...now disappeared, with the release of the latest version of WordPerfect Office X3 – absent support for ODF. In a statement strangely reminiscent of another office suite vendor, Corel communications...
...make a fashion statement nor an occasion to indulge in a love of gadgetry. Nor, for that matter, did it even offer to most mortals a realistic hope of getting...
At night, the animal life of the desert comes out of hiding. And along the Mexican border, so do the illegal immigrants and the drug runners. The result is a...
...has been at the center of a controversy relating to his efforts at the Information Technology Division (ITD) to adopt the OpenDocument format for the use of the Commonwealth’s Executive...
n the field of compatibility standards, an increasing number of companies claim to own so-called essential patents (i.e. those patents that are indispensable for designing and manufacturing products conforming to...
...to offer each other. Expanding on the metaphors offered by Eric Raymond in his paper, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, this essay describes the similarities and differences between the concepts...
Patented technology necessary for the use of a communications system, can create a monopoly. All that wish to use the patented communications system are legally required to pay the patent...
...specifications were developed in the 20th century to maintain monopolies. Now open standards may be used to maintain both competition and competitive advantage, which minimizes the potential for monopoly abuse....
What is an “open standard” and why should we care? When Microsoft claims it offers “open standards”, that may be a good reason to learn what “open standards” means to...
Internet-based learning environments have proliferated over the last years. Many institutions, both public and private, benefit from them and offer on-line courses and training programs. In most cases, educational resources...