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Blog: Maintenance - Letting Go Of The M-Word 09/01/2008 12:58:42
We've probably all seen the IT iceberg, the one with new projects rising majestically above the water line - and application maintenance submerged in the murky depths below. Well, since global warming is busy melting the icebergs up north, I hope it will soon come along and melt this particular one too. - +
How to Manage Project Risks, Part 5: Leading Indicators of Failure 30/10/2007 11:31:34
Too many Sponsors and governance committees rely just on standard project reporting to gauge the status of their project. This is too risky.Too many Sponsors and governance committees rely just on standard project reporting to gauge the status of their project. This is too risky.
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The European Union's 899-million-euro antitrust fine is the result of a continuous effort by the European Commission dating back to 2000. Carlo Piana, a partner at the Milan law firm Studio Legale Tamos Piana & Partners, represented the Free Software Foundation Europe and the Samba project in the case.
Can you introduce your work in this case to our readers? When and why did you join?
I joined in June 2004, when Microsoft's appeal against the EC decision was filed and the news spread. This story has actually been told many times and reported by the international press. I just offered an initial help with the filing of a simple "application for leave to intervene", which is a short document by which you ask permission to join the case as you have a direct interest in the outcome of the case. The understanding was that other lawyers would have kicked in later.
As it turned out, however, that expectation was largely unfounded, as I was sucked up in the turmoil of the first part of the case, which was about the suspension of the remedies provided by the Decision. That part is called "interim measures". It was done over the summer holidays of 2004 and ended in a two-day hearing in Luxembourg. It was so frantic that I could hardly take a breath. It involved getting up to gear with the substance of the case, with the pleading of the two main parties (Commission and Microsoft) and of a dozen of other interveners, with technical issues and a helluva lot of documentation. Needless to say that I did not take any holiday that year.
Basically my work is that of a counsel in the proceedings, that of filing briefs and pleading, preparing the evidence, appearing in court an plead. But beyond that, putting together a team of great individualities and transforming their invaluable technical and somewhat legal contribution into one solid and as legally neat as possible defence was also quite a demanding task. Moreover, it is no mystery that a lot of coordination work had to be done with the other friendly interveners and to some extent also with the Commission.
This, of course, for all the branches of the case that sprouted along the way. It was indeed a long and complex activity.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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