Bilski's Growing Up, and Smacking Down Some Bad Software Patents

When the Supreme Court declined to speak to software patenting in the Bilski case, there was wailing and gnashing of teeth in the open source software world. The new Bilski test for patentable subject matter looked at first like the status quo for software patentability. But, being the sort of person who tries to check clouds for a possible silver lining, I noted a possibility that courts and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences would read the test to invalidate some software patents. Comments (0)
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Jenkins Continuous Integration Server: An Essential Software Development Tool

Continuous integration (CI) is a software engineering practice that aims to minimize software development time while applying rigorous quality control from the beginning and at every step of the process. If you’re ready to jump on the CI bandwagon, turn to Jenkins CI.

Continuous integration (CI) is a software engineering practice that aims to minimize software development time while applying rigorous quality control from the beginning and at every step of the process. If you’re ready to jump on the CI bandwagon, turn to Jenkins CI.

The need for faster and better software development methods is nothing new. What’s changed lately is the fact that it’s almost impossible to stay competitive if you don’t use the best new tools. Factors such as globalization, outsourcing, and crowdsourcing have increased the time pressure on software development teams, while adding to the likelihood that team members cannot meet regularly to debug and test their code.

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Has Open Source Made Google’s Software Stack Obsolete?

Google has succeeded as much or perhaps more than any other technology company ever. They have accomplished all of this all the while being supporters of and with the support of the open source community. They are known for their corporate drive to have the best of everything as much...

Google has succeeded as much or perhaps more than any other technology company ever. They have accomplished all of this all the while being supporters of and with the support of the open source community. They are known for their corporate drive to have the best of everything as much as their corporate motto of "do no evil".  They have the best hardware, the best data centers, they hire the best people....

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Broadcom Acquires Security Software Developer SC Square For $42 Million

Consumer device chip maker Broadcom has acquired SC Squareannounced over the weekend.

Broadcom will pay $41.9 million, net of cash, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity rights of SC Square, which provides a number of security chip and communication products and solutions.

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