Recent Articles
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Open-Source Insurance Is Arriving
There’s nothing new about IP insurance, but New York-based Open Source Risk Management LLC (OSRM) is the first company to specifically target helping companies deal with open-source IP risks. Daniel Egger, founder and president, announced at San Francisco’s Open Source Business Conference this week that the company will launch its consulting service immediately to be…
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Microsoft Fleshes Out Partner Program Details
Microsoft is continuing to finesse the new channel-partner program it launched at the start of this year. In January, the company debuted its Next Generation Partner Program. The new program combined, for the first time under a single umbrella, all of Microsoft’s various partner programs, including its Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains and Navision programs.…
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Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsoft’s Foreign Lawsuits
Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington asking the court to halt the flood of global trademark lawsuits Microsoft Corp. has filed against it. While Lindows.com has…
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Judge Cuts Off Dept. of Interior’s Net Access
For the third time in less than three years, a federal judge has ordered the Department of the Interior to disconnect a large number of its employees from the Internet over concerns about the agency’s security practices. The order, issued Monday in United States District Court in Washington, is part of a longstanding conflict between…
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Shopping for a $2 Billion Deal
Is Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold on Computer Sciences Corp? The answer to that question could be worth $2 billion over 10 years to CSC. The consulting firm and Sears say they have “agreed to enter into negotiations” on a potential outsourcing contract under which CSC will provide Sears with “start-of-the-art Information Technology infrastructure support…
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Analysts Predict Mild 2005 Recession for Semiconductors
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The semiconductor industry looks likely to enter a mild recession in 2005, an analyst firm said Monday, following a healthy recovery that will continue through this year. According to analysts here at the Semico Summit, the slowdown in chip sales will be triggered by a number of factors, including lower sales of consumer electronics…
