The company with the motto “Do no evil” certainly is going to have difficulties when within the second quarter of 2010 the Google Android smartphones sales passed the iPhone in worldwide sales. The Wall Street Journal reports that Oracle Corp. has sued Google Inc. for patent and copyright infringement, claiming that the Android OS violates Oracle’s Java copyrights. The lawsuit pits Oracle CEO Larry Ellison against Google founder Eric Schmidt, a former Sun chief technology officer. Oracle acquired Sun, the company that invented the Java programming language, in January 2010. Hundreds of devices use Java, such as the Android Smartphone’s.
Oracle sues to get damages fixed
The WSJ says the Oracle lawsuit wants “unspecific damages and an injunction against ‘continued acts of infringement’ by Google.” Sun generally would authorize use of these licenses, which is why everybody assumed Google was allowed to use free open-source Java licenses, although Google hasn’t officially responded to the public. There was no official Oracle/Google deal that was announced. If an injunction against Google is given by the presiding California court, developers would be barred from creating applications for Android OS and shipments of Android phones would come to a halt.
Protecting property
The Journal interviewed tech analyst Ray Wang who said the Oracle “takes a lot more care in terms of safeguarding its IP, and Java is one of the crown jewels of the Sun acquisition,” although Sun would traditionally be respectful of open-source software and free exchange of ideas. Keeping its IP may be significant to Oracle because, as PC World suggests, it is trying to keep away from the U.S. government because of tax evasion that’s been happening. Now the company is rivaling Google rather than Microsoft, a court system is looked to in order to get some more money flowing in.
More on this topic accessible at these sites
PC World
pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/203336/oracles_fall_from_tech_giant_to_patent_troll.html?tk=hp_new
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748704407804575426122820659864.html
“Trade the Trend” report on the Oracle-Google lawsuit
youtube.com/watch?v=ooYOG00oXpY
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
$ 3.4 billion in grants at stake for Race to the Top finalists
Billions of dollars in federal education reform grants are up for grabs within the Race to the Top. Wednesday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan declared that 18 states and also the District of Columbia as finalists within the competition’s second round. Cooperation was the secret of success for final contestants such as California. In Nevada, which didn’t make the cut, politicians pointed fingers and called the program big government.
Race to the Top finalists eligible for billions
The first round of Race to the Top ended in March, with Delaware ($ 100 million) and Tennessee ($ 300 million) as the winners. In the second phase, the Department of Education will hand out $ 3.4 billion for education reform. Second round final contestants consist of are Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. Race to the Top finalists will send teams to Washington in August for the competition’s interview phase. Race to the top winners will be announced in September.
Program motivates states to tackle education reform
In announcing the Race to the Top finalists in a speech to the National Press Club in Washington, Duncan called the program part of “a quiet revolution” in education reform. The biggest achievement of the program, supporters say, is that Race to the Top allows states to start dealing with controversial reforms before allocating scarce funding for them. The Department of Education Reform said 23 states have passed education reform laws around things like charter schools and teacher evaluations to improve their chances of winning funds since Race to the Top was announced.
California cooperates to reach the finals
Race to the Top finalist California made the cut after placing 27th out of 40 in the first round. The San Francisco Chronicle said the reforms outlined in California’s Race to the Top application were endorsed by 300 school districts and county offices across the state. California’s Race to the Top application, written by superintendents from seven school districts, highlighted what districts are already doing to turn around struggling schools, evaluate and support teachers and principals, and measure student performance.
Politicians blame each other for Nevada’s failure
A consultant was paid $ 40,000 to write Nevada’s failing Race to the Top application. When Nevada failed to reach the finals, Fox News Las Vegas reported that politicians whipped out fingers of blame. Republican Governor Jim Gibbons was accused of a “lack of leadership” by Democratic Senator Harry Reid. Reid never “lifted a finger” to help his state compete, Gibbons said. Quite possibly though she wants less federal involvement in schools and has called for eliminating the Department of Education, right wing candidate for Senator Sharon Angle piled on Reid after Nevada was left out within the cold .
Additional reading
press.org
sfgate.com
fox5vegas.com
Race to the Top finalists eligible for billions
The first round of Race to the Top ended in March, with Delaware ($ 100 million) and Tennessee ($ 300 million) as the winners. In the second phase, the Department of Education will hand out $ 3.4 billion for education reform. Second round final contestants consist of are Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. Race to the Top finalists will send teams to Washington in August for the competition’s interview phase. Race to the top winners will be announced in September.
Program motivates states to tackle education reform
In announcing the Race to the Top finalists in a speech to the National Press Club in Washington, Duncan called the program part of “a quiet revolution” in education reform. The biggest achievement of the program, supporters say, is that Race to the Top allows states to start dealing with controversial reforms before allocating scarce funding for them. The Department of Education Reform said 23 states have passed education reform laws around things like charter schools and teacher evaluations to improve their chances of winning funds since Race to the Top was announced.
California cooperates to reach the finals
Race to the Top finalist California made the cut after placing 27th out of 40 in the first round. The San Francisco Chronicle said the reforms outlined in California’s Race to the Top application were endorsed by 300 school districts and county offices across the state. California’s Race to the Top application, written by superintendents from seven school districts, highlighted what districts are already doing to turn around struggling schools, evaluate and support teachers and principals, and measure student performance.
Politicians blame each other for Nevada’s failure
A consultant was paid $ 40,000 to write Nevada’s failing Race to the Top application. When Nevada failed to reach the finals, Fox News Las Vegas reported that politicians whipped out fingers of blame. Republican Governor Jim Gibbons was accused of a “lack of leadership” by Democratic Senator Harry Reid. Reid never “lifted a finger” to help his state compete, Gibbons said. Quite possibly though she wants less federal involvement in schools and has called for eliminating the Department of Education, right wing candidate for Senator Sharon Angle piled on Reid after Nevada was left out within the cold .
Additional reading
press.org
sfgate.com
fox5vegas.com
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