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Patents Bill changes a win-win - Dunne (Fuseworks)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 11 days ago
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Dunne United Future, Fuseworks May 9, 2013, 12:40 pm UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the agreement reached between the New Zealand software industry and the Government on the wording of a Patents Bill amendment that will ensure computer
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Minister supports NZ software innovators (Fuseworks)
London :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
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Minister supports NZ software innovators Government, Fuseworks May 9, 2013, 11:11 am Commerce Minister Craig Foss has today released a supplementary order paper (SOP) to clarify issues around the patentability of computer programmes in the Patents
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Unlocking the hidden value of public R&D in software
Bangkok :: Thailand | 13 days ago
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As mentioned in my previous article, because of the taboo on public/private collaboration, it is generally very difficult to license intellectual property, especially software, for commercialisation. Therefore, most public R&D funding only serves an
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Open source software and start-ups
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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The free and open source software enable start-ups to create something innovative at a very low cost, then give it away for free to see how customers like it. In this fashion, they can be very responsive in addressing the feedback from the market and
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Mental Floss is Not Just a Magazine Anymore
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
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Few realize the Dennis Publishing bimonthly has a robust e-commerce arm with 1,300 products from T-shirts to beer-tasting kits. Here's how it all began: After Pluto lost its planetary status, a reader wrote in: You guys should make a shirt that
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Open source software - can your business use it?
Business owners require many different types of applications or pieces of software to keep their daily operations smoothly moving. The most important factor many business owners can face is cost when purchasing software; the second important
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Tech Trends: Time-Management Apps
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Illustration by Scott Menchin Like most people, I struggle with time management. Among other bad habits, I stay up too late at night and take too many coffee breaks during the day. I've tried time-management apps in the past, but most of them focus
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Call to promote free and open-source software
Itá :: Paraguay | 3 months ago
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Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Information Technology Authority (ITA), came to a close on Tuesday. The two-day conference, the first of its kind to be organised in the Sultanate, opened under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi,
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Silverstripe gets thumbs up
Wellington :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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The Government expects to save at least $500,000 a year after giving bureaucrats a "strong steer" to build websites using free open source software developed by Wellington company Silverstripe. Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain said 10 to 15
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Adventures in Flossing
Tempe :: AZ :: USA | 3 months ago
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Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon's appointments. Comedian Steven Wright My teeth and gums are in unbelievably terrible shape. I grew up never
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