IBM to Publish its Patent Applications
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IBM Tuesday announced a change to its policy on applying for and enforcing patents on its intellectual property. Most importantly, the company said it intends to reduce the number of patents it applies for in the field of business methods, and will make the content of its patent applications public.
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A group of technology companies is offering to share some of its patents to encourage the development of environmentally friendly technologies.IBM, Nokia, Sony, and bulk-mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney-Bowes have together donated patents to the Eco-patent Commons, an organization set up to share the patents for technology with environmental benefits.Any organization willing to donate a patent for environmentally friendly technology to the commons can join the group. The patents are made available for use by members and nonmembers alike.So far, patents pledged to the commons cover fields such as waste water treatment, air purification, cell-phone recycling and reducing printer ink consumption. IBM has pledged 27 patents, Pitney Bowes two, and Nokia and Sony one each.The Eco-patent Commons will be administered by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a group which brings together CEOs in industries such as cement, electrical utilities, timber, mining and transport.The group wants businesses to donate patents for technologies that have a positive environmental impact, but that are not related to their core business.It hopes that access to patents in the Commons will enable businesses facing environmental challenges that have already been solved by others to develop cleaner, less energy-intensive products as a result.The move is inspired by the success of the free and open-source software sector, where the sharing information has resulted in the creation of many new products, the group said.Together, the companies apply for thousands of patents each year. IBM in particular regularly tops the league tables for&#160;most filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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IBM is providing the open-source software community with access to 500 of its patents, promising more are to come.  Is this the beginning of the end of proprietary software? -washingtonpost.com
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Over the next several weeks, IBM (NYSE: IBM) will roll out new technologies within its content management portfolio, with a focus on managing unstructured data with improved XML handling.
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The RFID services from IBM will include consulting, business case development, technical proof of concept, pilots for the client and trading partners and full system implementation for industrial companies.
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IBM on Monday will announce the creation of an Eco-Patents Commons --shared innovations geared at environmental sustainability.
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IBM announced Monday a set of offerings from its Virtual Innovation Center for Hardware, including &quot;how-to&quot; guides and a solution sizing toolkit, all aimed at helping the company&#39;s business partners build and deploy applications on IBM technology.
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Looking to outdo rival Microsoft, IBM plans to ship a new bundle of development tools that can simplify how software gets built.
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InfoWorld - IBM Corp. has opened the public beta program for the next version of its Informix database server and announced plans for a bundled Linux package for smaller businesses.
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New patent application filed by satellite radio leader details plans for recording and other capabilities.
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I.B.M. plans to announce on Tuesday that it is making 500 of its software patents freely available to anyone working on open-source projects.
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IBM on Monday will unveil software it developed in coordination with U.S. health agencies and private hospitals that makes it easier for health care workers to exchange clinical data in a medical crisis.
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IBM is expected to disclose on Wednesday features of the forthcoming version of its WebSphere application server, which will center on improving performance and administration.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today introduced new features for its breakthrough IBM Infoprint ProcessDirector software and announced that the product is expected to be generally available September 15, 2006.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has developed software interfaces that will make it easier for assistive technologies to provide those with disabilities access to advanced features in software programs -- such as editing functions, hyperlinks, charts and menus.
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Computer giant IBM says 500 of its software patents will be released into the open development community.
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Fresh from setting a record for performance among supercomputers just a few days ago, IBM on Monday announced it is making a commercial version of its Blue Gene system available to be aimed at businesses and scientific researchers.