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ipoque's Industry-Leading Deep Packet Inspection Engine Goes Open Source
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| ipoque, the leading European vendor of Internet traffic management solutions,
| today published its award-winning DPI engine as open source software. OpenDPI is
| derived from the commercial PACE product, ipoque's traffic classification engine
| that is used in its carrier-grade DPI and bandwidth management solutions.
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http://www.firmenpresse.de/pressrelease5541.html
TomTom Introduces OpenLR, an Open-Source, Royalty-Free Dynamic Location Referencing Technology for All to Use
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| TomTom, the world`s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps,
| developed a dynamic location referencing technology as an open standard for the
| navigation, mapping and ITS Industry, called OpenLR.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS73254+08-Sep-2009+BW20090908
Recent:
TomTom & Microsoft each file notices of dismissal "without prejudice"
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| Two notices of dismissal have been filed with the courts -- Microsoft's in
| Washington State, and TomTom's in Virginia, each dismissed without prejudice,
| ending both patent litigations. "Without prejudice" means that either could
| ramp it up and do this some more in the future, should circumstances arise
| that made it necessary. But in most cases, it means the litigation, or
| whatever, is over. Remember when SCO withdrew "without prejudice" its
| emergency motion to sell its assets, or Novell's assets, depending on your
| point of view? We never saw that again, did we, despite it being
| withdrawn "without prejudice".
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090402200704369
Analysis: Microsoft-TomTom settlement is end of a battle, not the war
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| The Software Freedom Law Center, an organization focused on protecting
| open-source and free software, said in a statement that the "settlement
| between Microsoft and TomTom ends one phase of the community's response to
| Microsoft patent aggression and begins another. On the basis of the
| information we have, we have no reason to believe that TomTom's settlement
| agreement with Microsoft violates the license on the kernel, Linux, or any
| other free software used in its products. The settlement neither implies that
| Microsoft patents are valid nor that TomTom's products were or are
| infringing."
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130832
TomTom - "Settled, But Not Over Yet" says SFLC
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| There's more. Red Hat's legal eagles have put out a statement too, the meat
| of which is this: "Red Hat was not a party to this case. Even so, without a
| judicial decision, the settlement does not demonstrate that the claims of
| Microsoft were valid."
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| In fact, SFLC says they believe they are invalid:
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| The FAT filesystem patents on which Microsoft sued are now and have
| always been invalid patents in our professional opinion. SFLC remains
| committed to protecting the interests of our clients and the community.
| We will act forcefully to protect all users and developers of free
| software against further intimidation or interference from these patents.
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| SFLC, working with the Open Invention Network and the Linux Foundation,
| is pleased to participate in a coordinated, carefully graduated response
| on behalf of all the community's members to ongoing anti-competitive
| Microsoft conduct. We believe in strength through unity, and we think our
| community's unity in the face of these threats has helped to bring about
| Microsoft's quick settlement on all issues with TomTom.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090330181547642
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
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| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
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