Top Hard-Drive Maker Files Suit Against Rival
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| Seagate Technology, the largest maker of computer hard drives, made a
| pre-emptive strike against an emerging competitor on Monday when it filed a
| lawsuit in federal court accusing STEC Inc. of patent infringement.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/technology/15seagate.html?_r=2&ex=1365998400&en=3570cdcf8e4cb641&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Novell initiatives
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| They are presented with opportunities for patents and papers and to
| participate in Standards Bodies with an exposure to a worldwide platform.
| They closely work with the corporate L&D function to provide management
| development programs for the managers.
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| Patent program—They have been aggressively building up their patent
| portfolio. Currently it exceeds 320 patents, and continues to grow every
| month with help from dedicated Novell inventors. Novell IDC alone has
| contributed close to 14 patents to this existing patent pool.
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http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20080414/technologylife03.shtml
Patent holders take 4G pledge of allegiance
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| The companies involved - Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless,
| Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Sony Ericsson - have all agreed to a
| framework based around fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND)
| licensing, which should prevent the kind of ongoing patent spats which dogged
| 3G technologies.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/15/lte_patent_framework/
"Bill Gates looks at everything as something that should be his. He acts in any
way he can to make it his. It can be an idea, market share, or a contract.
There is not an ounce of conscientiousness or compassion in him. The notion of
fairness means nothing to him. The only thing he understands is leverage."
--Philippe Kahn
Related:
Novell restructuring nears end
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| A former Novell worker who still has ties with the company told the Daily
| Herald he had heard as many as 600 jobs could be eliminated or moved overseas
| to lower labor-cost countries including India, where Novell has a software
| development center.
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http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/240131/
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