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Quote of the day: Mass. is the 'canary in a coal mine'

December 15, 2005 The Commonwealth's closely-watched decision about electronic document standards will affect the nation, even the globe, a professor says. TAGS: coal, Massachusetts, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Wooing interns to Silicon Valley

July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: intern, computer science, SafeWeb, student, Google Inc., talent, Silicon Valley, professor, founder, food, Microsoft Corp.

Can Firefox outfox IE in browser wars?

March 14, 2005 Microsoft's security problems have left an opening for upstarts like Firefox and could lead to other products taking market share from the software giant, say experts at Wharton. TAGS: Firefox, WebSideStory Inc., market share, security problem, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, professor, Web browser, Netscape Communications Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp., security

Prying apart Microsoft's pricing logic

March 21, 2004 Two business professors examine Microsoft's decision to price Windows relatively low and Office so much higher. TAGS: goods, incentive, firm, professor, pricing, decision, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Keeping watch over Microsoft

October 6, 2005 Professor and author Neil Barrett has a new role: Letting the EC know whether the software maker is playing by the antitrust rules. TAGS: consultant, professor, author, U.K., student, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3

May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Longhorn OS: Sure hit or longshot?

May 10, 2005 Getting corporate customers and consumers onto Microsoft's Longhorn bandwagon may take some doing, say professors at Wharton.The answer will depend a lot on upcoming improvements in software securi... TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, software engineering, professor, preview, semiconductor, hit, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Attorneys sketch schedule for Oracle trial

June 3, 2004 Industry observers following the year-long saga of the company's hostile bid for PeopleSoft can get close to the action starting next week. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, professor, bid, Larry Ellison, trial, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo's strategy: Stay out of Microsoft's crosshair?

December 1, 2005 Yahoo's media focus likely to keep it quietly at forefront of the next generation of Web players, say experts at Wharton. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., market capitalization, director of information technology, Ray Ozzie, media company, net income, positioning, Google Inc., desktop software, radar, hiring, professor, expert, Microsoft Corp.

What is Google worth?

November 29, 2003 Experts at Wharton weigh in on whether the search engine champ's strengths--its technology and brand--can offset economic and financial risks. TAGS: Froogle, Google Inc., IPO, professor, Yahoo! Inc., portal, search engine, search technology, Netscape Communications Corp., eBay Inc., brand, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. funds study of tech monocultures

November 25, 2003 The National Science Foundation says it will pay $750,000 to two universities for studying how diversifying information systems and software could help fend off future cyberattacks. TAGS: monoculture, diversity, software engineering, information system, cyberattack, population, computer science, researcher, vulnerability, professor, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Academia gets creative with Web services

October 27, 2003 An MIT-Microsoft research project called iCampus aims to show that Web services can help realize the promise of the Web browser: broad access to information. TAGS: Web service, experiment, student, professor, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Gates hosts Windows 98 rally

May 5, 1998 In a well-choreographed show of support, 60 partners join Microsoft in warning that delaying Windows 98 would have serious consequences. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 98, Orrin Hatch, antitrust, economy, Bill Gates, public relations, Compaq Computer Corp., government, professor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Knocking each other out?

November 22, 2006 perspective High-definition TVs should be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers may have a tough time sorting out the next-gen video discs and the players that go with them. Knowledge@Wharton TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, gigabyte, Universal Pictures, professor, DVD, consumer electronics, studio, electronics company, corner, format, situation, DVD player, laser, movie, Sony Corp.

Oracle rests case as antitrust trial winds down

July 2, 2004 An economist says the merger would aid competition. Papers show IBM looking nervous. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., ISV, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., antitrust, bid, merger, argument, SAP AG, acquisition, R&D, trial, software company, professor, document, Microsoft Corp.

Is security getting any easier?

February 24, 2004 Although companies are making headway on many security problems, don't expect headaches like spam to disappear anytime soon, security experts say. TAGS: cryptography, AES, spam, security, professor, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

IBM opens research to academia

July 13, 2005 Looking to foster ties to universities, IBM will give professors access to research and development technologies on its alphaWorks site. TAGS: computer science, university, IBM Corp., R&D, programming tool, open source, development tool, professor, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. mulls new digital-signature standard

November 1, 2005 After a flaw was found in a decade-old algorithm used to create and verify digital signatures in e-mail and on the Web, the U.S. government is trying to find a solution. TAGS: SHA-1, fingerprint, algorithm, digital signature, data security, scientist, flaw, standard, professor, researcher, U.S., operating system, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Samba, Open Source Development Labs, Free Software Foundation, Open Source Risk Management, open source, lawyer, Linus Torvalds, Linux, open-source software, law, SCO Group Inc., center, consortium, professor, Unix, intellectual property
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