Software Copyright and Patents Introduction The escalating speed of the advancement in the software industry has put many parties in a competitive race to come up with new softwares for commercial purposes. This digital arms race contributed to a rapid increase in software patents from a mere 45 average patents a week in year 1985 to an average 1200 patents a week in year 2012 (Patent Metrics, 2013). Intrigued by such large numbers of software patents, multiple studies have been carried out by
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phase of the strategic marketing process? What would you do with the results of the evaluation if: a) you exceeded your goals? b) you fell short of your goals? Environmental Scanning (graded) Environmental scanning is critical to acquire information on events occurring outside of the organization. For example, in 2009, the U.S. economy faltered and the unemployment rate rose. As a result, dollar (type) stores flourished. The poor economic trend actually became a huge opportunity for an entire
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(Management Information Systems) MIS deals with the coordination and use of three organizational resources. The way people use technology to work with information. a. People The most important resource to an organization is its people. Technological Literacy: a measure of an employees ability to know how and when to apply technology Informational Literacy: a measure to define an employees ability to define information and determine what information is needed b. Information Data: Raw
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feel pretty certain of is that if you're against software patents, you're against patents in general. Gradually our machines consist more and more of software. Things that used to be done with levers and cams and gears are now done with loops and trees and closures. There's nothing special about physical embodiments of control systems that should make them patentable, and the software equivalent not. Unfortunately, patent law is inconsistent on this point. Patent law in most countries says that algorithms
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Strategy & Technology a gallaugher.com chapter provided free to faculty & students for non-commercial use © Copyright 1997-2008, John M. Gallaugher, Ph.D. – for more info see: http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters.html Last modified: Sept. 13, 2008 Note: this is an earlier version of the chapter. All chapters updated after July 2009 are now hosted (and still free) at http://www.flatworldknowledge.com. For details see the ‘Courseware’ section of http://gallaugher.com INTRODUCTION Managers
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Instructor’s Manual: Chapter 2 E-commerce Business Models and Concepts Teaching Objectives • Identify the key components of e-commerce business models. • Describe the major B2C business models. • Describe the major B2B business models. • Explain the key business concepts and strategies applicable to e-commerce. Key Terms business model, p. 65 business plan, p. 65 e-commerce business model, p. 65 value proposition, p. 66 revenue model, p. 66 advertising revenue
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Cloud Computing Group Members Ruth Wanjiru Cliff Kinyua Maritim Leonard Alphonse Kinyua Tracy Gathoni Abstract. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared information, resources, and software, are provided to terminals and portable devices on-demand. It is a rapidly developing and excellent promising technology. Cloud computing is the product of the combination of grid computing, distributed computing, parallel computing, and ubiquitous computing. Cloud Computing model
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e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it [pic] THIS ARTICLE IS DEDICATED TO ALL ASPIRING BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS 1:1 INTRODUCTION Arguably, in the last 10 years since the expansion of information technology as a result of the internet; one astounding firm that has impacted on our lives is Google. All age groups; different ethnic backgrounds; different religious backgrounds; different political backgrounds and affiliations all have been influenced
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offers unified communications. a. What technologies are being used? i. Microsoft • Audio, video, and Web conferencing • Instant messaging • Unified messaging • Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) • Secure communication • Mobility • Provide IT control with failover, redundancy, and scalability • Manage compliance, and archiving policies for messaging and telephony systems b. What type of network infrastructure is being used? IPTV – Internet Protocol Television 3. Find the following
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"express" stores in Arkansas. Bill Simon, Walmart’s chief executive, vision to put all three segments together on what he called “ecosystem”. Walmart believes that “tethering” is the key to make this system work. From tether hiring and back- office functions, to tether inventory distribution systems, and even online orders, for greater efficiency and quick response to demand. In other words, instead of having one huge store with endless goods, Walmart will offer three kinds of stores with most of
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