Oops. »
By bfwebster on May 26, 2010 in Admin | 0 Comments
Didn’t mean for things to be this quiet this long. I’m going to start posting more “pitfalls” at this point; stay tuned.
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How not to handle a cold contact e-mail mistake »
By bfwebster on Feb 3, 2010 in Lawsuits, Main, Uncategorized | 58 Comments
[Instalanche™ in progress, and I had no clue until I started getting e-mails about the post. I've gotten more hits today on this web site than I've had here in the past 12 months combined. Ah, the power of Instapundit -- thanks, Glenn! Thanks also to Elie Mystal over at Above The Law for the [...]
The Sessions paper — an analytical critique »
By bfwebster on Dec 28, 2009 in IT Project Management, IT project disputes, Main, Management, Pitfalls, Risk management, Surviving Complexity | 1 Comment
[cross-posted from brucefwebster.com]
Roger Sessions has published a white paper, “The IT Complexity Crisis: Danger and Opportunity” (PDF). It’s created a bit of a stir in tech circles, largely because Sessions estimates that “worldwide, we are already losing over USD 500 billion per month on IT failure, and the problem is getting worse” (page 1; emphasis [...]
US District Court Judge Throws Out Software Patent, Citing Bilski »
By bfwebster on Jul 9, 2009 in Lawsuits, Main, Patents | 0 Comments
US District Court Judge Andrew Gilford (Central District of California) granted a summary judgment motion (PDF, 47KB) in DealerTrack v. Huber et al., finding DealerTrack’s patent (US 7,181,427) — for an automated credit application processing system — invalid due to the recent In re Bilski court decision that requires a patent to either involve “transformation” [...]
In re Bilski goes to the Supreme Court »
By bfwebster on Jun 1, 2009 in Lawsuits, Main, Patents | 1 Comment
Just got word today that the US Supreme Court has granted certiorari to the In re Bilski matter regarding business software and process patents. Given the potential implications for new and existing patents, it should be interesting to see how the Supremes rule on this one. ..bruce..