IBM’s purchase of Platform Solutions eliminates potential competition
The Wall Street Journal reports that “International Business Machines Corp. said it agreed to buy Platform Solutions Inc. in a deal that eliminates litigation and a potential competitor for its [...]
European Commission’s Own Goal on Standards
Last week, we put out a statement on the European Commission's most recent draft of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), which is focused on the noble goal of improving data [...]
Republican lawmakers want FCC to drop proposed conditions for new spectrum auctions
Internetnews.com reveals that “[t]wo Republican lawmakers have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to drop the proposed conditions for a new spectrum auction that would require the winning bidder [...]
Back with a Vengeance
We've fallen horribly behind on our blogging over the past couple weeks, but this week we're officially back from travel/ICANN meetings/vacation/etc. and are ready to go. Not a moment too [...]
EU INTEROPERABILITY FRAMEWORK SCORES OWN GOAL
STATEMENT BY JONATHAN ZUCK, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY At a conference today, the European Commission presented a revised European Interoperability Framework, which defines the general rules and [...]
Obama to Give Innovative Startups a Boost
Thanks to Ed Paisley over at Center for American Progress for pointing me toward this interesting tidbit in the Wall Street Journal's interview with Barack Obama yesterday. Buried in the [...]