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  • Google aligns itself with open-source patent group

    Google has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN) which will see it agree to cross-license open- source-related patents to other members free of charge.

  • Patent holder targets tech titans

    A patent held by a little-known US programmer may complicate--at least temporarily--the grand visions of Web services touted by titans such as IBM, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems.

  • Microsoft clocks up 500 patents in two months

    In the last two months Microsoft has filed 500 patents with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

  • Boldly Googling into the future

    Google's chief technology officer Craig Silverstein claims the future of search technology will see science fiction become science fact, but in the meantime, the best option is to fake it.

  • IBM drops patent claims against SCO

    IBM has dropped its three remaining claims of patent infringement in a lawsuit against the SCO Group, which originally sued Big Blue in March 2003 over claims it broke a Unix licensing contract by moving technology to Linux.

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  • Fine-tuning Web performance

    How do you know if your Web site is working properly, attracting the right audience and giving them what they need? Follow this guide to streamlining and fine-tuning your site's performance.

  • No Microsoft dinosaur

    Nathan Myhrvold is looking for a few smart people to conjure up new ideas and profitable patents. What's wrong with that?

  • Patent fight holds up Web standards

    The issue over the use of patented technology, which may require royalties being paid, in Web standards is threatening to hold up talks about the future of Web design.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance

    Microsoft and Sun Microsystems may be going steady, but they aren't quite sure where the relationship is headed.

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