IT & Telecoms
Lords shut door on Macrossan bid
An appeal case that may have changed software patent laws in the UK has been turned down by the House of Lords, lawyers Marks & Clerk announced last week....  »
Communications chief rejects Web control
News emerging this week of a 12 January press conference in Geneva indicates that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will retain control of the world’s domains....  »
IBM plans Inventor's Forum to speed up US patent process
The move towards patent reform in the US gathered strength this week, as IBM, the nation’s biggest patent holder, announced on 11 January that it will develop an online ‘Inventor’s Forum’ de....  »
Taiwan quake caused the loss of 10,000 Internet domains
The China International Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced on Friday 5 January that about 10,000 .com Internet domain names were lost as a result of the disruption caused by the 26 Decembe....  »
Web starts New Year with cosmopolitan drive
Two developments in domain name registration reveal that Web providers are learning how to adapt to the geographical and linguistic needs of the Internet’s many users....  »
Kremlin gremlins slam online clearout
A hard-Left Russian pressure group is trying to shield an outdated Cold War domain from the wind of change, it emerged on 12 December....  »
Nokia success against InterDigital in patent dispute
This week saw another key victory for Nokia in its continuing battle against InterDigital Technology Corporation over patents for 3G mobile telephones. ...  »
dotMobi to honour best mobile sites
Mid-December marks the deadline for entries to the Webby Mobile Awards – an all-new initiative launched by dotMobi, the mobile domain names registry, to acknowledge excellence in the field of we....  »
China breaks .cn language deadlock
On 17 November, Liu Zhijiang, a director with the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) revealed that the organisation has co-operated with Microsoft to ensure that the software giant’....  »
Java lava flows into the open
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