Cox shows value in open discussions
Leader Linus Torvalds is a terrible engineer, it was revealed this week. And the source of this potentially damning accusation? First instincts would suggest a missive despatched from deep within the bowels of Microsoft's special FUD unit.
[March 2, 2005, 13:00]
OpenStreetMap has Ugandan discussions
Blog One of the great things about open source software and open content is that if someone has a good idea, they can just go for it without having to worry about getting permissions, licences or other forms of prior approval.
[October 29, 2009, 11:26]
Losses mount as GamePlay keeps seeking a buyer
News UK video-game retailer Gameplay confirmed on Wednesday that it was still in discussions with potential buyers as financial results showed it was close to running out of money. In the light of its cash constraints and market conditions, the Board is...
[May 31, 2001, 8:27]
A Year Ago Today: Easynet, UK Online in merger talks
News European Internet access provider Easynet today announced it is in merger discussions with UK Online. In a prepared statement to the London Stock Exchange, the company said it is: "in discussions with.
[October 10, 1997, 9:15]
Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster Pt II
News I think that's a very good indication that the model we have developed and put on the table in the private discussions that Napster's pursuing is really working. Obviously, the discussions with some partners are more intense than with others, and I...
[February 7, 2001, 13:57]
Microsoft and SAP considered merging
News Microsoft and SAP initiated merger discussions late last year but broke off talks several months ago because of the complexity involved, according to statements issued by the software makers on Monday.
[June 7, 2004, 16:35]
AOL, Microsoft dissolve Windows XP talks
News Discussions between AOL Time Warner and Microsoft over whether AOL's online service software would be bundled with Windows XP collapsed on Saturday. During a phone call, Microsoft Windows group Vice President Jim Allchin and America Online Time...
[June 18, 2001, 10:10]
BT deletes Phorm forums
News BT has deleted from its user forums almost all discussions relating to the communications company's trials of behavioural ad-serving technology. On Tuesday morning, BT customers who use the company's forums, known as 'beta forums', were shown a...
[November 20, 2008, 12:01]
Microsoft mistakenly grants testers full access
News In a brief security lapse, early testers of Microsoft software had access to discussions on all of Microsoft's products, rather than just the programs they were testing. In order to gain access to different discussions, testers would have to know...
[August 7, 2003, 11:10]
Sun and Fujitsu nurture closer alliance
News Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu, competitors with servers that are united by a common processor design and operating system, are in discussions that could mean a tighter alliance. Both companies said they are continuing discussions that have gone on...
[October 24, 2003, 12:45]
NHS U-turn over deletion of patients' records
News Following discussions with the Information Commissioner's Office, the agency in charge of the NHS National Programme for IT has given patients the right to delete an SCR as long as it has not been used.
[May 27, 2009, 9:24]
PeopleSoft and Oracle 'talked often'
News PeopleSoft and Oracle had numerous discussions about a friendly merger about a year before Oracle launched its hostile bid for PeopleSoft -- including an in-person meeting among the company's top executives.
[June 28, 2004, 14:40]
My response to Richard Stallman
Talkback The "Open Source" debate has many sides, and usually discussions about the subject try to view every side of it. Unfortunately, all these aspects usually get mixed up during discussions. I like the article in that it is a simple statement: Open...
[June 15, 2004, 9:13]
John You Are Wrong
Talkback John on reviewing your discussions it seems that you are pro Apple and anti Microsoft. If you manage to read this far into my post i'll just let you know i am actually a Mac user and i think Macs are great but unlike yourself as it appears from...
[October 18, 2007, 9:40]
Mashups are top of the menu
News Hundreds of technologists, reporters and investors are expected Monday morning in Mountain View, California, for MashupCamp, the first conference devoted to discussions about the custom programs that come from merging multiple APIs .
[February 20, 2006, 8:55]
Jeeves asking Mozilla for support
News Ask Jeeves and the Mozilla Foundation have begun discussions on the twin possibilities of a Firefox-based Jeeves browser and of donating Jeeves' desktop search technology to the open source group. The discussions come as relations between Mozilla...
[February 15, 2005, 11:45]
Can Moodle Do A Good Job In Importing PowerPoint
Blog Discussions from Moodle You can hear such and such discussions every day on Moolde.org. Jean-Marc Leblond said: I need some help, I am trying to import a Power Point into my lesson and I keep on getting the following error code...
[February 27, 2009, 8:53]
Biometrics meets security at Comdex
News Representatives from the airline and biometrics industries met for day-long discussions about working together to develop measures that could help prevent tragedies such as those on 11 September. With United headquarters and one of the largest...
[March 7, 2002, 10:36]
US Report: Microsoft expects suit today
News Department of Justice broke down on Saturday, according to DoJ officials, with no future discussions planned going forward. The DoJ and the states agreed to hold back on filing their suit at the eleventh hour and Microsoft agreed to delay the...
[May 18, 1998, 10:35]
Freeserve in possible takeover talks
News Sources said the discussions could -- as with previous talks -- come to nothing. A company spokesman confirmed early Wednesday that Freeserve is "in discussions which may or may not lead to an offer being made".
[November 22, 2000, 11:33]



