...general technical design choices is followed by a discussion of the associated socio-economic aspects, including the business context, which is heavily influenced by an electronic commerce environment, and user requirements....
This article critically evaluates the antitrust case law that has been applied to patent pooling arrangements — a specific type of combination that is often employed by high-technology firms. Section...
...changes in business models have increasingly created the need for standards, particularly interoperability standards. While concerns for safety and security are often reasons for governments to adopt standards, market requirements...
Patents, patent litigation, and patent settlements increasingly influence competition. Settlements of patent disputes come in many forms, including licensing and cross-licensing agreements, patent pools, mergers, and joint ventures. While frequently...
This paper describes the process by which firms cooperate to establish product compatibility and interface standards, and studies the impact such standards have on market competition. Special emphasis is given...
...to commercialize new technology obtain licenses from multiple patentees. The patent thicket is especially thorny when combined with the risk of hold-up, namely the danger that new products will inadvertently...
...of the evolving information infrastructure. Over the past few years, U.S. Government organizations have expanded their use of computer networks to conduct business, deliver services, and share information with industry,...
...infrastructure necessary to support an enterprise’s information and communications services and to conduct e-business. Organizations often need to integrate directories from multiple vendors. This requires the directories to be based...
...This paper presents part of the work undertaken within the project to collate information on commercial engineering software and its usage, the results of existing research projects and emerging technologies....
The POSIX (UNIX) standards activities, from /usr/group and IEEE through ISO WG15 and X/Open reflect one of the major success and failure stories in the standards process. This paper provides...