This is important for our customers but also in joining the battle with Google. Government has really been pushing for stronger interoperability. We can't support open source but we can support interoperability," he said.
News that HP and Mastercard have joined the Liberty Alliance was almost overshadowed by Microsoft's expressed interest in joining. Although Redmond has been teasing the organisation with the possibility of it joining from day one, there was always...
Businesses are relying increasingly on innovation in their business processes, rather than their end products, to compete, he said, and new service-oriented software architectures are ideally suited to deliver this kind of innovation.
Because of their flexibility and robust nature, organic electronics can be used instead," he said. Businesses must foster a culture of radical innovation if they are to succeed in the twenty-first century.
The wider argument is whether permitting software to be patented is harmful to innovation. Sink too low and the inevitable Catch-22 sets in - you must grow to increase stock value, but you can't attract the investment until the stock value starts...
Reverse engineering is often considered a vital tool for legitimate competitive activity related to follow-on innovation and interoperability. The justification for EU actions against Microsoft and others are that excessive concentrations of...
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