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Richard Waters showcases the 'world wise web'

At the risk of getting tied in knots by timezones (x-8 to get on ZDNet's blog publishing timezone is hard when you only have two hands and need to keep typing...) and the distribution schedules of the print media, let me begin... Richard Waters writes in this...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Artificial Intelligence, Tim Berners-Lee, Vision, Advance, Richard Waters, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-03

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Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?I would not say that "But the timing is amusing"but rather more towards "not unexpected", and actually quite logical.It is about time. If every other competitor of Microsoft is going to run crying "Anti-Trust" to the EU every other week their...

Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., EC antitrust, T3, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?

Financial Times blogger Richard Waters makes a convincing case for Microsoft being one of the unnamed forces behind a complaint filed with the European Commission EC that claims IBM is abusing its mainframe monopoly. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: European Commission, Antitrust, T3, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Mainframes, Corporate Law, Network Technology, Servers, Hardware, Business Operations, Networking, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?

As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- especially in the netbook space. The original suit, filed in March...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Passcode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-11-17

The newspaper's last stand

Interesting news today...or was it yesterday? I have no idea. I got off an eleven hour flight from Johannesburg this morning, and then had to race to the US embassy to get more visa pages in my passport because I've managed to fill every available visa slot with stamps, causing...

Tags: Newspaper, CBS Broadcasting Inc., London Underground, Consumption Habit, E-books, Internet, Personal Technology, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-15

News to know: IE 8; eBay security; Microhoo; Favorite Windows programs; Apple

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft caves: 'Super-standards' mode to become IE 8 default. Microsoft's IE blog Microsoft, Nokia to port Silverlight to Symbian phones Nate McFeters: eBay Red Team Event - Creating Security Awareness and Sharing Strategies Ed Bott's 10 Favorite...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Third undersea cable severed in Mideast

I am not going to parrot the inevitable sky is falling warnings that are sure to come from pundits everywhere regarding the just heard news that a third undersea cable in the Mideast has been cut. Coincidence or well timed targeted attack? will be the question of the day. ...

Tags: Coincidence, Internet, Cable, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Network Technology, Security, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, It Operations, Networking, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Encyclopedia of American Cinema. FREE first chapter in the trial version (Mobile)

This illustrated Encyclopedia includes biographies of the best American directors and actors, reviews of the best American movies, and lists of awards. FREE first chapter in the trial version.Features Fully illustrated. Search for words or phrases. Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page Add Bookmarks Text annotation...

Tags: Cinema, Mobile, Biology, Director, MobileReference, American

Software downloads 2007-09-27

Novell publishes details on its Microsoft patent deal

Novell publishes details on its Microsoft patent dealToo LateSince the coupons don't have any expiration date, it won't matter if Microsoft stops distributing them.The only way out for MS at this point is to make sure that Novell never distributes GPLv3 software that they claim to be covered by their...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-26