ZDNet.com writes that “Dell says it's on board with the Microsoft and Novell Linux partnership. As part of the deal, Dell will buy SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft. It will also launch a services and marketing program to woo existing Linux users who are not Dell customers to [...]
The Economist writes that “[o]n May 2nd the European Commission gave an upbeat report on its progress towards legislation on a common consolidated corporate tax base. […] Under the commission's rough plans, companies would adopt a tax base for their EU-wide activities, rather than face a tangle of 27 different [...]
According to Internetnews.com, research firm Gartner has criticized network intrusion prevention vendor TippingPoint for holding a public contest to discover vulnerabilities on the Mac platform, saying that “doing vulnerability research in public comes with ‘high risk.’" On SiliconValleyWatcher, Richard Koman recommends that we rethink “the wisdom of crowds”, saying that [...]
The New York Times reports that “[t]he Internet phone company Vonage Holdings said on Tuesday that it was seeking a retrial of a patent infringement case against the company in light of a landmark patent ruling by the Supreme Court on Monday. According to the Washington Post, “[m]embers of a [...]
The Mercury News points out that “[w]ith a boost from the new Democratic leadership, Congress this spring is starting to approve key elements of the ‘innovation agenda’ that tech leaders and House members from the Bay Area have sought for years, including more spending for basic science education and research.” [...]