http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley Comment Feed for Lora Bentley Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:31 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-03-18T18:00:31Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36806 Jobs, like Gates and Microsoft, is trying to force out competition like HTC (Google) rather than actually beat the competition...while Apple is still winning mind you.  It is the first step of litigation replacing innovation...especially after the Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:31 GMT User1709878 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36806 2010-03-18T18:00:31Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/appeals-court-reaffirms-i4i-patent-win-against-microsoft/?cs=39992#comment-36758 Microsoft has a long history of playing both sides on the software patents issue.   With apologies for not having a citing for this, they have even chosen recently not to get cozy with a consortium of software companies petitioning USPTO to Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:08:55 GMT Jeff Yablon http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/appeals-court-reaffirms-i4i-patent-win-against-microsoft/?cs=39992#comment-36758 2010-03-15T23:08:55Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/lifelock-identity-protection-service-settles-ftc-charges/?cs=40033#comment-36756 http://www.USPrivacyAssociates.com did a blog on how lax Todd Davis is with his own information.  Very interesting.  Here's the link: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:52:20 GMT Barry http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/lifelock-identity-protection-service-settles-ftc-charges/?cs=40033#comment-36756 2010-03-15T21:52:20Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apples-htc-lawsuit-hitting-its-mark-analyst-says/?cs=39933#comment-36737 OR - a handset maker might consider buying PALM for its patent protection.  Because they have plenty of their own patents that AAPL infringes.  I don't get how Win7 will by the handset makers any more protection - the patents are so general Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:40:26 GMT Banker Zero (bnkr0) http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apples-htc-lawsuit-hitting-its-mark-analyst-says/?cs=39933#comment-36737 2010-03-13T19:40:26Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36685 Schwartz ran his company into the ground and Oracle got it at fire sale prices.  He did not have enough of a case to fight Apple's threat.   If the EFF does not like Apple licensing agreement, then go to one of the thousands of others that Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:31 GMT User1731207 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36685 2010-03-11T16:47:31Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36684 I do believe that some aspects of 'police-ing' by Apple are beneficial. If they are going to pull an app because the author has embedded malicious code, then I am all for that. Unfortunately "police-ing' has both a good and bad side, and I am yet to Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:28 GMT User1801083 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36684 2010-03-11T16:43:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-36676 Technology in health care I think will definitely lead to better care.Electronic medical records may create a better, cleaner record,records are completely paper-free,reduce the errors and the redundant of data entry.EMR can contribute betterment and Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:23:53 GMT ehr software http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-36676 2010-03-11T09:23:53Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36673 Some would debate that it is their responsibility. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:29 GMT Anonymous http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36673 2010-03-11T06:29:29Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36664 The "heat"?  Do you think Apple cares about the EFF?  Lets face it, the Apple iPod/iPhone/iPad developer program is $99 and allows you to sell a application for mobile devices.  There are no hosting fees and you set the price with a 70/30 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:01:37 GMT Lee http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959#comment-36664 2010-03-10T23:01:37Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/va-problems-highlight-importance-of-emr-standards-work/?cs=39894#comment-36591 Lora -   It is worth noting that Computerworld published this story the day after I broke it, and did a less error free story on www.nextgov.com and www.govexec.com   See here:     Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:54:51 GMT Bob Brewin http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/va-problems-highlight-importance-of-emr-standards-work/?cs=39894#comment-36591 2010-03-09T00:54:51Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/most-agree-internet-access-is-a-fundamental-right/?cs=39885#comment-36585 If it's a fundamental right, how come it's not un-shut-off-able like heat in the winter? Comcast, one of the few local providers out here, does not allow end users to make partial payments, installments, or anything like that. If internet access is a Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:12:12 GMT Pamela Howell http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/most-agree-internet-access-is-a-fundamental-right/?cs=39885#comment-36585 2010-03-08T20:12:12Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/googles-bad-day/?cs=39642#comment-36522 Seems like a bad day for free speech actually... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:45:55 GMT Google's Bad Day http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/googles-bad-day/?cs=39642#comment-36522 2010-03-04T18:45:55Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/tech-companies-may-face-penalties-for-failing-to-protect-human-rights/?cs=39783#comment-36501 I hope the "anywhere else in the world" includes Australia which wants a mandatory ISP filter to censor "inappropriate" material. Note that this does not mean "illegal" material and "inappropriate" means whatever a group of faceless bureaucrats deem to Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:21:52 GMT Down Under http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/tech-companies-may-face-penalties-for-failing-to-protect-human-rights/?cs=39783#comment-36501 2010-03-04T03:21:52Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/tech-companies-may-face-penalties-for-failing-to-protect-human-rights/?cs=39783#comment-36497 A recent Harvard grad's thoughts on the recent Google-Italy debacle and its illustration of the ideological dichotomy of liberty and privacy between the US and EU:   Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:58:26 GMT Steven Duque http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/tech-companies-may-face-penalties-for-failing-to-protect-human-rights/?cs=39783#comment-36497 2010-03-03T22:58:26Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/different-privacy-perspectives-collide-in-googles-italy-case/?cs=39722#comment-36494 A recent Harvard grad's thoughts on the recent Google-Italy debacle and its illustration of the ideological dichotomy of liberty and privacy between the US and EU:     Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:32:13 GMT Steven Duque http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/different-privacy-perspectives-collide-in-googles-italy-case/?cs=39722#comment-36494 2010-03-03T22:32:13Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/governments-still-have-a-way-to-go-with-social-networking/?cs=38465#comment-36492 Like you, I write quite extensively about social networking policies. I am wondering if you have any thoughts regarding any specific issues governmental agencies should address. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:08:51 GMT Fred Abramson http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/governments-still-have-a-way-to-go-with-social-networking/?cs=38465#comment-36492 2010-03-03T21:08:51Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apple-hauls-htc-to-court-for-patent-infringement/?cs=39749#comment-36476 The Journal of Corporation Law recommends the following related article:   Shubha Ghosh, Carte Blanche, Quanta and Competition Policy, 34 J. Corp. L. 1209   Herbert Hovenkamp, Patents, Property, and Competition Policy, 34 J. Corp. L. 1243 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:27:09 GMT Journal of Corporation Law http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apple-hauls-htc-to-court-for-patent-infringement/?cs=39749#comment-36476 2010-03-03T01:27:09Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/latest-developments-in-financial-reform-regulation/?cs=39757#comment-36475 The Journal of Corporation Law recommends the following related articles:   Charles K. Whitehead, The Evolution of Debt: Covenants, the Credit Market, and Corporate Governance, 34 J. Corp. L. 641   Cristie Ford & David Hess, Can Corporate Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:24:10 GMT Journal of Corporation Law http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/latest-developments-in-financial-reform-regulation/?cs=39757#comment-36475 2010-03-03T01:24:10Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebook-patents-user-news-feeds/?cs=39691#comment-36450 This is very bad news. Patent should not be granted on software OR new user interface. This is not a invention. Restricting other user to develop software is a very bad. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:09:17 GMT narendra sisodiya http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebook-patents-user-news-feeds/?cs=39691#comment-36450 2010-03-01T20:09:17Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/what-should-online-privacy-look-like/?cs=39354#comment-36438 Agreed, it's a debate that may never end. I think just about every person you ask will say something different and have their own theory. And the fact is that people who aren't extremely savvy DON'T even know they need to worry about this stuff...so you Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:33:48 GMT Surfing Anonymously http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/what-should-online-privacy-look-like/?cs=39354#comment-36438 2010-02-28T16:33:48Z