Archive for Litigation

  • Microsoft vs. Salesforce the court case Microsoft vs. Salesforce the court case

    Packaged software king Microsoft and cloud computing prince Salesforce.com are duelling in US courts, with each accusing the other of violating its patented technology. The legal battle comes as Microsoft strives to adapt to a trend toward programs being offered as services in the internet "cloud...

  • Microsoft sues Salesforce.com Microsoft sues Salesforce.com

    Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Salesforce.com for allegedly infringing nine unspecified Microsoft CRM-related patents. Microsoft posted a statement on its Web site acknowledging it had taken legal action on May 18. Here’s an excerpt from that statement from Horacio Gutierrez, corporate v...

  • For Cloud Computing, IT practitioners may need to think like lawyers For Cloud Computing, IT practitioners may need to think like lawyers

    Great article from Infolawgroup.com talking about how things have changed and how the lines between strartegic legal thinking and strategic IT planning seem to be gettting closer and closer... Some Excerpts.. So, what does "legal defensibility" mean in the security context? While some secur...