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March 18, 2010

HP Settles Ink Cartridge Infringment Dispute

According to CNET News , HP has reached a settlement with two of the 11 companies it accused of violating patents related to its 02 inkjet cartridges. InkPlusToner.com and Comptree Ink have both p... More >

EMC Sues Men over Rival Business

EMC has filed suit against two men who helped sell it a consulting firm and later started a company that EMC alleges competes against it in violation of the first firm’s sale conditions.   bost... More >

HTC to Defend Itself Against Apple's Infringement Claims

According to The Associated Press , HTC plans to defend itself against charges that it infringed on iPhone technology. The Wall Street Journal quotes HTC's Jason Gordon as saying:   HTC str... More >

The Importance of a Print Management Strategy

In this white paper, Jim Salzer of DocuAudit Intl. shows how print management allows you to control documentation expenses by outsourcing the management of your current print environment.

Business Driven Access Management and Governance

Read this white paper to learn how an automated access request model removes traditional IT operations and security bottlenecks and improves overall security, resulting in a drastic reduction in IT-related cost, complexity, and risk.

March 17, 2010

Google Makes it Easier to Ditch Exchange

Google's just-announced Google Apps Migration Tool makes it easier than ever to move off MS Exchange -- just four steps, reports Fast Company .   It sees the tool aimed at smaller businesses ... More >

Xerox Plans India Research Lab

Xerox will open a research lab in Chennai, India , where it will partner with local universities to develop document-management solutions for emerging markets, reports Bloomberg .   Xerox has t... More >

USPTO Denies Google's Nexus One Trademark Request

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Google bid to own the "Nexus One" name for its Android 2.1 smartphone, according to eWEEK .   The USPTO refused Google's request because of c... More >

Microsoft Loses VirnetX Patent Case

According to Computerworld , a jury has found Microsoft guilty of willfully infringing on two patents belonging to real-time communications vendor VirnetX.   As we reported last week , Virnet... More >

March 16, 2010

SAP Bets on 'On-Demand' Software

SAP's new Co-Chief Executives Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe have pledged to make the company more agile , both in innovation and in acquisitions, reports BusinessWeek .   They told re... More >

Pegasystems to Buy Chordiant Software

Pegasystems has announced the acquisition of Chordiant Software for $161.5 million, reports The Boston Globe .   Writing on ZDNet , Ovum senior analyst Tony Baer says at first the deal look... More >

CA Adds 3Tera to Cloud Portfolio

In addition to its just-announced acquisition of Nimsoft , CA also is buying cloud computing specialist 3Tera for an undisclosed price, reports eWEEK . And that's on top of its buyouts at Cassatt... More >

March 15, 2010

Hitwise Says Facebook Overtakes Google in U.S. Popularity

Facebook overtook Google in the week ending March 13 to become the most-visited U.S. Web site, according to numbers from Hitwise . It says Facebook accounted for 7.07 percent of all U.S. visits, Go... More >

Twitter Adds Web Partners in '@Anywhere' Platform

Quelling all the pre-announcement speculation floating around, Twitter on Monday launched its "@Anywhere" platform , a way for partner sites to pull in Twitter traffic, reports CNET News .  ... More >

China to Investigate Consumer Complains About HP Laptops

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision is looking into consumer complaints about how HP is treating flaws in some of its personal computers, according to the San Jose Business Journ... More >

Dell Accuses LCD Makers of Price-Fixing

According to Reuters , Dell is suing Sharp, Hitachi, Toshiba and two other companies for alleged price fixing of LCD displays .   Digitaltrends.com reports that Dell claims the five companies... More >

Facebook Plans Office in India

Facebook is opening an office in Hyderabad, India -- it's first in Asia, reports The Los Angeles Times . The advertising and developer support teams are part of its strategy to offer multilingual, ... More >