Microsoft Sues Motorola over Android phones
Microsoft the world’s largest software company has filed a patent- infringement case against Motorola claiming that the company’s Android-powered phones infringed on nine patents held by the software giant.
According to Microsoft deputy general counsel, Horacia Gutierrez, the alleged infringements centre on the way Motorola’s synchronize emails, calendars, contacts and meetings, in the way it notifies the user of changes in signal strength and battery power.
Microsoft filed two complaints: one with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, which could ban U.S. imports of the phones if a violation is found; and second in federal court in Seattle in which Microsoft seeks unspecified cash compensation.
According to Gutierrez, the company has responsibility to the customers, partners and shareholders in order to safeguard the billions of dollars they invested each year in bringing innovative software products and services to the market. Motorola needs to stop its infringement of the company’s patented inventions in its Android smartphones.
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, is repairing its mobile-phone operating system to Windows Phone 7 this year to stem market-share losses to Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones with Google Inc.’s Android software. Motorola’s disagreement is a part of mushrooming conflict over smartphones that includes Oracle Corp. suing Google and Apple fighting HTC Corp. and Nokia Oyj.
IBM to provide cloud computing to SK Telecom
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Winning the battle against four of its largest rivals, International Business Machines Corp. will operate a cloud computing platform for SK Telecom Co., Ltd. As per the deal, IBM will provide the infrastructure to SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecoms operator with more than 50% of the market.
The networks will be used by SK Telecom and its business partners to test and publish telecoms applications in order for the applications to later to be rolled out on its networks for consumers.
IBM beat Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) in order to win the contract but the value of the deal was not revealed. The technology giant has focused recently on building out infrastructure in Asia for cloud computing.
Cloud Computing has tightened its grip recently especially with smaller customers as it enables significant cost savings.
