Techdirt. Stories about "citrix" Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us Techdirt. Stories about "citrix"http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:48:51 PDT Tons Of Companies Sued Over Broad Patent On Controlling Workstations In A Computer Network Mike Masnick http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100622/0302119916.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100622/0302119916.shtml Glyn Moody points us to the news of a lawsuit that has been filed against 26 different software companies for violating an incredibly broad patent (5,832,511) on "Workgroup network manager for controlling the operation of workstations within the computer network" (say that 10 times fast). The list of companies sued is a who's who in software:
Apple, Activision, Adobe, Autodesk, Capcom, Citrix, Corel, Dassault, Delcam, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Frontrange Solutions, IBM, Intuit, Konami, Digital Entertainment, Maximizer Software, Nuance, Parametric Technology, Sage Software, Sega, Skype, SPSS, Teradata, THQ and Legacy Interactive
I'm sure none of those companies could have possibly come up with a system for controlling the operation of workstations within a computer network without this patent. At some point, isn't the fact that such a vast number of companies appear to have come up with the same basic thing independently a perfect prima facie case of obviousness?

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]]> sue,-sue,-sue,-sue http://www.techdirt.com/comment_rss.php?sid=20100622/0302119916 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:35:07 PDT Will Microsoft Buy A Ticket To Virtualization Party? Joseph Weisenthal http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070820/082927.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070820/082927.shtml VMWare's meteoric IPO, Citrix Systems announced the acquisition of Xensource, confirming that virtualization mania was in full swing. Of course, as when any area gets this hot, you have to figure that the IT majors will want in on the action. Wall Street analysts are now speculating that Microsoft may make a competing bid for Xensource or possibly acquire it through an acquisition of Citrix itself. Should that happen, IBM may feel the need to make a move of its own, although for now it's all rank speculation. Either way, we do know that Microsoft is definitely interested in the virtualization space. A New York Times article from earlier this year discussed the potential rivalry between it and VMWare, noting that it could attempt to beat it back by bundling the technology into a future version of Windows (sound familiar?). In the past, Microsoft has been conservative about dipping deeply into its cash horde to take on new markets. But as its recent purchase of Aquantive indicates, it will strike fast when it starts to feel threatened.

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]]> are-they-on-the-guest-list? http://www.techdirt.com/comment_rss.php?sid=20070820/082927 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:52:51 PDT One Day After VMWare IPO, Citrix Buys Into Virtualization Joseph Weisenthal http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/073323.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/073323.shtml total coincidence, but just one day after EMC subsidiary VMWare skyrocketed in its market debut, software maker Citrix systems has announced the purchase of Xensource, a privately held maker of virtualization technology. It's hard to say whether Citrix got a good price on the $500 million deal, but considering the timing, you have to figure that Xensource was able to attract quite the premium. As Paul Kedrosky noted yesterday, the VMWare IPO seemed likely to spur the hunt for more such deals. Who knew things would get kicked off so quickly?

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