Brian Prince

When it came time to discuss the legal standard for patents, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia did not mince words. “This is gobbledygook. It really is, its irrational,” he said. And so went a hearing in which several of the justices attacked the legal standards used to judge patents the Federal Circuit Court of […]

IBM announced Nov. 28 that it will buy privately-held software maker Vallent in a bid to expand IBMs ability to help communications service providers manage their networks. IBM did not disclose financial terms of the deal, which it said it expects to close by the end of the first quarter of 2007. “We are definitely […]

Internet security company Acunetix is offering customers an extra set of eyes to search for vulnerabilities on their Web sites. The company launched Acunetix SiteAudit on Nov. 27, a new on-demand Web security audit service. SiteAudit is designed to evaluate business Web site and Web application security, while eliminating the cost of having business owners […]

Suntech Power Holdings has signed a contract to supply solar modules for what it says will be the worlds largest solar power plant. The company said it will supply solar modules with an aggregate output of 23.2 megawatts to Atersa, a subsidiary of Elecnor Group. The modules will be installed in the Photovoltaic Grid Connection […]

Samsung Electronics has sliced the size of its new liquid crystal display panels to the thickness of a credit card, crafting what it claims is the thinnest mobile LCD screen on record. The company made the announcement Nov. 21, and stated mass production of the .82 mm screens would begin in the second half of […]