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DRM: Sony's Open Market consortium is a wolf in sheep's clothing

If it succeeds, Sony's new digital rights management (DRM) consortium Open Market will be a one-way ticket to losing the rights to your media

Don't Buy The Open Source DRM Hype

Back in 2005, we wrote about Sun's doomed plans to offer an "open source DRM" solution. Not surprisingly, that went nowhere fast. Last year, Tim Lee took apart the claims of "Marlin," a supposedly new "open source DRM" solution. As Tim noted, open source and DRM are a contradiction in terms. So, it's not clear why last week some were celebrating the latest version of Marlin. As some pointed out, just because it's open source, doesn't mean that it should be "blessed" by the tech crowd. DRM is about destroying options for what you can do with bits. Open source is about multiplying the options. To mix them together makes no sense.

Open-source DRM Ready To Take On Big Guns

Barence writes "An open-source digital rights management (DRM) scheme says it's ready to supplant Apple and Microsoft as the world's leading copy protection solution. Marlin, which is backed by companies such as Sony and Samsung, has just announced a new partner program that aims to drive the DRM system into more consumer devices. 'It works in a way that doesn't hold consumers hostage,' Talal Shamoon told PC Pro. 'It allows you to protect and share content in the home, in a way that people own the content, not the devices.' When asked about the biggest problem of DRM — that customers hate it — he argued that 'the biggest problem with DRM is people have implemented it badly. Make DRM invisible and people will use it.'"

Open Source Essential to Secure E-Voting

IconThe mounting irregularities of closed-source proprietary e-voting systems clearly show the need for a new approach to securing elections in the U.S. -- one centered on the use of open source technologies, writes Paul Venezia. 'It's time for us to make good on the promise of open elections and open our e-voting systems as well,' Venezia writes, outlining the technical blueprint for a cheap, secure, open source e-voting system. The call for open voting systems has grown louder as of late, with several projects, such as Pvote and the Open Voting Consortium, demonstrating how the voting booth could benefit from open source code. Such systems are already securing elections in Australia and Brazil.

How to remove DRM from iTunes, WMV and convert unprotected movie and music?

Anyone who buys DRM protected movies and music from iTunes and Windows media center wants to enjoy DRM protected media with their digital players, but it is not easy to find an all-in-one DRM removing solution. Here I recommend a powerful yet easy to use DRM killer, which can return your full user rights by removing DRM from iTunes and WMV and the step by step DRM removing guide is as following: Step 1 Download Aimersoft Almedia Converter from: http://www.all-media-converter.com/media-converter.html, then install this DRM removal software, click button “Add� to put DRM protected movie or music, you can also directly drag-drop them into the main processing window.

Cory Doctorow: Sony's Open Market is a wolf in sheep's clothing

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday September 24 2008. It was last updated at 17:51 on September 24 2008.

TMT slot: Sony launch. Matthew Lang ? MD, Sony South Africa

HILTON TARRANT: South African consumers are under pressure, but that's not stopping global electronics giant Sony from opening branded retail stores in the country. The first Sony Centre on the African continent will open at Menlyn Park east of Pretoria tomorrow morning. It's not the first such store in Gauteng. HP recently opened a global pilot store, The HP Experience, in Sandton City and there are other international players lining up to open up their own retail shops in the country ahead of 2010. The Sony Centre joins over 200 others around the world and, considering that the company is a manufacturer, it typically looks for partners with experience in retail to actually run the stores. MD of Sony South Africa, Matthew Lang, explains this strategy.

Open Range Energy Corp. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid for Its Common Shares and Increase to Bank Lines

Open Range Energy Corp. ("Open Range" or the "Corporation") would like to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ONR) has accepted its Notice of Intention to commence a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid") to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, as Open Range considers appropriate, up to a maximum of 1,366,662 Common Shares of the Corporation. The maximum number of Common shares to be purchased pursuant to the Bid represents 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation as of the date hereof, being 27,334,241 Common Shares. Purchases of Common Shares pursuant to the Bid will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX. The price which Open Range will pay for any Common Shares purchased will be the prevailing market price of the Common Shares on the TSX at the time of such purchase.

So, if it's open-source DRM, it's blessed?

I had to suppress a smirk last week when I saw a kinder, gentler DRM (digital rights management) rear its ugly head over on Slashdot. The open-source world has long hated DRM, but perhaps open-source DRM is somehow blessed?

Texas Instruments' WLAN Drivers Support the Open Handset Alliance and Open Source Cmmunity

October 22, 2008 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced that its Bluetooth and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Texas Instruments Further Expands Support for the Open Handset Alliance and Open Source Community

Texas Instruments has announced that its Bluetooth and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance’s Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Texas Instruments further expands support for the Open Handset Alliance and open source community

PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (TXN) today announced that its Bluetooth(R) and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Texas Instruments further expands support for the Open Handset Alliance and open source community

DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced that its Bluetooth(R) and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Sony-Ericsson Wireless Audio System

Sony EricssonSony-Ericsson MBS-900 Wireless Home Audio System : Sony Ericsson introduced the Sony-Ericsson MBS-900 Wireless Home Audio System. Perfect for those who want to be first with all the audio gadgets, the unique innovative design of the Sony Ericsson Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 makes a real stylish statement in a home. The Sony-Ericsson MBS900 sound system connects wirelessly to your mobile phone through Bluetooth giving crystal-clear sound through the high quality, dual speaker and sub-woofer system. The Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 from Sony-Ericsson is a complete speaker system to be proud of.

Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) opens for membership; Axis, Bosch and Sony open ONVIF for membership; Companies can now join ONVIF at different membership levels; ONVIF presents demonstration of interoperability at Security 2008 in Essen,

The Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), founded by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation, today officially opens for membership. The purpose of the forum is to develop a global open standard for the network interface of network video products.

Increasing Interest in Open-Source Databases

Open-source databases have been available in the enterprise database market for several years now. Until recently, they didn’t come anywhere close to competing with the major database platforms such as SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, and DB2. However, we are now seeing a proliferation of open-source databases in the enterprise database market that are being used with web applications and other portals in the enterprise. Recently, I asked Noel Yuhanna, a principal analyst for Forrester Research, what his thoughts were about open-source databases in the SQL Server market.

Sony A900 review

SonySony A900 SLR review : Although being the only model in the DSLR assortment of Sony, the Alpha 100 was an amazing success. Simply ruling out all prejudice which sprung mainly from the more traditional world of photography. The consumer was 'ready' for a Sony digital SLR camera and its successor in 2007, the Alpha 700, that was introduced as a middle segment DSLR camera. Six months later, Sony launched a threesome new Alpha DSLR cameras (Alpha 200/300/350) with which Sony was able to deliver an entirely new line of Alpha cameras. Only one DSLR was missing in the line-up; the Sony A900, a high resolution DSLR camera that would establish Sony as a serious DSLR manufacturer belonging to the top 3 ranking. Read our full

Sony Style Launches Eco-Friendly 'Green Glove' Service

Service Intended to Encourage Consumers to Recycle Old Televisions SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As America Recycles Day approaches on Nov. 15, Sony Style is launching a Green Glove(SM) Service -- its newest program to help curb the amount of e-waste that enters the nation's landfills. Green Glove service takes the legwork out of recycling by offering people the opportunity to have their old televisions hauled away and responsibly recycled when they use this premier in-home delivery service when purchasing a 32 inch diagonal or larger new Sony(R) BRAVIA(R) LCD television at a Sony Style store or direct at sonystyle.com. In addition to delivering, unpacking and setting up the new Sony BRAVIA television, Sony service professionals will pick up at the consumer's request old televisions for proper recycling as part of its national Sony T

Sony Style Launches Eco-Friendly 'Green Glove' Service

Service Intended to Encourage Consumers to Recycle Old Televisions SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As America Recycles Day approaches on Nov. 15, Sony Style is launching a Green Glove(SM) Service -- its newest program to help curb the amount of e-waste that enters the nation's landfills. Green Glove service takes the legwork out of recycling by offering people the opportunity to have their old televisions hauled away and responsibly recycled when they use this premier in-home delivery service when purchasing a 32 inch diagonal or larger new Sony(R) BRAVIA(R) LCD television at a Sony Style store or direct at sonystyle.com. In addition to delivering, unpacking and setting up the new Sony BRAVIA television, Sony service professionals will pick up at the consumer's request old televisions for proper recycling as part of its national Sony T

Infobright and Jaspersoft Announce Plans for Joint Open Source Solution Bundle

the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI), today announced plans to deliver a joint end-to-end open source BI and data warehouse solution, available as a JasperForge project. JasperForge.org is the largest open source community portal with hundreds of projects for the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite. The new joint project bundle will be based on Jaspersoft and several Sun open source products, as well as the new open source data warehouse software, Infobright Community Edition (ICE) (

Infobright and Jaspersoft Announce Plans for Joint Open Source Solution Bundle

the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI), today announced plans to deliver a joint end-to-end open source BI and data warehouse solution, available as a JasperForge project. JasperForge.org is the largest open source community portal with hundreds of projects for the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite. The new joint project bundle will be based on Jaspersoft and several Sun open source products, as well as the new open source data warehouse software, Infobright Community Edition (ICE) (

Who Will Own the Mobile Internet? Industry Heavyweights Meet in San Francisco to Talk Open Mobile

Everyone’s talking open these days. Open access, open networks, open platforms and open OS. The move to an open mobile ecosystem now seems inevitable. But how – and who will stand to gain from the new world order – is far from clear.

Worldwide Open Source Services 20082012 Forecast

This IDC study presents the worldwide open source services forecast for 2008–2012 and includes a segmentation of the open source service opportunity in the United States. This study updates the assumptions related to the forecast, summarizes market trends, and analyzes what has changed in the market since last year's forecast. In addition, this study provides recommendations for service firms competing in the open source services market.

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