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Microsoft patent case stirs software export fears

Microsoft patent case stirs software export fearsWell...I agree with AT&T. The master disks are not blueprints, they are the product. Especially if you look at the terms of software licesnes.Granted, I think all software patents should be abolished.The results should be interesting, to say the least.Either:AT&T wins and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, patent system, software, patent, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Microsoft backpedals on programming patent

Microsoft backpedals on programming patentMicrosoft backpedals on programming patentIt's all good. Mistakes happen which is all it was in this case. Microsoft retracted its patent application and everyone is happy. Well everyone except Michael Kölling. Writing a full length blog crying about how he will be...

Tags: Web browsers, Blogging, Development tools, programming, patent system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patent

Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patentAnd if there is prior art, just like the Eola's casethen the patent should be invalidated under properly documented evidence, . . no real discourse there. A lot of patents should be reviewed by a number of companies with a keen eye for prior art...

Tags: evilness, patent system, IPv6, Microsoft Corp., patent, software patent, software

Discussion threads 2005-03-23

Appeals court overturns Eolas decision

Appeals court overturns Eolas decisionThis is a SAD day folksToo bad this couldn't have been yet another hammer to SMASH over Microturd's head.No matter though: Microsoft will be out of business in a few years.Not torn at all on this one.While I HATE to see the Great Monopolist win ANY...

Tags: patent system, software world, patent, Eolas Technologies Inc., prior art, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-03-02

Patent office to re-examine Eolas patent

Patent office to re-examine Eolas patentDid anyone..Really believe that Eolas had a valid patent and was suing Microsoft to get what was just for their "invention?We finally see the system works..Well, if the prior art is compelling enoughEolas can go sit in the corner with SCO, cause they'll be just...

Tags: patent system, University of California at Los Angeles, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent, Eolas Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2003-11-11

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Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?

Google has been gaining market share consistently since they day they opened up shop, and it doesn't appear it will be slowing down any time soon -- in July they were up to 62%. Yahoo and Microsoft have been trying their hardest, spending hundreds of millions of dollars each...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids

I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom. But I do remember mourning the bittersweet end of summer in the northeast, when crickets chirp of a summer evening...

Tags: Green Technology, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Comcast undecided on network management scheme

Despite the fact that it's testing a system to cut back bandwidth for heavy (P2P) users during peak traffic time, Comcast says it hasn't decided on any network management techniques as yet, IDG reports. The FCC issued an order this week requiring Comcast to stop network management that discriminates against...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, FreePress, Networking, Network Administration, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Websense reports China Netcom DNS cache poisoning

The DNS server of one of China's largest ISPs has been poisoned to redirect typos to a malicious site rigged with drive-by exploits. According to a warning from Websense Security Labs, the DNS poisoning attacks are affecting customers of China Netcom CNC and are using a malicious...

Tags: China Netcom, DNS, DNS Server, Internet Service Provider, Websense Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Domain Names, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Microsoft reorgs its search group

Microsoft is creating a new group within its Search unit to focus on commercial search, according to a note to UK-based journalists on August 21. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Image Search, General Manager, Microsoft Corp., Kelisky, Search, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-08-21

More security holes appear in Microsoft Office

In addition to this long list of missing Microsoft patches, there are at least three serious unpatched vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. On August 12, the same day Microsoft released a slew of Office patches, TippingPoint's DV Labs published a bare-bones advisory warning about a...

Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Microsoft launches 3-D photo viewer Photosynth

Microsoft Live Labs' latest project is actually an old one with a new twist. Photosynth lets you stitch together an entire roll of photos into dazzling 3-D environments. CNET.com's Ina Fried sits down with Microsoft's Gary William Flake to chat about what you can do with this new technology.

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Microsoft Live Labs, News, ina fried, microsoft, photosynth, gary william, pictures, albums

Videos 2008-08-21

Building Windows, not walls

I don't care who Microsoft ad agency Crispin Porter puts in the starring role along with Chairman Bill Gates in its $300+ million campaign. But I am intrigued about what kind of messaging Crispin and Microsoft think will reinvigorate Vista's image and make Microsoft less of an Apple chump. by...

Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Wall, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-08-21

SAP All-in-One implementations in less than 3 months?

At the risk of sounding like an infomercial for SAP or turning Irregular Enterprise into 'SAPWatch,' I recently learned about a consulting shop that guarantees implementing SAP All-in-One in three months at a fixed price. I was skeptical given that the on-demand Business ByDesign implementations I'm hearing about are taking...

Tags: SAP AG, Training, Workforce Management, Change Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Dell bets on Salesforce.com's platform as a service

Amid a quarter that Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff called "spectacular," but spooked analysts worried about future growth was an interesting nugget: Dell has jumped on the platform as a service bandwagon. On Salesforce.com's second quarter conference call (earnings recap, InStranet acquisition) Benioff revealed that Dell signed a...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Marc Benioff, Billing, PaaS, Summer Sales Cycle, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

FEMA's PBX network hacked, over 400 calls made to the Middle East

Someone's been chatting a lot during the weekend, but picking up FEMA's PBX network as their main carrier might not have been the smartest thing to do. Over 400 calls, lasting from three up to ten minutes were placed through their network, a breach made possible due to an insecurely...

Tags: Network, PBX, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Telephony, VOIP, Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Amazon: Persistent storage open for EC2

Amazon said Thursday that its Elastic Block Store feature is now available to all of its EC2 Web service customers. The move gives Amazon Web Services a full storage suite delivered as a service. EC2 is Amazon's storage service and the Elastic Block Store gives customers a...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Elastic Block Store, EC2 Web Service, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover

Finally, Microsoft is responding to the long-running "Mac vs PC" advertising campaign and they're tapping Jerry Seinfeld to be the pitchman. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft's $300 million campaign is kicking off with a $10 million bit with Seinfeld. It's too early to say whether...

Tags: Advertisement, Campaign, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Troubleshoot with the Problem Reports and Solutions feature in Windows Vista

With the many different types of hardware and software that Microsoft Windows Vista has to contend with there are sure to be all sorts of problems, both big and small. The important question is how well Vista handles the problems it encounters. The main utility for handling system problems is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-08-21