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Software, IP Protection, Innovation and the Apple – Samsung Verdict

By Michael Fauscette on August 25, 2012

The patent trial that many in tech had watched with keen interest ended yesterday as the jury reached a verdict that is likely to have quite an impact on the software industry. I rarely write about high profile tech trials…

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged android, apple, appsung, google, innovation, iOS, ip, iPhone, Patent, samsung | 1 Response

Google Going All In on Mobile

By Jeff Nolan on August 15, 2011

The tech media, and general media as well, is all a flutter about Google acquiring Motorola Mobility (note that this is one part of Motorola, the other being their Solutions group which is 2x the size of Mobility in terms of revenue). Henry Blodgett thinks it will end as a disaster for Google and my good […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged android, google, HTC Corporation, ip, microsoft, mobile, motogoog, motorola, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung Group

NTP is the New SCO

By Zoli Erdos on July 9, 2010

NTP, the shell company whose only business is to extract ransom from real businesses does not sit on the $600 they extorted from RIM. They are now suing just about all the smartphone industry: Apple, Google, HTC, Microsoft, LG and Motorola. Is NTP the new SCO? Related posts: NTP Sues Apple, Google, Microsoft And Others […]

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, cellular, extortion, google, HTC, intellectual property, ip, Lawsuit, lg, microsoft, mobile market, motorola, ntp, patent troll, Patents, sco, Smartphones, Wireless

News Analysis: Rimini Street Countersues Oracle

By R "Ray" Wang on April 5, 2010

Rimini Street Counter Suit Focuses On Ensuring Customer Rights To Third Party Maintenance (3PM)

On March 29th, 2010, Rimini Street sued Oracle for “counterclaims alleging copyright misuse, defamation, disparagement, trade libel, and unfair competition”. The lawsuit was filed as a counter to Oracle’s February 26th, 2010 suit of Rimini Street for Intellectual Property (IP) theft. While […]

Posted in Business | Tagged 3PM, Apps Strategy, customer bill of rights, enteprise apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, intellectual property, ip, Lawsuit, oracle, rimini street, Third Party Maintenance, user group event, user group events, user groups | 1 Response

Monday’s Musings: Why Users Must Preserve Their Third Party Maintenance Rights

By R "Ray" Wang on February 22, 2010

Apps Users Seek Third Party Maintenance For Cost, Value, and Service Updated surveys from inquiries, client conversations, and user group meetings show a 113.8% increase in interest in third party maintenance (3PM) services from Q3 2009 to Q1 2010 (see Figure 1). Key factors stem from (see Figure 2.): Continuing cost pressures. Budgets continue to […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 3PM, Amdahl, anti-trust, Apps Strategy, Christine A. Varney, contract negotiations, contract strategy, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, Geac, Grace Consulting, ibm, industry trade groups, Infor, Infor Flex, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, intellectual property, ip, It's the relationship, It's the relationship stupid!, Joaquín Almunia, Lawson, Lawson Global Users Group, Lawson Software, Léo Apotheker, lessons learned, license credits to new products, license fees, license management, license parking, license policy, license returns, maintenance fees, Maintenance Hike, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, Monday's Musings, netCustomer, OAUG, Quest, Quest User Group, rimini street, sap, SAP Enterprise Support, Seth Ravin, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software pricing, Software Vendors, Spinnaker, subscription pricing, SUGEN, support, Technology / Software, Third Party Maintenance, upgrades, user groups, users, vendor strategy | 2 Responses

Stolen Content

By Craig Cmehil on August 28, 2009

Today’s show covers the topic of “stolen content”, namely blogs from the SAP Community Network as discovered by the users themselves (see here and here)
Talking Points

Shout Out: Abesh and the internal PlanetFinance project
Shout Out: James Governor and his Twitter search
Chinposin Friday
Main Topic: Stolen Content

Dial In: Jim Spath
Dial In: Thorsten Franz
Dial In: James Governor

Video Replay

Chat History
12:45 […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged content, Episodes, ip, legal, reputation, theft