CNetNews.com reports that “[i]n a blog posting Sunday, Adobe's top creative products executive, John Loiacono, made unflattering remarks about open-source alternatives whose free cost is offset by the time that creative pros have to spend fiddling.” Loiacono points out that “what designers need is tightly-integrated workflows and high reliability right [...]
According to PCWorld.com, “[m]ore evidence is emerging that Apache is suffering against Redmond, after a survey revealed that Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server is outserving Apache on Fortune 1000 websites. According to Port80 Software, which periodically surveys the public sites of Fortune 1000 companies to determine their use of [...]
On June 8, Alain Pompidou, President of the European Patent Office (EPO) from July 2004 to June 2007, shared his thoughts on the European patent system at a press conference in Brussels. Under Mr. Pompidou’s leadership, the rate of patents being granted by the EPO within three years went up [...]
The New York Times claims that “the idea of all ads, all the time, is gaining some favor. One reason is the proliferation of broadband Internet connections, which make it easier for computer users to watch or download video clips. That is enabling media companies, agencies and advertisers to create [...]
eWeek.com reports that “[i]n a surprising move, Microsoft and Linux distributor Xandros announced on Aug. 15 a messaging protocol license and collaboration agreement that will allow Scalix e-mail servers interoperability with Microsoft mobile- and PC-based e-mail applications. […] The companies stated that by both companies' commitment to protocol licensing and [...]