Google was hoping to knock the stilts out from under Microsoft and get
Microsoft's case against it and its hireling, ex-Microsoft VP Kai-Fu Lee,
moved to California, where it fully expected the California court to throw
out Lee's signed non-compete because California doesn't recognize
non-competes.
Except, before he heard any arguments last Friday, California federal judge
Ronald Whyte tentatively sent the case back to the state of Washington, where
Microsoft lodged it and where it's gotten a temporary restraining order
restricting Lee's activities on behalf of Google until the trial in January.
Lee was hired to set up and run Google China.
Judge Whyte indicated he found both sides of the argument persuasive. The
companies were still waiting for his final decision at press time.
(This is an abridged version of a story that appeared originally at
www.clientservernews.com... (more)
'Google's support will strengthen the leadership role of our universities in
fostering the next generation of open source technologies, projects and
experts in Oregon,' said Oregon state governor, Ted Kulongoski, as Google
announced its injection of $350,000 to create a joint program by Oregon State
University and Portland State University to develop more open source computer
technology.
The program is due to start up in early 2006, according to Google's open
source program manager Chris DiBona (pictured).
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Jonathan Schwartz (pictured here at last year's JavaOne) will stand up today
in the Moscone Center in San Francisco today and deliver his first keynote
address as Sun's President & CEO. Will Sun announce the open-sourcing of
Java? The answer, increasingly clearly, is "Yes...and no."
Speaking yesterday at the precursor to JavaOne proper, "NetBeans Day,"
Schwartz and Rich Green, the man he recalled to Sun (from Cassatt) to take up
the strategically key SVP, Software position once occupied by Schwartz
himself, staged what can only have been a well-rehearsed dialog in which the
roadm... (more)
Mentor Graphics is now shipping Calibre nmDRC tool, which redefines the
traditional design rule checking (DRC) step by dramatically reducing total
cycle time and integrating critical elements such as critical area analysis
and critical feature identification, all required to solve the yield
challenges of the nanometer era. Calibre nmDRC is part of a new platform from
Mentor, the Calibre nm Platform. This platform signals a major shift in the
way the EDA industry addresses the complexity of nanometer design.
In nanometer technology, physical verification has become a sophisticated, ... (more)
Agilysys and Red Hat announced that the two companies have signed an
enterprise reseller agreement to deliver Red Hat solutions and the benefits
of open source to Agilysys customers. Red Hat's unique vision and leadership
in the open source community combined with the consulting and services
capabilities of Agilysys Professional Services will provide customers with
successful, cost-effective open source technology integrations in
mission-critical environments.
The agreement authorizes Agilysys Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG) as a Red
Hat Advanced Business Partner, the top-tier ... (more)
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