Update: Google asks court to dismiss Oracle’s Android lawsuit Google has made a sweeping request that a court throw out the copyright- and patent-infringement lawsuit filed in August by Oracle over Java use in Android, a popular, open-source mobile phone platform created by Google. In its response to the lawsuit, filed late Monday, Google denies all seven patent-infringement charges, and, in a separate motion, requests that the single copyright-infringement claim be either dismissed or clarified because Google finds it “legally deficient.” … Go to source

Google.com proposing settlement figure of $8.5m over Buzz lawsuit Monday, September 06, 2010, 10:01:40 AM Buzz, which registered all Gmail users into a social network based around their contacts, was widely criticised when it was first launched by Google in February. The reason for the criticism was because users had very little control over who could see their network of contacts. And because of this, some Gmail users took Google to court saying that the Buzz network violated personal privacy

Does Paul Allens Patent Lawsuit Against Tech Giants Hold Water? Opinion is divided on whether Microsoft co-founder Paul Allens lawsuit against 11 leading internet search and e-commerce companies constitutes a fair move to recover profits from inventions he helped foster, or rather part of a growing trend to gain monetarily from the wealth of innovation in the tech world

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Phoenix, AZ – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21, 2010 Vancouver, BC – Nov 4, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: CA Technologies to Acquire Online Authentication Firm Arcot Systems for $200M News: Infinitely Virtual Adds Juniper Firewall Perimeter Anti-Virus News: Equinix to Build $60M Data center in Hong Kong News: Web Host BurstNet Opens Europe Headquarters News: Microsoft Co-Founder Sues 11 Online Brands for Patent Infringement (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Personal computer software pioneer Paul Allen, one of the founders of technology giant Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ), is suing nearly a dozen major technology companies that have allegedly infringed on patents held by his company Interval Licensing. According to court documents filed Friday , Interval Licensing is suing 11 companies: AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube for violating at least one of four patents

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Phoenix, AZ – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21, 2010 Vancouver, BC – Nov 4, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Microsoft Co-Founder Sues 11 Online Brands for Patent Infringement News: Digital Realty, Real Estate Firm to Develop Data Center in Santa Clara News: Investment Firm SIV Buys Saudi Arabian Web Host Sahara Net (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Personal computer software pioneer Paul Allen, one of the founders of technology giant Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ), is suing nearly a dozen major technology companies that have allegedly infringed on patents held by his company Interval Licensing. According to court documents filed Friday , Interval Licensing is suing 11 companies: AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube for violating at least one of four patents. The four patents are described as follows: “Browser for Use in Navigating a Body of Information, With Particular Application to Browsing Information Represented”, “Attention Manager for Occupying the Peripheral Attention of a Person in the Vicinity of a Display Device”, “Attention Manager for Occupying the Peripheral Attention of a Person in the Vicinity of a Display Device”, and “Alerting Users to Items of Current Interest”.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: Interview with John Zanni of Microsoft News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 13, 2010 News: Q&A: Imad Mouline, CTO of Compuware Division Gomez News: Dell Denies Keeping Evidence Related to AIT Lawsuit News: Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — After stagnating for the first part of the the year, the volume of spam rose by 10 percent from May to July, according to the latest email security report from German email security specialist eleven ( www.eleven.de ). According to the report released Thursday, the increase can be traced mainly to casino spam, which more than doubled its share of total spam in July, rising from 7.2 percent to 16.2 percent

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: Interview with John Zanni of Microsoft News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 13, 2010 News: Q&A: Imad Mouline, CTO of Compuware Division Gomez News: Dell Denies Keeping Evidence Related to AIT Lawsuit News: Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Computer manufacturer Dell ( www.dell.com ) has denied allegations made by Web hosting provider AIT ( www.ait.com ) that it was withholding evidence tied to the hosting provider’s ongoing legal case, which acuses Dell of knowingly selling defective computers, according to report by ComputerWorld . On Thursday, AIT filed a motion alleging that Dell kept evidence and did not make available documents related to the case, according to a court filing. Dell spokesman David Frink says the company disagrees with AIT’s accusations that it violated the discovery order, and says it will be filing its response with the court soon

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: Interview with John Zanni of Microsoft News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 13, 2010 News: Q&A: Imad Mouline, CTO of Compuware Division Gomez News: Dell Denies Keeping Evidence Related to AIT Lawsuit News: Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report August 13, 2010 — The service level agreement, and consequently performance, is an obvious and significant part of the hosting offering. Many providers operating in the more commoditized areas within hosting consider the SLA central to the product they are selling

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 13, 2010 News: Q&A: Imad Mouline, CTO of Compuware Division Gomez News: Dell Denies Keeping Evidence Related to AIT Lawsuit News: Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — For the week ending Friday, August 13, 2010, there have been a number of sales and promos including domains from SharkSpace, a HackerProof subscription from Comodo, dedicated servers from Exabytes Malaysian ringgit, “combo” plans from Bobcares, and pre-packaged bundles from CoreLink Data Centers. SharkSpace Keeps  Domain  Pricing Low  In contrast to many other domain registrars who intend to raise their domain pricing, Web host SharkSpace ( www.sharkspace.com ) will keep its registration price at $8.95, and domain transfers into the SharkSpace registry will only cost a dollar.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 13, 2010 News: Q&A: Imad Mouline, CTO of Compuware Division Gomez News: Dell Denies Keeping Evidence Related to AIT Lawsuit News: Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting ( www.rackspace.com ) announced via its blog earlier this week it released a study that provided a series of statistics on business email usage. The study compared email usage by state and region, highlighting key findings including oddest email hours, and which state is prone to have the healthiest work life balance. The data was compiled based on Rackspace business email usage trends in the United States.