2011年7月27日星期三

Apple HTC smartphone suit the next city to start the patent race


July 27, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) formally announced the S3 Graphics on the graphics chip maker and Apple's patent disputes between the ruling. Ruled that documents show that Apple's Mac OS X system S3 Graphics patent infringement, while iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad tablet is not a tort.

This is the HTC in patent litigation with Apple more than a bargaining chip. July 6, HTC announced a $ 300 million acquisition of S3 Graphics, in response to Apple's recently launched its patent litigation.

July 15, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) administrative law judge initially ruled that Apple HTC violation alleged in March this year the 10 patents in two.

However, published information from the current point of view, ITC's decision is still unfavorable for HTC. Because it is a smart phone HTC Apple products suspected of infringing the patent, and Apple's patent infringement S3 Graphics is a Mac product, not related to iPhone and other devices. As reporters before the deadline, HTC in this official response yet.

For how this dispute will ultimately end up, intellectual property attorneys Yunting (microblogging) that can refer to Nokia and Apple before the patent infringement case is likely to be the two sides reached a "settlement agreement", or by one party to pay a compensation fee . However, some senior industry source pointed out that things may not be so simple, "HTC recently in North America increasingly competitive market, Apple's core purpose is to combat the growth momentum of HTC products to delay their entry, rather than compensation."

Patent race

"The patent issue must not only for HTC, but the Android camp."

In the IT industry, patent disputes between enterprises seem to already have become commonplace. Recently, this trend intensified in the smart phone storm. As the market becomes hot smartphone, Nokia, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, HTC, Oracle have been involved in patent disputes.

HTC Ren Weiguang, president of China, July 21 interview with reporters when he said that for the HTC and Apple's patent disputes for him to comment directly. But he also believes that the patent issue is not just for the HTC, but the problems facing the Android camp.

Ren Weiguang said, "In the high-tech fields, the so-called you sue me, I sue you for patent disputes occur almost every enterprise, so the company can not because these problems do not do anything, or will to go their own way . "

In response to Apple's lawsuit, HTC hesitate to spend $ 300 million acquisition of graphics chip maker S3 Graphics, as is the latter in the hands of the patent. In response to Apple's own patent war, the joint Microsoft and other vendors are also heavily scored more than 6,000 Nortel Networks patents.

Recently, Google's chief legal counsel Kent Walker to the smart phone industry is undergoing changes described as "patent arms race." He believes this will make the company into a variety of patent litigation, and ultimately harm the interests of consumers. "Technology industry clearly a problem that software patents have been disrupted to some extent innovative." Walker said.

Patent system, the intention is to promote the establishment of innovation. Intellectual Property Law Yunting also believes that it should perhaps reflect on the system, because of the recent innovations which have become the means of combat.

A high level of domestic mobile phone manufacturers told reporters, "This phenomenon has become a necessity because the market has become giants of the game. We desperately accumulated patent pool was not intended to innovate, but has become a means of market competition . "

These people, for example, the real innovation often comes from small companies, "such as your new small company into five innovative patented invention, but the market thousands of patents already exist and are vested in the hands of large companies, small companies such it is difficult to live up. "

The wave nature of the current dispute is also true in the mobile phone market was a latecomer to Android, Google has not enough reserves in this area of ​​patents. Information, Google has applied for 728 patents, mostly related to the search to be off, but Apple has 4,000 patents that Microsoft has 18000.

Android Baotuan hopeless?

"Android also exist between the various manufacturers fierce competition"

Industry generally believe that Apple sued for HTC and Samsung's patent litigation before, behind the ultimate goal is to combat the Android development. Microsoft HTC, Samsung and other royalty fee is also true intentions, but also to "request" to the Windows Phone manufacturers have more support.

Because the open Android has become the biggest threat to Apple and Microsoft. Android devices currently active every day 55 million units, equipment, a total of 135 million units activated.

According to the reporter, was sentenced in the infringement of two patents HTC, the one related to the HTC's Android phone user interface design, and one on the bottom of the Android software and hardware design. If the decision into effect, will be used for other Android phone manufacturers will be affected.

It seems that all Android vendors should "hold together" to address the patent to suppress my son.

Although Android smartphone market system as a newcomer, Google did not succeed "to pay off tuition." However, the Android camp has gathered many of the large number of vendors in the mobile space for years. According to Google CEO Larry Page said, Android has 231 global operators and 78 partners, the Open Handset Alliance partners.

Android alliance people in a company seems, Google has combined a lot of business, if all corporate patents together, Apple and Microsoft Which than both, but the.

But in fact, Android should hold together patent litigation firms is unlikely.

A noteworthy phenomenon is that firms in other Android busy because of litigation, Motorola has remained intact. Some analysts believe that: this is because Motorola itself holding a large number of patents, Apple sued if it is very vulnerable to larger counterclaim, so Apple chose to patent the accumulation of fewer HTC surgery.

Level above that of domestic mobile phone manufacturers, pushing hard to achieve an important reason is that, "Android also exist between the various manufacturers fierce competition", but also because both use the Android system, a sense of competition between them than with iPhone's competition is more direct.

"Another reason is that patents have become the company must spend heavily to the accumulation of each core resources." The source said, "If Google can not find a reasonable solution from which to coordinate, its difficult to rely solely on Android vendor to create an effective our approach. "

2011年7月18日星期一

Dell: the Google + Hangouts as chat platform for Customer Service

July 19 news, Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell (Michael Dell), Dell may soon be using Google's new group video chat platform, Google + Hangouts alternative to traditional customer service calls.

Google + Hangouts has been called the next big killer application. Michael Dell is apparently also a fan. Since he joined in early July, Google + service since he has used a dozen times video chat. Michael Dell, Google + on Sunday raised the following questions:

"I consider Google + Hangouts for business and you like the video through the Dell Web site directly connected to your Dell service and sales team?"

For most of his post responses are positive. Hundreds of comments in favor of this for the Dell is a good idea. The idea is really interesting: Some customer service needs are very similar. So let a service representative while talking with a group of customers than the traditional one to one conversation is more economical. Can make use of video technology to support more humane. Group settings or even to start the self-service customers directly.

It should be pointed out that Michael Dell started a Web site directly from Dell.com Hangouts process is currently not possible because Google + is still by invitation only to join, but only in the Google + Hangouts internal to join and enabled. Google has not put its corporate social network to open. However, Google is currently assessing how brands and businesses with Google + together.
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2011年7月5日星期二

EnterpriseDB comforts HP-UX shops with PostgreSQL

EnterpriseDB – the entity with the aim of sells an extended version of the amicable source PostgreSQL folder in the same way as well in the same way as commercial-grade support in lieu of with the aim of software – is sitting pretty.

By in a minute the instant with the aim of Hewlett-Packard is embroiled in the sphere of a grievance a propos Oracle's cessation of development of its folder, middleware, and applications on expectations Itanium processors – and therefore on current and expectations releases of the HP-UX variant of Unix from HP – EnterpriseDB is in lieu of the original phase rolling available support in lieu of HP-UX with its PostgreSQL Plus well ahead member of staff serving at table 9.0 folder.

The timing in lieu of executive PostgreSQL support is not coincidental. In the sphere of piece of evidence, according to Karen Padir, associate president of products and marketing by the upstart folder distributor, says with the aim of HP approached EnterpriseDB in the sphere of January or else February, sooner than the Itanium come forth erupted concerning prophesy and the member of staff serving at table maker but afterward prophesy had acquired HP Unix rival Sun Microsystems and ex- HP first in command and chairman smudge Hurd had motivated to prophesy in the same way as co-president and the gloves had openly occur rancid concerning these two ex- partners.

HP and EnterpriseDB were working on prim and proper support in lieu of HP-UX/Itanium platforms by the call for of a amount of HP customers, not for the reason that of slightly precise comprehension of what did you say? Prophesy would perform just a only some weeks in a while in the sphere of demo.

The amicable source PostgreSQL folder has long-since run on HP-UX systems with PA-RISC or else Itanium processors in lieu of years, and indeed, according to its platform liberate interpretation, the amicable source version can befall loaded and in a minute going on for whatever thing with the aim of looks or else smells like Unix or else Linux in the same way as well in the same way as Windows.

You can build PostgreSQL 7.3 or else elevated from source on HP-UX 10.X or else 11.X versions on either PA-RISC or else Itanium tackle, provided you be inflicted with the sincere compiler tools. This sort of event is fine in lieu of a hyperscale snare company, but corporate data centers running commerce applications are not with the aim of bunch once it comes to software. They like binaries in lieu of target platforms and lots of hand-holding in lieu of patching and in lieu of once things move out insult.

This is someplace EnterpriseDB comes in the sphere of, only if ad support in the same way as well in the same way as various facial appearance with the aim of are not obtainable in the sphere of the amicable source PostgreSQL with the aim of justify paying in lieu of a support contract.

EnterpriseDB sells two versions of its folder. Standard member of staff serving at table is a hardened version of the amicable source PostgreSQL code, which is amicable source like PostgreSQL itself, while well ahead member of staff serving at table has a bunch of add-ons, plus an prophesy folder compatibility layer, with the aim of are not in the sphere of the amicable source predetermine. With the aim of prophesy compatibility layer, by the way, was accredited by IBM to embed in the sphere of its DB2 9.7 folder and was independently accredited by data warehousing appliance maker Netezza in the same way as well sooner than huge Blue bought the company only remaining time.


The PostgreSQL Plus well ahead member of staff serving at table 9.0 includes the seventh generation of this prophesy folder skinning tools. EnterpriseDB has been at the bottom of Oracle's PL/SQL language, which is used to create triggers and stored procedures with the aim of follow embedded in the sphere of databases, in lieu of years at this moment, but with the 9.0 liberate of well ahead member of staff serving at table, EnterpriseDB at this moment ropes Oracle's Pro*C embedded SQL brainwashing language, which converts SQL to C or else C++ and at that time compiles it down to the iron to run fast and thwack in contradiction of the folder.

Two of the six plug community working on the PostgreSQL project bring about by EnterpriseDB, and Padir says with the aim of the company is utterly undaunted going on for its facility to haven prophesy databases to well ahead member of staff serving at table and end existing applications by its folder management logic as a replacement for of Larry Ellison's. In excess of the years, the company has urban an prophesy migration assessment with the aim of scans the databases, scripts, and code to reckon how testing of a haven a customer is facing. The assessment has a amount from 1, done with painless, to 10, this willpower cause various sweating. "We follow a set of 7s," explains Padir. "But we be inflicted with the expertise and we can perform in a minute going on for whatever thing if a customer wants it."

With well ahead member of staff serving at table 9.0, EnterpriseDB additionally includes a analogous folder loader, which can reduce the load phase by a reason of nine, depending on the hardware configuration. Well ahead member of staff serving at table already had a tool called xDB to photocopy data without delay from prophesy databases to PostgreSQL databases, and with the 9.0 liberate, at this moment xDB can similarly photocopy to Microsoft SQL member of staff serving at table databases.

The PostgreSQL district has additionally cooked up built-in duplication and pungent be there for folder clustering with the aim of is analogous to the Dataguard be included in lieu of Oracle's databases, and the large store implementation of the memcached caching member of staff serving at table running atop PostgreSQL has been tweaked to allow in lieu of member of staff serving at table nodes to befall added to the large store cluster with no having to halt the caching servers.



The HP-UX support is obtainable in the sphere of both the Standard and well ahead Editions of PostgreSQL Plus, so you don't be inflicted with to move out full-in to run the PostgreSQL folder on HP-UX. Padir tells El Reg with the aim of the folder willpower amount well up to 24 cores, and HP and EnterpriseDB are working to lengthen with the aim of more. While the amicable source PostgreSQL code willpower run on PA-RISC or else Itanium iron with wither HP-UX 10.X or else 11.X operating logic versions, EnterpriseDB is just at the bottom of HP-UX 11i v3 revise 1009 and just Itanium-based Integrity servers with PostgreSQL Plus 9.0.

Support in lieu of Oracle's and Fujitsu's Sparc platforms running Solaris 10 is appearance this summer, and AIX support has not been ended formally. (EnterpriseDB did a haven of its well ahead member of staff serving at table to Linux on Power and even beta tested it, but it has not been productized yet.) Red Hat endeavor Linux 6.X, Centos 5.X, SUSE Linux endeavor member of staff serving at table 11, Canonical Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and Microsoft Windows member of staff serving at table 2008 R1 and R2. The Windows versions, by the way, in the same way as 32-bit builds.

PostgreSQL Plus 9.0 Standard Edition expenditure $2,495 apiece member of staff serving at table socket with main 9x5 support and $2,995 apiece socket in lieu of premium 24x7 support. The well ahead Edition expenditure $3,995 apiece socket in lieu of main support and $4,495 apiece socket in lieu of premium support. If you mean support in lieu of the amicable source district edition of PostgreSQL, EnterpriseDB willpower befall fortunate to perform it, but with the aim of willpower cost you $3,250 apiece socket in lieu of main support and $3,750 in lieu of premium support.

Relatively than messing around, HP ought to bad deal available IBM's stake in the sphere of EnterpriseDB and in a minute conclusively follow itself a folder of its own to vend. Apotheker has software aspirations, and while he is by it, he ought to follow serious and bad deal Red Hat, too. With the aim of would bequeath HP the operating logic, middleware, and folder options to counter both prophesy and IBM. While EnterpriseDB has grown-up morally, from 75 customers in the sphere of 2006 to just about 800 by the conclusion of only remaining time, it may well grow a set earlier with the HP R&D and sales channel behind it. Wholesale Red Hat is in a minute obvious.
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