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- Patent reform dead for 2008
- The death of the Patent Reform Act in the Senate spells hard times for open source. That's because one of the act's main aims was to end "forum shopping," the practice of filing lawsuits in, say, the Eastern District of Texas, which never saw a patent plaintiff...
- Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
- Jeff Jones, director of security strategy for Microsoft, has published two papers this week which look at OS vulnerabilities. According to Jones, Windows sees fewer patches than any of the other operating systems looked at. If you're in the mood for a read, here are the papers:...
- Tags: Security, Operating System, Patch Management, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Mobius Seattle 2008; First impressions of the HTC Advantage X7510
- As I stated in my Mobius Seattle 2008 Day one post eric lin from HTC gave each one of the attendees the new HTC Advantage 7510 device. These may not come to the U.S. due to Qualcomm import issues, but you will be able to pick them up from U.S....
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobius, Key, HTC Advantage 7510, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?
- I actually believed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer when he said he was walking away from buying Yahoo. I wasn't among the crowd who thought Ballmer was just posturing, waiting for Yahoo stock prices to plummet and Yahoo shareholder lawsuits to mount before sweeping back in and getting Yahoo for a...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...
- Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?
- Updated: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced an alternate board of directors for Yahoo in a move that could revive a Microsoft bid. Will Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer bite? As expected Icahn announced his alternate slate, which includes Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices
- I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- What's wrong at OpenSolaris
- The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Put the default Search back in Windows Vista SP1
- In this issue of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz investigates the removal of the default Search command from both the Start menu and the context or right-click menu in Microsoft Vista SP1. He then shows you how you can put the Search command back.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-05-15
- With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw
- So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family to remove the seed used for PRNG Pseudo Random Number Generator used when creating SSL keys. Well, HD Moore set a new record...
- Tags: OpenSSL, SSH, Debian, Key, Flaw, HD, ID, Ssl/Tls, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Icahn reportedly preps his board slate for Yahoo
- That Yahoo proxy war looks like it's on, but with a new cast of characters. According to Reuters, billionaire investor Carl Icahn will move ahead with an alternate slate of board of directors. The goal: Turn over Yahoo's 12 directors at once and sell Yahoo to Microsoft--or...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!
- Pursuing a career in Information Technology comes with certain responsibilities and baggage -- among these are having to act as a personal, unpaid member of the Geek Squad whenever a friends and family computer is ill. Yesterday I got a phone call...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Internet, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Images: Microsoft puts universe on your desktop
- Stargazers can find black holes, radiation fields, and supernovas right from their desktops with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Hardware, CNET News.com, telescope, Microsoft, aerospace
- Image galleries 2008-05-14
- Photos: Bill Gates shows off 'TouchWall'
- At Microsoft CEO Summit 2008, Bill Gates shows off a new multi-touch user interface technology. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Bill Gates, Photograph, Andy Smith, touch screen, Touchwall, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Summit
- Image galleries 2008-05-14
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2
- If you're running Windows XP and haven't yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers. First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the...
- Tags: Router, Network, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP, Routers & Switches, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?
- Watching Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates go through the paces during his last Microsoft CEO Summit keynote on May 14, I couldn't help but ponder again why Microsoft thinks it needs to be both a business and a consumer software vendor. From May 13 to 15, Microsoft officials...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tech Innovation, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Limo adds Mozilla, Verizon to its bandwagon
- The LiMo Foundation, a consortium that is building an open software platform for handsets based on Linux, has added Mozilla and Verizon to its roster The full roster of partners added today includes: Infineon Technologies; Kvaleberg AS; Mozilla Corporation; Red...
- Tags: LiMo Foundation, Verizon Communications Inc., Mozilla Corp., Limo, UI, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- UK warned of China, India software threat
- Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...
- Tags: Revenue, China, India, U.K., Tools & Techniques, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, software, Inda, services
- News items 2008-05-14
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