Obama Administration Announces Open Government Directive

Today, the Obama administration announced an ambitious new directive for improving transparency and openness in government practices - and the role technology can play in improving access to information. ACT fully supports the administration's move to clarify the rules for agencies, and set up clear plans and timelines, and was please to see some of our "best practices" make it into the directive.

By |2016-12-21T00:14:50-05:00December 8th, 2009|Blog, Uncategorized|

Thoughts on the CrunchPad Saga

Earlier this week, influential tech blogger and aspiring cool product entrepreneur Michael Arrington announced that the eagerly anticipated CrunchPad was stillborn. While we will have to wait for more information to know the real story behind the dispute behind Arrington's company TechCrunch and its partner in the venture, Fusion Garage, there are some interesting issues raised by what Arrington has so far revealed.

By |2016-12-21T00:14:50-05:00December 2nd, 2009|Blog, Uncategorized|

ACT Statement on New York Attorney General’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel

Statement of Association for Competitive Technology President Jonathan Zuck on New York Attorney General’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel "The software development community is concerned that this lawsuit will be counterproductive and may jeopardize the unparalleled innovation and value the chip industry has produced over the past 20 years. While the [...]

By |2014-09-24T08:55:39-04:00November 4th, 2009|Uncategorized|

“Cloud-security” — Protecting Web Servers

If cloud computing is vulnerable (as I previously blogged) then there may be a product to the rescue. Last week TrendMicro introduced an update to its Deep Security product that offers protection for the entire server--the OS, network and applications layers. Larry Magid at CNET News interviewed TrendMicro's CEO Eva [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:51-05:00November 2nd, 2009|Blog, Uncategorized|
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