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RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?

RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?"So-called"?So-called? I think troll is a good and descriptive word for them. A gazillion patents with no purpose except as ammunition in a lawsuit. Companies whose sole reason for existence is to sue people. A minefield of software patents, many of which are so...

Tags: RPX, patent troll

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

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Beating patent trolls at their own game

Saul Hansell's piece in the Times is called Trolling for Patents to Fight Patent Trolls. Kinda like a war for peace. At a recent patent auction in San Francisco, which in general didn't go that well for the auctioneers, one company that was snapping patents up was...

Tags: Game, Patent, Acacia Research, Patent Troll, Saul Hansell, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-30

News to know: Ubuntu; New Macbook; BlackBerry Storm; Google layoffs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu? Netbooks + Ubuntu: OS solid but... Robin...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Layoff, Apple MacBook, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-11-25

RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?

A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...

Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Will OpenID catch on?

Will OpenID catch on?There's a bit of chicken and egg as wellThere's a bit of chicken and egg as well - I've got an OpenID, but nowhere to use it. Very, very few places support OpenID.In addition, there are some places that support both OpenID and the classic username/password which...

Tags: E-mail, OpenID

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Testdrive: Cisco's TelePresence hi-def video conferencing system

Testdrive: Cisco's TelePresence hi-def video conferencing systemCisco isn't the only providerWonder why the interviewer didn't mention that the codes and camera are OEM'd by Cisco from Tandberg, who has their own 'telepresence' solution which includes conference room design. A little less brown-nosing and a little more research will stand...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco TelePresence

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

RPXiii-X700-English.zip 2006-10-02 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:Splash RPX-iii Xerox 700 SA Splash RPX-iii Xerox 700

Tags: Xerox Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-10-02

Smart Converter CL 1.9.24 (Windows)

Smart Converter CL is a heavy-duty command line batch image converter and processor that supports 88 image formats and works with Formula 1 speed. Conversion and batch processing (resizing, cropping, rotating, watermarking, special effects) are done through command line only Smart Converter CL support conversion for any graphic file format...

Tags: Conversion, Converter, Acoll Software, Fax, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-11-25