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NTP woos US government in patent case
Talkback RIM has apparently committed many other sins upon the court, not the least of which is apparently applying political pressure to sway the outcome, a tactic which has backfired. The USPTO is a very political organization who has a bad habit of...
[January 23, 2006, 2:34]
A Year Ago: Gates attacks DOJ action
News Gates suggested that political pressure from browser rival Netscape may have spurred the Department of Justice to action. What is at issue is the interpretation of the word integrate," Gates said. The issue will ultimately be resolved in the courts.
[October 21, 1998, 5:42]
Gates attacks DOJ action
News Gates suggested that political pressure from browser rival Netscape may have spurred the Department of Justice to action. What is at issue is the interpretation of the word integrate," Gates said. The issue will ultimately be resolved in the courts.
[October 22, 1997, 9:57]
Yahoo's founder responds to China criticism
News Yahoo executives feel "horrible" about political arrests of Internet users in China but believe it's better to operate in that market and cooperate with authorities than not be there at all, Yahoo co-founder
[March 9, 2006, 15:35]
Lord battles government over cybercrime laws
News He is seeking to amend Clause 40 of the Police and Justice Bill so that malicious denial of service (DoS) attacks are criminalised by the CMA but legitimate political protests that slow down servers would not be.
[June 20, 2006, 14:50]
Labour u-turns on broadband promises
News Spokesman Matt Peacock believes it is a political priority because it is essential to the well-being of the economy. He believes government needs to pay more attention to the issue of broadband because it is as crucial as the UK's core utilities.
[May 18, 2001, 13:14]
Government abandons ID card bill
News That will signal the start of the frantic 'wash up' period when the government and opposition political parties thrash out an agreement on which bills will be passed or ditched before Parliament is dissolved at the end of the week.
[April 5, 2005, 9:50]
Sudden reversal: Experts say Microsoft could win
News He added that "Microsoft played very well into the predispositions and the political leanings of court. The same court ruled in favour of Microsoft on this issue in an earlier proceeding, feeding speculation the software company could win that point.
[February 28, 2001, 14:50]
MP wins Internet Hero award
News It's a funny business working in the Internet part of the political community," he told the audience. The All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), of which Allan is joint treasurer, recently published the results of its public inquiry into...
[February 21, 2003, 8:36]
Skype denies knowledge of China security issues
News Keywords that triggered action included words related to Taiwanese independence, the banned religious group Falun Gong, and political opposition to the Chinese Communist Party. Silverman said that once Skype became aware of the problem it contacted...
[October 6, 2008, 10:06]
India calls for allies to fight backlash
News Recently, Indian industry lobby groups decided to take the outsourcing debate to political leaders in the United States. The National Association of Software and Services Companies will hold its next board meeting in New York and later confer with...
[January 14, 2004, 7:45]
T.J. Rodgers: It's all about what's best for business
News Over the years, this plain-spoken entrepreneur has publicly skewered sundry political and industry figures he believes to be peddling humbug -- and that includes lobbing verbal bombshells in the direction of both major political parties.
[May 19, 2004, 11:55]
2010: A broadband odyssey
News Broadband is so important for the future of the economy that there's lots of unity across politics of the need to do something, and I'd like to see all the political parties engaging with the 2010 agenda.
[April 8, 2004, 16:30]
Governments to see Windows code
News It's very political in nature," he said of the program. Security concerns have also been an issue. Becoming more open is only one issue Microsoft must deal with in warding off the Linux competitive threat.
[January 15, 2003, 7:33]
Government defends wireless broadband plans
News The suggestions for licences to include areas totally within the boundaries of the Devolved Administrations and account for geographical conditions or political boundaries were rejected because there was little support for them and lack of...
[February 4, 2003, 16:11]
More MEPs demand transparency after patent debacle
News But I have the feeling that the question is a bit wider and is more a question of culture (within the Commission) and political leadership," he said. I am not 100 percent convinced that the real issue is one of transparency," said Savary in an email.
[July 19, 2005, 17:05]
Check Point on the way to a more secure future
News I'm not trying to make any political statements, but I think that as the minister of finance, he did well. The issue is skills for developing new products. So what do you see, then, as the big security issue for 2006?
[January 13, 2006, 16:20]
Government hacker warning is a sign of the times
News Organised crime can afford to purchase top level skills, but if you’re trying to make a political statement, there’s not generally enough money in it to pay for this. This is economic terrorism, but it’s not about trying to destabilise the economy...
[June 16, 2005, 16:45]
European IT chief backs net neutrality
News The European Commission appears to have thrown its weight behind the principle of net neutrality, after the telecommunications commissioner told a global internet forum that the issue was "a political question to be answered by the people".
[June 18, 2008, 17:23]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback This is pure insanity and a perfect example of a political official attempting to pump a "hot" issue. Where does it stop? Do you blame the software testers for not detecting the securty hole before release?
[October 12, 2005, 17:45]
