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Outsourcing Conference Draws Protests
News A two-day conference instructing companies on moving technology jobs and other work overseas drew picketers, in one of the first San Francisco Bay Area protests over a growing trend that's shaking up the entire computer industry.
[September 17, 2003, 9:25]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
News The European Parliament has delayed voting on a controversial software-patents directive, following protests and criticism by computer scientists and economists. The vote, originally planned for Monday, will now take place at a plenary session...
[September 1, 2003, 15:55]
3G Rollout Threatened By Mast Protests
News The rollout of third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks in the UK may be hampered by public protests against mobile masts, as Parliament considers a proposal that could make it harder for operators to get planning permission for 3G base stations.
[April 19, 2002, 17:33]
'Free Dmitri' Protests Gathers Little London Support
News Protests demanding the release of the Russian programmer Dmitri Sklyarov are scheduled to take place this week outside the American Embassy in London, but organisers of the event are expecting a poor turnout.
[July 31, 2001, 13:53]
Cyber Protests: The Threat To The U.S. Information Infrastructure
White Papers This report discusses how political events and emerging international situations will increasingly lead to cyber protests. The infrastructure has been targeted in other countries in cyber protests and it is expected that it will eventually be...
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
Talkback The position of the left is generally, as I understand it, to promote better conditions for the populace, including the poor, while business-oriented interests promote better conditions for business, which are presented as being incidentally...
[September 3, 2003, 15:11]
3G Rollout Threatened By Mast Protests
Talkback me and my wife have today lost the sale of our home,because the buyer had the searches back and revealed that there was a mobile phone transister on the mast. Her solicitors advised her not to think twice about buying the property and she did.
[December 4, 2003, 13:17]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
Talkback The craziest thing in all this is that the (by definition) anti- free market capitalist patents are being opposed by the nominally "socialist" parties! Tis a strange times, indeed, when socialists uphold capitalist prinicples, and american (!
[September 2, 2003, 11:58]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
Talkback My impression is that one of the motivating factors behind this clarification of the patent situation (which is a dubious description of the potential result of this directive, especially if various claims are correct with respect to exemptions...
[September 2, 2003, 12:23]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
Talkback I'm not sure that "America has become that which it once opposed". The ultimate goal of capitalism is to establish yourself as the single, dominant supplier of goods and/or services. This might be contrary to the belief that the aim of capitalism...
[September 3, 2003, 10:59]
Protests Derail Software Patents Vote
Talkback If you get down to the nuts and bolts of it, and ignore the politics, patents favour those who have the money to register them and to defend them. I'll leave it to others more qualified to argue the social justice of this.
[September 3, 2003, 18:09]
A Year Ago Today: MS Protests O'Reilly Claims
News Microsoft yesterday rebutted O'Reilly & Associates' claims that Windows NT Workstation (NTW) and Server (NTS) are virtually the same product. O'Reilly, a technical publisher and Web server developer, had said in an article published on its Web site...
[September 11, 1997, 9:18]
W3C Patent Plan Draws Protests
News A new and controversial proposal under consideration by the World Wide Web Consortium could open the way for companies to claim patent rights -- and demand royalties -- on standards authorized by that body.
[October 2, 2001, 9:01]
Linux Alliance Protests Software Patenting
News International organisation The EuroLinux Alliance announces Friday an online petition against the European Parliament's proposed introduction of software patents. Opponents say introducing such patents will damage innovation and competition in...
[June 16, 2000, 10:27]
MS Protests O'Reilly NT Claims
News Microsoft yesterday rebutted O'Reilly & Associates' claims that Windows NT Workstation (NTW) and Server (NTS) are virtually the same product. O'Reilly, a technical publisher and Web server developer, had said in an article published on its Web site...
[September 11, 1996, 12:13]
Chinese Protests Force Action At NATO
News NATO's email system has been swamped by up to 400, mainly abusive, emails every five minutes. Nato confirmed that its phone lines have been blocked and the organisation's mail server is being upgraded to cope with the strain.
[May 10, 1999, 14:27]
News Roundup: How Real Is The May Day Hack Threat?
News The threat of hacking attacks to accompany this year's May Day protests has been played down by both police and activists, after warnings prior to previous anti-capitalist demonstrations proved to be largely unfounded.
[May 1, 2001, 9:42]
May Day Hysteria Unfounded, Say Activists
News Internet activists have spoken out today against misinformation they claim is being spread by IT security consultants about possible cyberthreats stemming from Tuesday's May Day protests. A newsletter from corporate security firm iDefense warns...
[April 30, 2001, 14:38]
Hacktivists Threaten World Bank Meeting
News The meetings have spurred protests in previous years, but this year anti-globalisation activists are expected to step up their plans, possibly attempting to block traffic on the city's streets on Friday.
[September 24, 2002, 12:13]
