Oracle has licensed patents of the Open Invention Network, a group seeking to give open-source allies some clout in an intellectual property realm that favors the incumbent proprietary software powers.
A controversial patent claim that could force Australian businesses to pay millions in royalty fees to conduct business over the Internet has been caught at the final hour.
Work done more than thirty years ago led to the modern Internet - and recognition on Wednesday for those who made it possible.
The US Patent and Trademark Office will re-examine the validity of the so-called JPEG patent held by Forgent Networks, an action that could deprive the company of its multimillion-dollar revenue stream.
Should the European Commission formalise the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive, it could seriously affect the development of open source software.
This blog is supposed to be about the concept that is called Web 2.0, so I suppose I had better take a stab at defining it.
An intellectual property executive warns that few firms will invest in next-generation technologies unless the patent-approval system gets fixed.
How can you calculate the worth of creativity and invention, as in the case of intellectual property (IP)?
Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux
They promise low-cost connectivity that could make conventional, expensive WANs a thing of the past. But can roll-your-own Internet VPNs really deliver?
Storage area networks are redefining the way data is managed within Australian businesses. Find out how SAN will change the way you work.
Bluetooth promises the world, or the operation of all within it -- that is, if you can get it to work in the first place.
3G, GPRS, TransFlash, RS-MMC. Don't know what they mean? Check out our glossary of wireless terms.
Microsoft's experimental office of the future is full of gee-whiz work tech. But would any of it really be an improvement over the tech you use today?
Commentary: The strangest wireless system has become more mainstream, but may still be the last thing you need.
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