When Goliath Manipulated Goliath
Blog Comment I should point out that the EC did not "distance itself" from the report, as ZDNet (or CompTIA) might suggest - the EC commissioned the report and published it, and did not (and never planned to) make an immediate policy change.
[February 2, 2007, 9:08]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's about the current dispute between Microsoft and the EC, and it says that CompTIA (the Computing Technology Industry Association) feels that Microsoft is being hard done by. Today, we get an "open editorial" from one Hugo Lueders, Director of...
[September 22, 2006, 19:25]
Patent Restart Request Ratified
News Hugo Lueders, the director of public policy at pro-patent organisation CompTIA, is also unsure what will happen next. Initially, the EC was expected to adhere to the will of the Parliament, but recent indications suggest that it may ignore the...
[February 17, 2005, 14:50]
EC: We'd Accept Software Patent Defeat
News Industry associations CompTIA, the Business Software Alliance and the European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association have expressed their approval of the EU Council's endorsement.
[March 9, 2005, 11:45]
Campaigners Celebrate Patent Directive Defeat
News Although pro-patent campaign groups such as CompTIA, EICTA and Intellect had lobbied for the directive to be passed by parliament, they claim to welcome the European Parliament's decision. Hugo Lueders, director of public policy at CompTIA
[July 7, 2005, 16:45]
EC Rebuffs Microsoft Over Open-source Report
News The software giant also commissioned a respected university academic to back its case and enlisted the help of a trade association, CompTIA. The academic produced 44 pages of evidence supporting Microsoft's case, while CompTIA wrote a five-page...
[February 8, 2007, 13:41]
European Commission Denies Favouring Open Source
News The ISC's external affairs are handled by CompTIA, which is funded by several IT vendors including Microsoft. The European Commission has distanced itself from a report it commissioned that endorsed the use of open-source software.
[January 30, 2007, 11:48]
What Did Microsoft's "respected University Academic" Say?
Talkback I'm curious to read what the academic said, but haven't been able to find a URL or further information on the sites of CompTIA or Microsoft. The article says "The software giant also commissioned a respected university academic to back its case"
[February 13, 2007, 13:47]
Bush Challenges EC Over Internet Governance
News The CompTIA trade association, for instance, has stressed that it supports a "market-based solutions" approach rather than expanded UN control. In a sign that traditionally obscure discussions about Internet control have taken on new prominence...
[October 21, 2005, 11:30]
