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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

Good day, OASIS

ZDNet's David Berlind observed a change at the helm of OASIS. Namely, Sun's Eduardo Gutentag has replaced HP's Jim Hughes as chairman of the board of OASIS.OASIS has been embroiled in controversy as of late, because its patent policy permits participating vendors to hold an unusual amount of control over...

Tags: patent policy, OASIS

Blog posts 2005-08-03

New OASIS chairman replaced after only five months

No real details on this yet. But a quick examination of the Board of Directors page over at OASIS' web site reveals that after barely five months at the helm, OASIS Chairman of the Board Jim Hughes of HP--who held that title as recently as yesterday--has been replaced...

Tags: OASIS

Blog posts 2005-08-02

Additional Resources

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Open source does not work well for bad guys

Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...

Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Sergey Brin, OIN, Enterprise Service Bus, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tablets, Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-16

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Microsoft Word patent-infringement case: Playing chicken

They will patchand then will try vigorously to render the offending patent invalid.i4i will become the next Eolas: irrelevant but with a lot of money from MS.If you don't infringe, then why do you care to provethe patent is invalid?Because a court does think you infringeDo you know what is...

Tags: Microsoft Word, patent, I4i, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Should drug companies know what the doctor prescribed

One of the big controversies heading for the Supremes Court's docket soon will probably be the case of IMS Health vs. Ayotte. It's an interesting test case on what data can do for medicine, asking whether we want it done or not. At issue...

Tags: Patient, Data, Doctor, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-05-11

RIM records all employee calls

RIM records all employee callsCreepyWhile RIM certainly has the right to do all the things they are talking about, the terms and phrasing used give a creepy spin on how they go about protecting their IP. And she looks so friendly...shit what a freak there should be laws again...

Tags: E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, Research In Motion Ltd., employee call, phone

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

IBM is tops in patents

IBM is No. 1. The No. 1, patent holder, that is. And for the 16th year in a row. In a press release, IBM announced it had been awarded 4,186 patents in 2008, twice as many as Microsoft and Intel and three times as many as HP....

Tags: Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source

Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open sourceYou are wrong, Gartner is correct...My rep has confirmed this for me as well. Open Source is impossible to license and maintain. Thus, the only true solution to IT needs and efficiencies is adopting a Microsoft strategy throughout the entire organization. My rep...

Tags: Gartner Inc., open source, software

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

The LHC and the importance of pure research

The LHC and the importance of pure researchFair enoughMoral hazards litter the path walked by scientists and the governments who try to fund them. Pork barrel spending can apply to research as much as public infrastructure projects. I don't think that means, however, that there aren't benefits to...

Tags: government, private industry, pure research

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months

VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job. In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007. VMware CEO Paul...

Tags: Stock Option, Security, Amount, R&D, Stock, Employment, Agreement, VMware Inc., Company, RSU, Control, Change, Cause, Person, Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

USPTO rains on Dell's app for 'cloud computing' trademark

The Patent and Trademark Office has officially refused to grant Dell a trademark on the term "cloud computing," as News.com posts. USPTO originally gave a thumbs-up to the trademark but earlier this month it overturned that preliminary decision. The Patent Office declined...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Cloud Computing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Dell strives to make it easier to be green with FlexAddress

In the scheme of green things, Dell's PowerEdge M-Series blades could be described as emerald. Now, the company is trying to make it easier for data center managers to opt for them, with a new patent-pending tool called Dell FlexAddress. Glenn Keels, director, global relationship marketing...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Blade, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-02

ManageIQ releases EVM 2.0

Joe Fitzgerald, CEO of ManageIQ, gave me an update on what his company was doing and the improvements that would be in the second version of the company's Enterprise Virtualization Managementâ„¢ EVM Suite. Joe's rich experience in management technology really shows during our discussions. Here's...

Tags: Virtual Environment, Resource, Virtual Machine, ManageIQ, Joe, EVM Suite Version 2.0, EVM Control, VM, Policy Template Library, Desktop Virtualization, RSS, Internet, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-06-11

Microsoft apologizes to Open Source Initiative for policy violation

Microsoft apologizes to Open Source Initiative for policy violationwho do they think they are fooling?apologizing for nothing does not absolve M$ of the other grave crimes they commited in the last 20 years.The point of CodePlex is???I have a fellow developer thats completely oblivious to anything non-MS. We would discuss...

Tags: Open Source Initiative, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Take Four Cassatt's Active Response 5.1

In honor of the demo goddess, my chat with the good folks of Cassatt was rescheduled four times. They had to reschedule. I had to reschedule. A fire alarm forced a reschedule. Finally, on the forth try, we connected and I was able to see a most impressive demo of...

Tags: Cassatt Corp., Data Center, Server, Active Response, Policy Compliance, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-06-06