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Microsoft's IP indemnification praised
Talkback But isn't the indemnification only of value up to $5? The EULA sets out the terms of indemnification I think.
[February 10, 2005, 12:44]
Microsoft: IP indemnification 'does include damages'
News Microsoft has clarified its IP indemnification policy, saying that it will indemnify claimants against damages as well as just legal costs, but some legal observers say the company still needs to spell out the small print on the protection it is...
[November 4, 2004, 14:03]
Microsoft's IP indemnification praised
Talkback This is fairly identical to what the mob did. If you pay us, we will protect you" Microsoft itself is building up a huge portfolio of so-called 'IP', and then they indemnify you, but only if you are a paying customer.
[February 10, 2005, 9:53]
Microsoft's IP indemnification praised
News Microsoft is touting a new study that points out that the software maker offers customers more legal protection against intellectual property claims than that given by open source rivals. The report, by IDC analysts Stephen Graham and Alexandrina...
[February 10, 2005, 8:55]
OpenLogic protects customers against legal action
News Enterprise open source software provider OpenLogic is offering indemnification against legal action for firms using its code. That includes indemnification for intellectual property infringements, including defence of claims, repair and replacement...
[October 17, 2006, 17:20]
Dell will not shelter customers from SCO
News Despite embracing the use of Linux on its computers, Dell Computer will not be offering its customers indemnification against lawsuits in the SCO Group's campaign against the open-source operating system.
[September 3, 2003, 11:30]
Microsoft takes swipe at Linux vendors' legal story
News Microsoft has criticised the IP indemnification offered by Novell, Red Hat, HP and IBM -- the main vendors of the Linux operating system. It claims that Microsoft offers better indemnification than any Linux vendor and has highlighted specific...
[November 5, 2004, 13:28]
Microsoft beefs up protection for PC makers
News Microsoft is again expanding the amount of legal protection it offers partners, adding coverage for trade secrets claims as well as partial indemnification for smaller computer makers. Microsoft has used indemnification as one of the latest planks...
[June 23, 2005, 9:40]
Red Hat offers Linux patent protection
News The leading Linux seller quietly slipped the indemnification provision into a question-and-answer page on their website after Novell and Microsoft announced a technical and patent partnership on Thursday.
[November 6, 2006, 8:37]
Novell offers Linux protection, as SuSE deal completed
News Novell plans to offer the legal indemnification now that its $210m (£113m) acquisition of SuSE is complete, said Novell chief executive Jack Messman. Hewlett-Packard also offers indemnification. We had unique rights regarding Unix that provide a...
[January 13, 2004, 7:25]
Intel 'done with Intergraph'
News It also reveals an unusual indemnification agreement between Intel and Dell, which also uses the chip giant's microprocessors, motherboards and chipsets and was sued by Intergraph for patent infringement.
[March 31, 2004, 8:25]
Microsoft takes swipe at Linux vendors' legal story
Talkback Interesting to note that Microsoft hasn't made public the 'fine print' details of this newest vaporware product of theirs: 'indemnification'. Will this Microsoft 'indemnification' be fully available to all, existing, customers or just new ones...
[November 5, 2004, 21:36]
JBoss offers customers legal protection
News The issue of legal indemnification has been highlighted by SCO's lawsuit against IBM, which claims that IBM illegally incorporated code from the Unix operating system into Linux. Hewlett-Packard has offered indemnification for its Linux customers...
[November 17, 2003, 8:37]
Red Hat hires IBM lawyer to fight SCO
News Novell and Hewlett-Packard have taken a different route, offering indemnification, which means they'll reimburse their Linux customers for a certain amount of their legal bills if sued. We continue to examine indemnification.
[May 18, 2004, 9:15]
MySQL revamps pricing for enterprise push
News Through the MySQL Network program, customers get certified versions of the MySQL database, support services, legal indemnification and access to a "knowledge base" of technical information. Combining the support services with indemnification into a...
[February 15, 2005, 8:30]
HP charts Linux course
News Have you actually won sales as a result of indemnification? The purchase order was blocked purely on the basis of our indemnification. With the HP indemnification, we said, "we'll take accountability for the solution, and we will defend and take...
[December 4, 2003, 11:40]
Novell: Customers are coming back
News After announcing the completion of its acquisition of SuSE, Novell this week joined the likes of HP and Sun in offering to provide financial and legal aid, or indemnification, to any of its customers that are prosecuted by SCO for licensing...
[January 13, 2004, 17:10]
Microsoft's new weapon against Linux questioned
News His reasons included Microsoft's old favourites of total cost of ownership and security, but also included a relatively new weapon, IP indemnification. No vendor today stands behind Linux with full IP indemnification.
[November 1, 2004, 15:54]
Microsoft widens legal protection
News Under the new program, the indemnification for those products will more closely match that offered by Microsoft for other of its products, including the protections afforded to PC makers. Microsoft said on Thursday it will expand the legal...
[February 10, 2006, 8:50]
Yankee Group slams 'Linux extremists'
Talkback The 'independent' studies have all been debunked, the 'Intellectual Property' liabilities and 'Indemnification" issues have been shown to be greater on the proprietary side, so where do the FUDsters turn now?
[April 8, 2005, 18:35]
