] Moreover, 802.15.3 offers reliable quality of service,
] the IEEE said. It uses Time Division Multiple Access to
] allocate channel time among devices to prevent conflicts
] and provides new allocations for an application only if
] enough bandwidth is available.

Bandwidth reservation, Tom!

IEEE issues new spec for high-speed wireless streaming - Computerworld

] Just days after the House of Representatives voted to
] legalize the import of cheap prescription drugs from
] Canada, Pfizer has moved to squelch the nascent trade at
] its source.

This is an example of a larger issue of big corporations trying to restrict trade of their products, a right that I believe they don't have. Another interesting case was one of some British Wal-Mart-alike importing Levi's from the US; they retail for something like $80 in Europe! Levi used some crazy EU trademark law to stop it, IIRC...

Pfizer Moves to Stem Canadian Drug Imports

] IBM sought dismissal of SCO's original suit, alleging
] that the Utah company made false allegations, competed
] unfairly and infringed on IBM patents. The countersuit
] seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

Did SCO really think that IBM would just bend over??

I.B.M. Countersues SCO Group in Linux Battle

] The days when controversial websites can find a safe
] haven on a platform in the English Channel are numbered,
] according to one of the founders of co-location hosting
] company HavenCo.

Don't know if anyone remembers the Wired piece about Sealand a few years ago...

Internet Magazine - News/Advice/Reviews/ISPs/Hosting

] "We filed this complaint to stop SCO from making
] unsubstantiated and untrue public statements attacking
] Red Hat Linux and the integrity of the Open Source
] software development process," Red Hat General Counsel
] Mark Webbink said in a statement. "Red Hat is confident
] that its current and future customers will continue to
] realize the significant value that our Red Hat Linux
] platform provides without interruption."

The real question now is how long this will go on -- and how far corporate Linux adoption will be set back -- before SCO bankrupts itself litigating IBM.

Red Hat Goes on the Offensive Against SCO

] "The action we are taking is intended to protect the
] privacy rights of our customers," SBC spokesman Larry
] Meyer said.
]
] "It's about the fact that anyone can without any effort
] obtain one of these DMCA subpoenas," said Meyer,
] referring to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

SBC Sues RIAA to stop subpoenas

] On the eve of what was expected to be a quiet LinuxWorld
] Expo, Novell shook things up with its acquisition of
] Ximian, a privately held Linux desktop player. Terms were
] not disclosed.

Whoa! Novell must be trying to be a real player again...

CRN : Daily Archives : Novell Boosts Linux Push With Ximian Buyout : 11:00 AM EST Mon., Aug. 04, 2003

] There's no free lunch here. Sun can't placate SCO and
] also respect the intellectual property rights of the
] Linux kernel developers. If there's to be a Sun Linux,
] then it will carry the same phantom taint as Red Hat
] Linux or SuSE Linux or SCO's own UnitedLinux offering.

The game Sun's trying to play with SCO.

A License Paradox

] The decision by the DHS to drum up publicity for security
] patch application, especially for 'critical' flaws, is
] seen as a direct response to well-known complaints that
] IT administrators have not been vigilant about installing
] fixes despite the clear danger of worms, viruses and
] intruder attacks.

Ridge finally got beaten with a clue stick!

Homeland Security: Apply Those Patches!

] What are the chances that Poindexter is still around at
] the end of next month? About 70 percent according to the
] Poindexter contract that began being traded on
] Dublin-based futures exchange Tradesports. Yep,
] Poindexter is about to serve as an example of how
] accurately a futures market can predict future events --
] the very idea that he was espousing.

HAHA!

No future for Poindexter? - Jul. 30, 2003