Linux vendors Red Hat and Novell have been sued for patent infringement -- but not by Microsoft.
The Linux Foundation, custodians of the Linux trademark, have announced two legal summits to deal with legal issues surrounding Linux and open-source software.
Legal proceedings over a new business threaten to inject even more acrimony into the split between telco CallPlus's founders Annette Presley and Malcolm Dick.
Sendmail, whose products are built on the software that delivers many e-mail messages, may release some substantial new technology as open source.
Issues surrounding intellectual property (IP) set the legal agenda this year, and the trend is likely to remain hot in 2004, according to Melbourne based IT lawyer Erhan Karabardak.
It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.
Bill Murray's weeks spent in the purgatory of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania -- depicted in the amusing movie Groundhog Day -- have become a cultural sounding point, mentioned in passing to describe a situation where someone is stuck in the same painful, unresolvable situation day after day.
It's time for Microsoft to seek an annuity base that isn't as tied to the upgrade cycle as its current revenue model is.
Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.
In a new twist to the SCO Group's labyrinthine plot, the company now says it will invoice customers running or developing applications using Linux. Is this just a clumsy execution of an 11th hour plan or perhaps a smokescreen for a hidden agenda?
Lawyer Eric Sinrod takes a closer look at claims by RTI on the search giant's use of Internet phone technology.
As VoIP use rises, so does the number of questions about it. Here are some of the essentials.
Ever printed on an airplane? What about from a mobile phone? The go-anywhere Canon iP90 offers worlds of possibilities -- for a price.
QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.
VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.
Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.
Enforcing the acceptable use of business computers is often a tricky business. Policy Central Enterprise is an application that offers to help manage an AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by placing the onus on individual users.
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