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Unix Group Takes UK Standards Body To Court Over OOXML

superglaze writes "Halfway through the two-month window of opportunity during which OOXML's ISO standardization can be derailed by a formal objection from a national standards body, the UK Unix Users Group is trying to force the British Standards Institution to do just that. According to the Unix Users Group, the BSI used a flawed decision-making process when they chose to approve OOXML in the ISO vote. 'The UKUUG is also folding in many other complaints about Office Open XML (OOXML), such as unresolved patent issues and a lack of completion in the specification's documentation, and is calling for the High Court of Justice to force a judicial review of the BSI's decision.' This is not the first time a country's ISO vote has been challenged."

Unix Group Takes UK Standards Body To Court Over OOXML

"Halfway through the two-month window of opportunity during which OOXML's ISO standardization can be derailed by a formal objection from a national standards body, the UK Unix Users Group is trying to force the British Standards Institution to do just that. According to the Unix Users Group, the BSI used a flawed decision-making process when they chose to approve OOXML in the ISO vote.

South Africa Appeals ISO Decision On OOXML

mauritzhansen sends us a blog post by Steve Pepper, former chairman of the Norwegian standards committee responsible for evaluating OOXML, reporting that the South African national standards body, SABS, has appealed against the result of the OOXML DIS 29500 ballot in ISO. From the blog: "In a letter sent to the General Secretary of the IEC (co-sponsor with ISO of JTC1), the SABS expresses its 'deep concern over the increasing tendency of international organizations to use the JTC 1 process to circumvent the consensus-building process that is the cornerstone to the success and international acceptance of ISO and IEC standards.' Having resigned as Chairman of the Norwegian committee responsible for considering OOXML for exactly this reason, I congratulate South Africa on its willingness to stand up for the principles on which standardizatio

Affinity Technology Group, Inc.: Court of Appeals Publishes Opinion in Patent Cases

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Business Wire) -- Affinity Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB: AFFI) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Appeals Court") has published its opinion in the cases of its subsidiary, decisioning.com versus Federated Department Stores, TD Ameritrade and HSBC Finance Corporation. The principal issues decided by the Appeals Court involved the definition of certain terms which were the basis for the summary judgment order issued by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in which the cases against Federated, TD Ameritrade and HSBC were dismissed in 2007. The terms in dispute were the result of a Markman hearing held in December 2006 and included the terms "remote interface," "verify the applicant's identity" and "compare.

Domain Credits from Daily.co.uk - the cheapest domain registration in the UK

Chilwell, UK - 24 June 2008 ( ITBinnovation ) - UK domain name and web hosting provider, Daily.co.uk today announced the launch of Domain Credits (http://www.daily.co.uk), the service which brings bulk domain registration discounts within reach even if you only register one domain at a time.

South Africa Appeals OOXML

The South African national standards body, SABS, has appealed against the result of the OOXML DIS 29500 ballot in ISO. In a letter sent to the General Secretary of the IEC (co-sponsor with ISO of JTC1), the SABS expresses its “deep concern over the increasing tendency of international organizations to use the JTC 1 process to circumvent the consensus-building process that is the cornerstone to the success and international acceptance of ISO and IEC standards.”

Mod Chips Legal In the UK

An anonymous reader writes "Good news out of the UK! Techdirt reports that an appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and has now said that mod chips do not violate copyright laws. The case involved a mod chip seller, who imported mod chips for the XBox from Hong Kong and would sell the chips or mod the Xbox's himself. He was charged with copyright infringement and found guilty by a lower court. The appeals court has dismissed all charges, however."

Ask.com follows Ask UK with decision to use Virtual Earth

In December 2007, Microsoft acquired MultiMap, which offers features that are focused on the UK, and created quite quite a stir when it accidentally forced UK users to use it over Live Maps. In mid-April, Ask UK made a surprising move when it switched away from its mapping service and decided to start using Multimap. Ask UK decided that MultiMap was better than Live Maps and Ask Maps, so it rolled out the service on its website.

Pratap Bose is Mudra Group COO

Mr Pratap Bose will take on responsibilities as the Chief Operating Officer of the Mudra Group starting July. He will also serve on the Group’s Executive Board. Mr Pratap joins Mudra from O&M India where he was the CEO. The move marks a new structure in the Mudra Group. Mr Pratap will focus on both Mudra’s media and marketing services offerings. The restructuring is designed for two purposes — to help further the Group’s communications planning agenda and to create greater value in its marketing communications specialist businesses. Mr Pratap will lead the Group’s foray (including acquisitions and alliances) into rural marketing, public relations, events, sports and retail marketing. In addition, Mr Pratap has been given the mandate to grow and fast track Rapp Collins and Tribal DDB.

QUALCOMM Initiates Patent Infringement Proceedings in the UK Against Nokia

QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of CDMA2000, WCDMA and other advanced wireless technologies, today commenced patent infringement litigation in the UK against Nokia Corporation. The proceedings, issued in the Patents Court of the High Court of England and Wales, allege infringement of two patents by Nokia in the UK in relation to mobile devices which are capable of operating in accordance with the GPRS and/or EDGE standards but not having a capability to operate with CDMA technology. The proceedings seek an injunction against Nokia, as well as damages in relation to phones already sold.

Quanta Decision Illustrates Case Against Specialized Patent Court

I agree with Mike that the Quanta v. LG decision was a big victory for common sense in patent law. I think it's worth taking a step back to note that this is a continuation of the trend that Mike identified last year. This is at least the fourth time in as many years that the Supreme Court has taken a patent law case, and in every case they've overruled a bad decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has jurisdiction over patent appeals. The Federal Circuit has spent the last 15 years making a mess of patent law, and the Supreme Court has finally started to notice and is working to clean up the Federal Circuit's messes. But it's hard because patents are one of a handful of major issues on its docket, whereas the Supreme Court has lots of other subjects it needs to deal with.

UK May house mortgage approvals slump to 27,968, lowest in over a decade - BBA

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Mortgage activity in the UK deteriorated sharply in May, with approvals falling to their lowest level in over a decade, a leading banking group said.

Novae Group launches group self invested personal pension (Sipp)

Specialist insurance firm Novae Group has launched a group self invested pension plan (Sipp) in an effort to provide its workforce with greater control over their pension investments and to promote equity participation.

UK Domain Name and Web Hosting Provider Daily.co.uk Announces Unlimited Reseller Web Hosting

July 7, 2008 � (HOSTSEARCH.COM) � UK domain name and web hosting provider Daily.co.uk (http://www.daily.co.uk) has announced the launch of �Unlimited Reseller Web Hosting�, it was reported today. The company�s new Reseller v2 Unlimited service is �designed for maximum flexibility� and offers unlimited reseller accounts including unlimited webspace, data transfer, and mailboxes. The company�s resellers also receive additional revenue with �10% off resalable extras such as its DailyDrive online storage service, SSL certificates, and its Instant Website WYSIWYG site builder. Those purchasing two yearly accounts receive six months� free service while those purchasing yearly accounts receive two months free.

Affinity Technology Group, Inc.: Court of Appeals Publishes Opinion in Patent Cases

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Affinity Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB: AFFI) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Appeals Court”) has published its opinion in the cases of its subsidiary, decis

China's 5fad Sues Baidu Over Music Copyrights in U.S. Court

Hanhzhou, China - Chinese digital music distributor 5fad.com announced on Wednesday that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against leading Chinese search engine Baidu (NASD: BIDU) in federal court in New York. Baidu has been the target of a number of lawsuits from record labels in its home country of China, but this suit filed by 5fad appears to be the first such action to be accepted for review by a U.S. federal court, in this case the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SCOTUS To Hear Small ISPs' Case Against AT&T

snydeq writes "The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an antitrust case that alleges AT&T squeezed out small ISPs by charging too much for wholesale access to its phone network. The case, originally brought to US District Court in 2003, had been appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But AT&T requested the case be heard by the Supreme Court on the grounds that prior conflicting appeals court decisions in this area should be resolved at that level. As part of the case, the Supreme Court will likely also ascertain whether AT&T could be held to violate antitrust law without setting its retail prices below its own cost."

UK: iTunes album sales hit record high

image New figures from the Official UK Charts Company – the group which tracks UK chart positions – show that digital album sales climbed by 69.3 per cent in comparison with the first quarter of 2007. “That’s encouraging because it means digital music buyers are beginning to see album purchases as viable using services such as iTunes,” notes Macworld UK.

Court dismisses case against baby for unpaid bill

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- A Harrisonburg court has dismissed a case against a baby boy summoned to appear in court for an unpaid bill. Richard White said he was shocked when he got a subpoena in the mail requiring his 1-year-old son, Jacy, to appear in Rockingham County General District Court next Tuesday over a $391 chiropractor bill.

UK: BT launches Total Broadband Anywhere with FREE Windows Mobile smartphones

British Telecom (BT) is a former monopoly in the UK and still most DSL lines in UK are using BT lines, so no wonder that this "anywhere" offering is not the best in the world (note: in the UK still there is no such thing as truly unlimited mobile Internet over cellular networks), but since BT includes Windows Mobile phones for customers, who purchase this service, we are happy to inform you about it! Note that BT is even putting its own branding on HTC-made phones:

Chip Group Launches Online Training For Shops

The Chip Group has unveiled a series of online training modules called Chip Group Online Training - to help chip shop owners and their staff ‘get to grips’ with the Group’s recently launched industry Standards.

Appeals Court Reinstates One of Two Alcatel Patent Cases

A federal appeals court reinstated one of two patent cases tossed out last year in the ongoing user-interface technology dispute pitting Alcatel-Lucent against Microsoft and Dell. The appeals court said the San Diego district court erred in its determination of a "terminal device" and remanded the case, which was dismissed, back to the court for further proceedings.

iTunes movies: over-priced, over-hyped and over here?

Movie downloads have finally come to iTunes UK, so how does Apple's offering compare with its arch-rivals on choice, compatibility and price. Let's find out, shall we?

South Africa Appeal Puts OOXML's OK on Hold

With a national standards body criticizing the ISO's process for approving OOXML, will Microsoft's quest for standards status survive?

Surveillance Protest Group Tops Obama Website

A grassroots group of activists has been organizing on MyBo, Obama's official social networking portal, to protest the Senator's recent decision to back controversial legislation granting the President more spying powers. The effort hit a big milestone on Tuesday afternoon: It is now the largest self-organized group on Obama's website, topping networks that were launched over a year ago. The spying protest, "Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity � Get FISA Right," launched last week. (See Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying, The Nation.)

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