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Scanitto Pro 2.12.23.233

Scanitto Pro 2.12.23.233

...wide variety of formats, then Scanitto Pro is your one-stop scanning software choice. Scanitto Pro provides one-click scanning and copying utilizing TWAIN drivers... Read more

15 May, 2012

Intel Oak Trail tablets to debut in May

...reduction in average power consumption with full HD-video playback and targeting software choice including MeeGo, Windows 7 and Google operating systems". A number of... Read more

6 April, 2011
PDF Converter Professional 7

PDF Converter Professional 7

PDF Converter Professional 7 is the smarter PDF software choice for business users. It provides an accurate document conversion to 100... Read more

11 January, 2011

US group takes open source fight abroad

US-based lobby group the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) is escalating its efforts to stymie the progress of legislation... Read more

16 July, 2003 by Andrew Colley

MS-backed group lobbies against government open source

...again where it comes to adopting open-source software. The Initiative for Software Choice, which launched quietly in early May, is chaired by an industry... Read more

13 August, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

A browser ballot for security software?

...But when you apply the adequacy and trust formula to the security software choice scenario, and discover that the general consensus is that surely McAfee... Read more

14 May, 2010
Revealed: Tech titans of the past 25 years

Revealed: Tech titans of the past 25 years

...against open-source software — both are key members of the Initiative for Software Choice, which frequently takes an anti-open-source stance. Earlier this year... Read more

13 November, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue

Internet Explorer 'most influential' tech product

...against open-source software — both are key members of the Initiative for Software Choice, which frequently takes an anti-open-source stance. Earlier this year... Read more

31 July, 2007 by David Meyer

EC rebuffs Microsoft over open-source report

...CompTIA, which is part-funded by Microsoft. The CompTIA-backed Initiative for Software Choice wrote a stern letter to the Commission immediately after publication requesting... Read more

8 February, 2007 by Richard Thurston

When Goliath manipulated Goliath

...of the contents. Jan 18, 2007 Microsoft-funded organisation, the Initiative for Software Choice, which is headed by CompTIA, writes to the Commission asking it... Read more

31 January, 2007
European Commission denies favouring open source

European Commission denies favouring open source

...was lobbied to clarify its position on open source. The Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) wrote to the Commission immediately after the release of the... Read more

30 January, 2007 by Richard Thurston
XPSuite 4.0.3

XPSuite 4.0.3

...own. Create your own Skinnables applications or simulate the look of popular software, choice is yours. Also new to XPSuite Skinnables is complete Unicode Support... Read more

5 July, 2006

Patent directive faces fishy future

...of software within new technical products," John Jolliffe of the Initiative for Software Choice told ZDNet UK Read more

13 December, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Government bodies 'embracing open source'

...derailed the mandatory purchase proposals. Lobbying groups such as the Initiative for Software Choice -- funded by Microsoft and others -- argue strongly against policies to require... Read more

3 September, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

'Default' open-source licensing plans under fire

...using software that is not appropriate for them," said the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC), in a statement. The ISC is an initiative of industry... Read more

11 March, 2004 by Matt Loney

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

12 minutes ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

2 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

4 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

11 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

12 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

13 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

17 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

17 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

17 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

20 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

20 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

21 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

24 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything