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Open-source Lobby Group Lambasts Gartner's Analysis
News Open source lobby group Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) has lashed out at Gartner analyst Annette Jump's claim that pre-installing Linux on PCs encourages piracy of Windows. OSIA spokesperson Steven D'Aprano said Jump's findings were...
[October 4, 2004, 13:25]
VoIP Lobby Group Formed Over 999 Issue
News A new lobby group has been set up in an attempt to influence the regulation of internet telephony in Europe. Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition Europe, which comprises large suppliers like Google, Intel, Microsoft and Skype, was launched on Friday...
[December 17, 2007, 15:40]
Australian Group To Lobby For IPv6
News Chairman of the soon-to-be-launched forum, Michael Biber, who is also the chair of the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet), IPv6 working group, told ZDNet Australia that the forum's "unashamed" charter will be to boost the image of the...
[January 7, 2004, 9:35]
US Group Takes Open Source Fight Abroad
News US-based lobby group the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) is escalating its efforts to stymie the progress of legislation promoting the use of open-source software in government departments in Australia.
[July 16, 2003, 9:49]
Government Backs Anti-spam Mission To US
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms is giving his support to a delegation of UK politicians who are travelling to America next month to lobby for stricter spam controls. Sadly it's now apparent the DTI were, like the American Congress, listening only...
[September 19, 2003, 14:50]
ICUII
Downloads Now ICUII has added group chat lobbies and group audio to all in the lobby for a great way to have fun and meet others. Video On Demand' lets you pick and choose who you want to see and who gets to see you while in the chat lobby.
[May 6, 2008, 6:16]
More MEPs Demand Transparency After Patent Debacle
News Last week, the Green Party said the interests and funding of lobby groups should be made public after what it termed a "deceptive" lobbying campaign over the directive, which was rejected by the European Parliament earlier this month.
[July 19, 2005, 17:05]
SAP Slams Open Source 'socialism'
News He warned that SAP has a "huge influence" on a new lobby group, the European Software Association, which is likely to lobby the EU against open source. Shai Agassi, president of the product and technology group at SAP, said in a speech at a club in...
[November 11, 2005, 15:05]
India Calls For Allies To Fight Backlash
News India is trying to enlist support of its Asian neighbours and friends to lobby against the outsourcing backlash spreading in Western countries. Recently, Indian industry lobby groups decided to take the outsourcing debate to political leaders in...
[January 14, 2004, 7:45]
Steve Malone: "IT's Like This..."
News It is a feature of human endeavour that whenever two or more people come together with a common interest they will form a lobby. Many other groups such as charities, trade unions and industry pressure groups also lobby away, often to great effect.
[August 11, 1998, 15:04]
Education, Not Legislation Will Reduce E-crimes
News The paper, published by e-commerce lobby group EURIM, and think tank The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), argues that although some legislation is required to fight Internet-based crimes, alone, it will make no difference unless backed...
[December 11, 2003, 16:40]
Fighting Outsourcing 'could Spark Trade War'
News In its report, the organisation included preliminary policy recommendations for Congress to consider and it plans to have its members -- which include chief executives from Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard -- lobby lawmakers next month during the...
[January 8, 2004, 9:15]
Wireless Solution Improves Guest Experience, Drives Increased Revenues For Worldwide Hotel Chain
White Papers E-Menu continues to add value after an order is placed, allowing guests to page a server, entertain children, check flight status, or send documents to a printer in the hotel's lobby. To deliver a new level of customer convenience, InterContinental...
[July 1, 2004, 0:00]
US Lobby Groups Demand Open Cable Access
News Internet companies like America Online and MindSpring along with public advocacy and consumer groups plan to lobby the local governments for open access. The resolution passed by the county group "recognized the legitimate interest of county...
[July 21, 1999, 10:47]
Suppliers Ease Up On Licensing Crackdowns
News Software suppliers are to ease up on licensing crackdowns and move away from the draconian audits of the past, says the industry's UK lobby group. But a spokesman for blue chip IT user group the Corporate IT Forum, said a recent poll of its members...
[June 10, 2008, 9:04]
China Clamping Down On Google?
News The lobby group said it had "expected" Google.com to be gradually sidelined after the censored version was introduced in January. According to a statement posted on Tuesday on the Web site of press freedom activist group Reporters without Borders...
[June 9, 2006, 10:45]
Industry Lambasts Snooping Law Costs
News BT, Vodafone and lobby group Eurim called for more clarity on the costs involved in complying with the Act. Tim Snape, who chairs the law enforcement group at the ISP Association (ISPA), told ZDNet UK recently that the costs of intercepting could...
[April 30, 2002, 17:55]
Wi-Fi Standards' Future Mapped Out
News Stuart Kerry, chair of the working group, noted during the panel session that as more companies join the working group and lobby to have new features included in upcoming standards, the process of finalising standards gets more complicated and...
[December 5, 2003, 7:55]
'Deceptive' Patent Lobbying Sparks Calls For Transparency
News But the implications go far beyond computer software and will damage all of the industries in which Europe leads and that means jobs will be lost," said Simon Gentry of the pro-patent lobby group the Campaign for Creativity, according to the...
[July 11, 2005, 14:15]
NSPCC Calls For Better Online Crime Reporting
News The security lobby group says this request has won the support of commissioner of Metropolitan police Sir John Stevens. The call echoes the European Information Society Group, request for the government for IT professionals to act as special...
[December 2, 2004, 12:15]
