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EU Standardization Reform Underway: Part I

By trond-arne.undheim on July 3, 2009 10:31 PM

Today, on 3 July 2009, the European Commission adopted a White Paper on 'Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU', with the lovely name COM(2009) 324 final, outlining the thrust of a forthcoming legislative reform. In essence, it paves the way...

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Software Industry Equals Open Standards

By trond-arne.undheim on December 18, 2008 8:28 AM

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Sixteen Soundbites From An IPR Workshop

By trond-arne.undheim on November 21, 2008 9:16 AM

I will soon publish my impression from a highly entertaining European Commission workshop on intellectual property rights and ICT standards on 19 November 2008 in Brussels, Belgium held at the Bedford Hotel, formerly a cotton mill. Since I attended yesterday...

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The Case for Open Standards

By trond-arne.undheim on November 1, 2008 4:02 AM

Yesterday, I presented to the OFE Executive Council in London about the work of OFE's Standards Special Interest Group, with a very clear message: there is a good case for Open Standards. 31oct2008 SigpublicView SlideShare presentation or Upload your...

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Open Standards and Intellectual Property Rights

By trond-arne.undheim on October 10, 2008 4:49 PM

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Will IBM's New Standards Policy Fix Leaking Pipes?

By trond-arne.undheim on September 23, 2008 6:36 AM

In a seminal move, IBM announces a new IT Standards Policy (see today's Wall Street Journal article, 23.08.09 or IBM's press release on 22.09.08) which will: -- Begin or end participation in standards bodies based on the quality and openness...

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