Open, BSD Open, GNU; Discussion threads 2005-07-18
Patent reform bill surfaces in Congress, but it is too little, too late?: Patent reform bill surfaces in Congress, but it is too little, too late?That seems backwards.It was my understanding that major European nations are against the idea of software patents. And that US is one of the few (only?) nations that currently grant software patents. Perhaps I'm misinformed. ...; Tags: U.S. Congress, patent system, patent; Discussion threads 2005-06-10