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Software patents campaigners honoured
News Two of the main movers behind the campaign to block European legislation to bring in software patents were hailed on Tuesday night when they won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Software Development at the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards.
[September 28, 2005, 13:05]
Software AG Develops Tamino Using Linux on zSeries by Compiling With Systems/C From DIGNUS
White Papers Software AG, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, is Europe's largest provider of system software, offering leading-edge technology for data management and electronic business. Software AG saw that its software development environment was not...
[May 15, 2007, 1:00]
Software piracy whistleblowing becomes more lucrative
News The Business Software Alliance is doubling the maximum reward it will pay to individuals who report companies that are using pirated software. Under the BSA's rules, someone who reports that a company is using illegal software -- such as...
[November 5, 2004, 14:03]
Software Testing and Quality Assurance White Papers
White Papers Software Quality Assurance (QA) at Pointe Technology is oriented to ? It involves the entire software development process. Software Testing at Pointe Technology is also oriented to ? prevention? Prevention is monitoring and improving the process...
[August 14, 2009, 5:26]
TDK-Grey Cell buy to fuel GSM, PC Card, software comms
News Another intriguing incentive for TDK was Grey Cell's software engineering skills set. Nick Hunn, product development manager for TDK-Grey Cell, said that "a new type of peripheral that is half hardware and half software with a cable is emerging".
[September 2, 1997, 14:17]
Stallman: Software patents victimise developers
News In a talk earlier this week, Richard Stallman described software patents as a sort of lottery, bringing benefits to people only rarely. Stallman is well known among free software fans as the writer of the GNU Public Licence, the licensing model...
[March 28, 2002, 10:40]
Software patent protest to block Web sites
Talkback As far as I am aware the US has one of the most successful and vibrant software industries in the World. I fail to see how the US system of patents has limited the countries ability to innovate and make money in the area of software.
[August 26, 2003, 17:48]
Software Firm Eases Compliance, Improves Security by Linking Heterogeneous Systems
White Papers Centrify's auditing, access control, and identity management software solutions centrally secure heterogeneous systems, Web applications, databases, and storage systems using Active Directory. Many businesses today use a wide variety of technology...
[May 16, 2009, 1:17]
Software Company Creates Automated "Database Factory" Using SQL Server 2008
White Papers CyberSavvy believes in using software automation to make life easier for its customers. Its Software as a Service solution, DataPlace, which it terms a "Database factory," enables technical and business oriented customers to create and modify their...
[April 16, 2008, 1:02]
Study: Software licence cheating costs £18bn
News Improper software licensing resulted in a loss of $34bn (£18bn) worldwide in 2005, a $1.6bn increase over 2004, according to a study commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The study, conducted by information-technology research firm...
[May 24, 2006, 9:15]
Software engineer sentenced to prison
News A former security software engineer convicted of providing technology to a piracy group known as DrinkOrDie was sentenced Thursday to nearly three years in prison. US attorneys said Erickson, who was an engineer at Symantec and a member of...
[May 3, 2002, 10:54]
Software patents vote delayed
News A Monday vote on a controversial software patents proposal in the European Parliament has been put back until September, amid criticism by MEPs that the legislation would institute a US-style patent regime that would be detrimental to European...
[June 30, 2003, 12:30]
Software compliance & the marathon runner’s ‘wall’
Blog Needing to connect software application development with compliance issues I started looking at software change and configuration management (SCCM) tools that might guide project development appropriately.
[April 9, 2009, 9:27]
Software licence management - your experiences?
Blog For various reasons, some of which may become clear soon, we're looking at the area of software licences. So if you've got something to say about the whole process of licensing enterprise software - how easy it is to understand, specify, cost...
[May 8, 2009, 15:57]
Software firm raided in fraud probe
News The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into Torex Retail, the stock exchange-listed UK software provider. Along with the City of London Police, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) raided three residential addresses earlier this week: two...
[January 31, 2007, 11:45]
Software pirate jailed
News The Business Software Alliance is celebrating after a three-year investigation resulted in the imprisonment of a prolific software pirate. Khan was being investigated for selling counterfeit software online, including popular products from Adobe...
[July 7, 2003, 7:45]
Software Firm Cuts Development Time by 40 Percent Using Latest Windows Technology
White Papers Iconics is an award-winning software development company that produces industrial automation and real-time visualization applications for customers in building controls, oil and gas, and other industries.
[November 8, 2008, 0:01]
EC: Software is not patentable
News Software patent campaigners were shocked on Wednesday by an apparent change in stance towards software patents by the European Commission. This statement appears to contradict what the EC said last year - that the EPO would continue to grant...
[May 24, 2006, 15:25]
Software Engineering Ontology: A Development Methodology
White Papers This paper has presented the results of the first phase of a project aimed at developing a comprehensive ontology of the Software Engineering field. The major contributions provided by this study are: Identification of the ontology development...
[January 8, 2008, 1:58]
Software Freedom Day 2008 - a damp squib in England?
Blog I have to admit Software Freedom Day has passed me by so far, but from the sound of it, I'm not alone. The day is intended to promote and celebrate free and open source software, taking to the streets to give out CDs and educate people.
[September 19, 2008, 12:35]
