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In a move expected to be a stimulant for the high-speed wireless market, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an order to restructure frequencies within one of the several bands used for wireless broadband communication Industry insiders maintain that the order, adopted on June 10 and published for the first time last week, is a ...
Siebel Systems, a leading provider of business applications software, today announced new enhancements in its comprehensive CRM suite for the energy industry, Siebel Energy 7.7, that further enhances its capabilities. The enhancements include functionality that enables energy and utility service providers to enroll, service and retain customers us...
The Indian government has made various proposals recently to tax foreign firms sending outsourcing work to India and firms that import and resell shrinkwrap software in India. Proposals range from setting a simple 4 percent tax on the value of outsourcing contracts to a more complex system of taxing the global income of corporations with standalone operations in India.
In Diamond vs. Chakrabarty, the United States Supreme Court ruled that patents could be granted for "anything under the sun that is made by the hand of man." That includes software. Law practice tip: If you need to argue in court that software is not patentable, point out that Chakrabarty does not apply to software because it is not made "under th...
Microsoft has broken its monthly cycle of security updates to plug a fewholes in its Internet Explorer browser, including the Download.Jectscripting weakness that caused a widespread, Web-based attack scarein June. The Download.Ject vulnerability and similar browser weaknesses prompted many security experts to recommend the use of alternative brow...
The SCO Group kicked off its annual technology summit with a dual focus on launching new products and fighting IBM through litigation Because it is being held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the company used several movie clips to introduce its two key speakers, senior VP of worldwide marketing Jeff Hunsaker and CEO Darl McBride. The tone of each in...
Media giant Viacom and Internet sports content and e-commerce provider SportsLine.com announced today that they have signed an agreement for SportsLine.com to merge with a subsidiary of Viacom. Under the deal, holders of common stock of SportsLine.com will be entitled to US$1.75 per share in cash upon closing of the transaction, the companies said...
During the late 1990s, when the online commerce movement was in itsinfancy, the notion of adding personalization capabilities to one's Website was a logical extension to the basic concept of online transactions. The premise was simple enough: prompt customers to enter some basic information about their general demographics or personal preferences, or track such information through Web cookies, in order to create a profile that would allow you to create offers and campaigns that met the needs of each customer...
I've been watching the e-voting concerns increase as the related technology proliferates across the country and have come to the conclusion that we are once again seeing the government act first and think second There is nothing inherently more unsecure with regard to electronically taking votes than in physically taking votes. What can make one mo...
The sight of commuters' heads bobbing up and down as they listen tomusic on their way to work may be replaced by intent gazes examining theprevious night's episode of the "Sopranos" or the ninth inning of thebaseball game. Manufacturers are hoping that the next big wave inpersonal entertainment will be portable video players (PVPs), devicesthat feature not only a computer screen for viewing but also hard diskstorage so individuals can carry the content that interests them...
As U.S. elections draw near, computer science experts and e-voting critics are making dire predictions about the outcome if paperless, closed-code touch-screen machines are used by Americans casting their ballots. The criticism grew into a challenge at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas this week when Harvard fellow Rebecca Mercuri cal...
Hoping to keep its edge in software in part by producing a torrent of technological innovations, Microsoft is planning to push hard to secure more patents in the coming year Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told analysts at thecompany's annual meeting yesterday that Microsoft plans to file up to3,000 patent applications before next ...
Hollinger International sold the Telegraph newspaper and related assets to Britain's Barclay brothers Friday for $1.3 billion, the Independent said Friday The sale of the prestigious London newspaper was assured once a U.S. judge dismissed an attempt by Hollinger's former chairman, Conrad Black, to block or influence the sale to Fred and Dave Barcl...
The Japanese government is partnering with 19 companies, including NEC, Fujitsu and IBM Japan, to encourage Linux use in the country's school system The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, also known as METI, is spearheading the project and has expressed a desire to limit the dominance of Microsoft Windows. Currently, the Windows operating system...
The hosting industry has come a long way since Affinity Internet entered the market in 1996. Hundreds of dot-com companies have disappeared or been reinvented. Clients are more sophisticated, with even the smallest operation demanding better products and more personalized service Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Affinity focuses exclusively on the va...
It's that time again; the earnings calls for CRM, ERP, hardware and services vendors are being scheduled, rehearsed and delivered to shareholders, industry and financial analysts. What's common across the more than two dozen calls I've listened to that span CRM, ERP and SCM software, hardware and services companies is that every CEO is offering up a spin on how global outsourcing is making their business even more cost-competitive, responsive to global markets and stronger for the strategic long run...
After years of struggling under a massive regulatory framework, the telecommunications industry is starting to see some positive change. Last week, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) admitted that current regulations stifle innovation, and today the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will consider a similar policy statement...
A trade group of technology companies has issued a policy statement urging Congress to take a close look at the controversial, so-called Induce Act The Business Software Alliance (BSA) adopted a policy urging that "U.S. Senate legislation introduced to stem the growth of online piracy [Induce] should be clarified to ensure that it is properly balan...
Electronic Arts announced an agreement to acquire Criterion Software Group from Canon Europe. With the acquisition, EA will assume Criterion's studio in Guildford, UK; two intellectual properties, Burnout and Black; and the RenderWare middleware technology. Under a previous agreement, Criterion's Burnout3 game is being published by EA and is sched...
IBM today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cyanea, a provider of software that monitors and manages the performance of Web-based business applications. Cyanea is a privately held company based in Oakland, California. Financial terms were not disclosed. Upon closing, Cyanea's operations will be integrated into IBM's Tivoli syst...
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