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SCO has put out a press release, which lets us know what the teleconference today is about. It is about EdgeClick, "a new technology platform for mobile and desktop digital services," which the release claims the company has been developing inhouse "for several years." SCO says you can make oodles and boodles of money if you bring them subscribers to Me Inc.: Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or training and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me Inc. digital services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up to hundreds or thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription annuities generated by each account they sign up. Provo City Mayor Lewis K. Billings, says he's using Me Inc. to bless the residents there: "One of my main goals as the mayor of Provo City is to use technology to bless the lives of Provo residents, and Me Inc. is simply and effectively allowing me to do that," said Lewis K. Billings, mayor of Provo, Utah. "Me Inc. is an incredible technology, one which I plan to use continually throughout my term as it dramatically enhances my ability to personally reach constituents." There is truly nothing I can add to that which isn't already bursting and cascading inside your brains like fireworks on the 4th of July. So there you have it. A wonderful business opportunity for you. As for me, my irony meter has exploded, which makes it impossible for me personally to accept. UPDATE: Bob Mims has a report on the teleconference.
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SCO Launches EdgeClick, a New Technology Platform for Mobile and Desktop Digital Services
Monday February 27, 8:00 am ET
SCO Rolls Out an Innovative Technology Platform, New Partner Programs Plus a Transactional Portal to Support the Entire Digital Services 'Ecosystem'
LINDON, Utah, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") (Nasdaq: SCOX - News) today announced its new EdgeClick(TM) platform for mobile and desktop digital services, several new EdgeClick partner programs and a new transactional portal called EdgeClick Park(TM) that will support an entire ecosystem of solution partners, sales agents and end users.
At the core of the EdgeClick platform is an innovative service-oriented architecture (SOA) server called an "edge processor" that connects many types of end-point devices -- including mobile phones, PCs and others -- to robust digital network services for communications, collaboration, control, information access and transactional processing. Integrated with this technology are facilities for automated service branding, monetization and business federation. These facilities make seamless the development, marketing, provisioning and billing of high-value, high-impact digital services.
EdgeClick digital services are custom applications, content and infrastructure elements built using EdgeClick technology by solution partners and corporate developers using Java, Web Services and other network programming techniques.
The EdgeClick platform employs a service grid network architecture for flexible and secure deployment and management of software, servers and other infrastructure assets. EdgeClick's business enablement facilities are provided by a new transactional portal called EdgeClick Park, which serves as the primary business hub for EdgeClick digital services. The first phase of EdgeClick Park can be found at http://www.edgeclickpark.com .
Because the commercial and financial opportunities made possible by EdgeClick technology are vast and the digital services platform is flexible to incorporate a variety of solutions, SCO is extending the EdgeClick platform to digital services solution partners. Through SCO's EdgeClick Partner Program, resellers and developers can use EdgeClick Park to gain access to a variety of development resources and, importantly, prospective customers:
* Digital Service Partners can build, sell, provision, bill and support
innovative on-demand solutions for consumers and businesses and market
them through EdgeClick Park.
* Content Partners can market branded digital content and components such
as ring tones, podcasts, etc. to a global audience.
* Infrastructure Partners can reach new global markets with advanced
network control, management, and connection solutions and services.
* Commerce Partners can get their wireless and IT products and services
in front of many more qualified prospects with an ecommerce presence in
EdgeClick Park.
SCO is simultaneously launching the Me(TM) Inc. Sales Agent Program, in which individual subscribers of SCO's Me Inc. suite of rich mobility services earn lucrative recurring commissions for bringing new Me Inc. service subscribers into the EdgeClick ecosystem.
"With the EdgeClick digital services ecosystem, SCO has extended the opportunities for individuals and organizations of all kinds to participate in developing, selling and using digital services," said Tim Negris, executive vice president of marketing and sales, The SCO Group. "The smart phone market has seen tremendous growth in recent years and the adoption rates of these devices is expected to continue growing rapidly. As this happens, the business opportunities for EdgeClick solution partners and Me Inc. sales agents will expand to an even greater extent."
SCO has been developing EdgeClick technology in-house for several years and has recently completed a successful beta test with New York-based Musco Food Corporation. Together with ASK Technologies, a SCO Premier reseller, SCO was able to develop a customized mobile order entry solution, freeing the New York-based Italian foods wholesaler from the burden of an outdated system and costly errors.
"Our custom mobile order entry system has allowed us to offer a greater level of customer service than we could have hoped for," said Joe Chiavetta, CFO, Musco Food Corp. "We will save thousands of dollars a month along with numerous other benefits because of SCO's EdgeClick digital services and ASK's ability to build on the robust EdgeClick technology."
EdgeClick Solution Partner Program
To enable and support the rapid development and growth of EdgeClick digital services, SCO has introduced the EdgeClick Solution Partner Program(TM). Through this program solution partners can build, sell, provision, bill and support innovative new wireless and broadband subscription services for business and consumers. These solutions could include access, collection, sharing and integration for corporate information assets, mobile ecommerce, marketing, entertainment and the ability to monitor and control business systems and processes.
"The EdgeClick Solution Partner program allows companies of all sizes to get the tools and services they need to add mobile access to existing applications and databases," said Stephen Pirolli, Principal, ASK Technologies Inc. "Ultimately, we are excited to join the program as we see the EdgeClick digital infrastructure as expanding the opportunities for members to reach new global markets with advanced network control, management, connection solutions and services."
BIS Computer Solutions, a solution partner which operates a dedicated business division to provide their customers with innovative mobile solutions, recently signed on to offer EdgeClick digital services for their customers.
"Through the digital services ecosystem, SCO has made it possible for solution partners to develop digital mobile solutions and software that enhances the way customers do business, making every application and operation as productive as possible," said Michael Macho, BIS mobile division director. "Further, with their partner programs, SCO is enabling customers and solution partners to grow their businesses in innovative ways and increase profits."
The Me Inc. Suite of Digital Services
Using EdgeClick technology, SCO developed the Me Inc. suite of rich mobility services to improve communication, collaboration and control for groups of any size and type. The initial release of the Me Inc. suite includes services called Shout and Vote, both of which are available now.
The Shout digital service allows users to communicate personally with groups of various sizes via a text or audio message created quickly and simply from a smart phone. Such messages can be received via smart phones or via web-enabled desktop and laptop PCs.
The Vote digital service is a fast and easy-to-use mobile polling service that lets users gather and publish opinions from any number of people at any time, from anywhere. In early trials, various companies and organizations have found Vote useful to poll customers, employees and potential customers.
The first phase of EdgeClick Park features the fully operational Me Inc. Mobility Center, a place where people can learn about, purchase, activate and manage Me Inc. subscriptions.
Provo, Utah City Mayor, Lewis K. Billings and BYU athletic director and sports personality, Tom Holmoe, are two early adopters of Me Inc. digital services.
"One of my main goals as the mayor of Provo City is to use technology to bless the lives of Provo residents, and Me Inc. is simply and effectively allowing me to do that," said Lewis K. Billings, mayor of Provo, Utah. "Me Inc. is an incredible technology, one which I plan to use continually throughout my term as it dramatically enhances my ability to personally reach constituents."
"The best part of Me Inc. is that it allows us to 'reach out and touch' those who support BYU athletics in real-time," said Tom Holmoe, athletic director, Brigham Young University. "We have been able to use Me Inc. in football, women's volleyball, women's soccer, and women's cross country and track, and we plan on using Me Inc. in every BYU sport as it has proven to be an effective tool in increasing the communication and collaboration between coaches, athletes, fans and alumni."
Me Inc. Sales Agent Program
The Me Inc. Sales Agent Program enables any qualified individual, group, company, or organization using Me Inc. to make lucrative, recurring monthly commissions by signing up subscribers to Me Inc. digital services and selling smart phones and carrier service activations.
Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or training and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me Inc. digital services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up to hundreds or thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription annuities generated by each account they sign up.
Through the EdgeClick Park portal and the sales agent program, SCO will provide Me Inc. sales agents with business support services and enable agents to take orders from anywhere in the world using just their smart phones. SCO is also teaming up with 3D Communications and Sprint® to allow Me Inc. sales agents to sell mobile phones, associated products and services, plus a host of competitively-priced national service plans. For a limited time, 3D is offering corporate accounts Palm Treo phones for as low as $99 per phone*with activation.
One of the first companies to join the Me Inc. Sales Agent program is EdgeLink Solutions. "We've recently created a dedicated part of our business selling Me Inc. digital services from SCO," said Gary Cooper, COO, EdgeLink Solutions. "The leads we're receiving from SCO indicate that customers are interested in extending the capabilities of smart phones to communicate in an entirely new way. We're seeing interest from various customers involved with entertainment, sports teams, universities, and businesses of all kinds."
Inside EdgeClick Technology
The edge processor creates a secure environment for information access and control by off-loading information from lightweight mobile devices and performing the computational heavy lifting in a secure and stable environment. This added layer of processing power and security enables smart phones and other mobile devices to be the high-powered productivity tools that everyone wants. Edge processors can easily connect to enterprise systems and web services, enabling EdgeClick users to access all kinds of information, content and processes on PCs, mobile phones, and other network-connected devices.
Distributed EdgeClick edge processors communicate automatically with each other, forming a service grid network for flexible, secure, robust, deployment and management of software, servers, and other infrastructure assets. EdgeClick solutions users and partners are brought together and supported by the EdgeClick Park web portal.
The EdgeClick edge processor will also be available soon for on-premise deployment by enterprise and third-party solution partners, thus enabling them to securely extend existing business application functionality to mobile devices such as smart phones and PDAs. Alternatively, these developers can use the platform to create entirely new business applications.
Pricing and Availability
Me Inc. digital services are currently available on a subscription basis for $9.99 per service with up to 100 contacts (volume pricing is also available). Information on EdgeClick Solution Partner Program pricing and commissions, as well as developer support programs will be available soon. For more information on EdgeClick technology, the Me Inc. suite of services or how to become an EdgeClick solution partner or Me Inc. sales agent, please call 1-800-726-8649 toll free within the U.S. and Canada or visit http://www.edgeclickpark.com.
About SCO
The SCO Group (Nasdaq: SCOX - News) is a leading provider of UNIX software technology for distributed, embedded and network-based systems, offering SCO OpenServer for small to medium business, UnixWare for enterprise applications, and Me Inc. for digital network services. SCO's highly innovative and reliable solutions help millions of customers grow their businesses everyday, from SCO OpenServer on main street to UnixWare on Wall Street, and beyond. SCO owns the core UNIX operating system, originally developed by AT&T/Bell Labs and is the exclusive licensor to Unix-based system software providers.
Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide network of thousands of resellers and developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit http://www.sco.com .
SCO, SCO OpenServer, the associated SCO logo, EdgeClick, EdgeClick Park and Me Inc. are trademarks or registered trademarks of The SCO Group, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX and UnixWare are registered trademarks of The Open Group.
* 3D Communications is currently offering $99 Palm Treo phones for a limited time when a minimum of five phones are purchased with activation for corporate accounts. For complete details, contact 3D Communications at +1-801-264-8855.
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| Authored by: freeio on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:23 AM EST |
Make links clickable...
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| Authored by: Latesigner on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:34 AM EST |
This must be close to illegal if it isn't actually so.
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| Authored by: belzecue on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:37 AM EST |
Thank goodness SCO is going to make squillions from their ME venture! For a
while there I was worried SCO would not have the squillions needed to pay for
IBM counterclaims damages. Phew, crisis over. :-)[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: KiTaSuMbA on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:37 AM EST |
or does this press release *really* sound a lot like those
spam mail scams where you pay some up-front money and then
get a percentage out of any fool you get to convince
yourself?!
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| Authored by: karl on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:37 AM EST |
Is it about creating the appearance that SCOg has some actual viability as a
business besides the lawsuit or is it intended to provide an explanation for a
sudden, sharp upward tick in the stock price?
Find out if it worked after the markets open![ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: snorpus on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:40 AM EST |
| ... should such a need arise. ---
73/88 de KQ3T ---
Montani Semper Liberi
Comments Licensed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: DebianUser on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:40 AM EST |
If nothing else, that blurb is certainly BuzzWord 2.0 compliant. It also sounds
like an NTP patent infringement target. [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: stats_for_all on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:44 AM EST |
| EdgeClick Solutions, Inc was registered in the Utah Business Entity database
on
1/9/06. using a 6465 S. 3000 E, Ste 204, SLC address.
The registered agent
is Thomas P. Roberts, who appears to be a Park City
Utah based real estate
lawyer. [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Observer on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:45 AM EST |
| Is is just me, or does that name "Me Inc." sound awfully narcissistic?
OK,
OK... so this would be surprising how? ---
The Observer [ Reply to This | # ]
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- Me Inc? - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:37 PM EST
- Me Inc? - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 04:03 PM EST
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| Authored by: Nick_UK on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:45 AM EST |
"Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or training
and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me Inc. digital
services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up to hundreds or
thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription annuities
generated by each account they sign up."
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DEAR SIR,
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MARIAM ABACHA, SALES AGENT FOR SCO ME INC. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND
WHO DIED MYSTERIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST,...
Nick :-D[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: jac41 on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:49 AM EST |
My prayers have been answered. TWO straight men.
Where's the duct tape. My head is about to explode with comeback lines.
But PJ said it first and best.
"There is truly nothing I can add to that which isn't already bursting and
cascading inside your brains like fireworks on the 4th of July."
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IBM couldn't buy this much positive PR and empathy from the community for any
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:04 AM EST |
This is my first post to Groklaw after years of lurking in the background and I
never in a million years thought it would be in support of SCO. Hell has
certainly frozen over...
Anyway, I think we need to remember what we are doing here on Groklaw. As I
understand it we are trying to be objective and to understand the SCO case. I
know, my head hurts as well trying to fathom out what SCO are doing in suing
IBM, but if we want to simply shout at SCO without thinking moreabout ME Inc
then I suggest people head over to Slashdot and do it there.
What SCO are propopsing in ME Inc and Edg Click isn't new but it is viable. Just
because it's SCO doesn't necessarily mean it's the same old nonsense being
trotted out.
I wonder if I'm mellowing in my old age because SCO is now the underdog and we
British hate to see this sort of abuse going on?
Anyway, just because it's SCO doesn't mean we should blindly ignore it.
Just my 2p worth for the day. I'll now crawl back under my stone for the next
few years and await the abuse for sticking up for SCO.
Rob.
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| Authored by: blacklight on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:06 AM EST |
"SCO has been developing EdgeClick technology in-house for several years
and has recently completed a successful beta test with New York-based Musco Food
Corporation."
On the other hand, Asterisk, the Open Source PBX, has been downloaded at least
200000 times, while EdgeClick has just one beta test to its credit. You're
killing me, Darl.
This is an open question: are there Open Source technologies that are in the
same niche as EdgeClick? I wouldn't dare ask for "same functionality",
because marketing types have been known to grossly exaggerate the funtionality
of their products.
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Know your enemies well, because that's the only way you are going to defeat
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| Authored by: edal on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:06 AM EST |
" Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or
training and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me
Inc. digital services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up
to hundreds or thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription
annuities generated by each account they sign up."
Many years ago I shared a house in the UK with three other couples. Bit by bit
we rebuilt the property until it was a lot more habitable and one of the last
jobs was getting double-glazed windows fitted. One evening I sat there whilst a
double-glazing salesman told me (with a perfectly straight face) that his
companies windows were already fitted to Buckingham Palace and in the next few
weeks Sir Richard Branson would be having a set fitted to his yacht. Ummmm, how
can I put this, the 'bull excrement' light above his head was so bright it hurt
the eyes.
Reading the statement above about the latest SCO money making opportunity caused
a similar light to come on, it's bright enough to read by.
Ed Almos
Budapest
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| Authored by: blacklight on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:11 AM EST |
"The Me Inc. Sales Agent Program enables any qualified individual, group,
company, or organization using Me Inc. to make lucrative, recurring monthly
commissions by signing up subscribers to Me Inc. digital services and selling
smart phones and carrier service activations."
And now, for the extensive and exacting qualifications required:
"Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or training
and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me Inc. digital
services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up to hundreds or
thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription annuities
generated by each account they sign up."
There is a flashing neon sign in my mind that screams "User car
salesman!"
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:14 AM EST |
| Look into the SCO/Canopy board of directors ... I think some of them have been
into MLM marketing. AFAIR, it was NUSKIN.
Utah and
MLM
"Nature's Sunshine Products, of Spanish Fork, Utah, markets
herbs, vitamins, other nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, skin and
hair-care products, water treatment systems, cooking utensils, and a weight-loss
plan. Its more than 400 products include many that are claimed to "nourish" or
"support" various body organs. Its salespeople, dubbed "Natural Health
Counselors," are taught to use iridology (a bogus diagnostic procedure in which
the eyes are examined), applied kinesiology (a bogus muscle-testing procedure),
and other dubious methods to convince people that they need the products.
Nu
Skin International, Inc., of Provo, Utah, sells body-care products and dietary
supplements. Nu Skin's Interior Design division markets expensive antioxidant,
phytochemical, and "active enzyme" products. The enzyme products are said to be
important because "the majority of cooked or processed foods we eat lack an
ideal level of enzyme activity" needed for digestion. This statement is nonsense
because the enzymes needed for digestion are made by the body's digestive
organs. In 1993, the company and three of its distributors agreed to pay a total
of $1,225,000 to settle FTC charges that they made unsubstantiated claims
for Nutriol Hair Fitness Preparation and two skin-care products. In 1997, the
company agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it had made
unsubstantiated claims for five more of its products. The products, which
contained chromium picolinate and L-carnitine were falsely claimed to reduce
fat, increase metabolism, and preserve or build muscle." [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:16 AM EST |
| I liked him better in 'High Noon' [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:21 AM EST |
Greetings,
This sounds an aweful lot like AT&T's Edge / UMTS
services and Verizon's Wireless Networking Services. Based on where this is
happening and the wording of the article, I suspect that SCO is simply extending
out the old Amway Data Network (ADN) and stealing some of their marketing /
sales plans.
Is not common knowledge, but Amway used to have one of the
largest and fastest data networks on the planet. There was talk about 15 years
ago of merging their network with their small Cell Phone network to create what
AT&T and Verizon are now selling. Additionally, Microsoft attempted to do
something very like this in the mid-90's when they started trying to aquire a
number of cell phone network service providers. Microsoft's attempt was
actually blocked by the Clinton administration at the strong urging of Al
Gore.
Assuming for a moment that the theory of Microsoft / TSG
partnership is correct, then I see this as a way for Microsoft to achieve what
they were denied by the US government previously through the use of their sock
puppets. While at the same time giving the old Amway folx what they wanted and
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| Authored by: dennisk on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:28 AM EST |
Let me guess, I'll be able to use EdgeClick to purchase a Linux End User License
from SCO with my cellphone. And, as a Me, Inc. sales agent be able to make $$$
selling licences to all the Linux users in my local LUG.
Wow! Thank you, Darl!!
Dennisk
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:28 AM EST |
| Is it just me, or does this sound like a digital version of Amway? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Alan(UK) on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:44 AM EST |
| It is just that; something SCO made up and released to the press.
Google finds
no other mention of the quotation by Lewis K. Billings, mayor of Provo, Utah.
But read
Benefits of a Community Broadband Network
Speech before the American Public
Power Association
Community Broadband Conference (scroll down a bit for correct
speech) to see what kind of man he is when it comes to technology. He at
least understands enough to employ a decent speech writer.
What are we
actually told about this little sales spiel for Me Inc? Only that he is one of
the early adopters of Me Inc. digital services. He sounds as if he is making a
speech, but not a public one (or it would be on the Internet). Let me guess, he
was given/loaned the wherewithall by SCO (perhaps without their name even being
mentioned) and being a technology enthusiast, has made good use of it and has
been 'set-up' to make a speech at some 'private' gathering about how he got on
with it. What we read is possibly a closing remark.
Well that's my theory,
alternatively, do you believe anything SCO says? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: hardcode57 on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 11:54 AM EST |
...apart from being full of excellence (and all-round wonderfullness going
forward), what exactly is it that they're selling?
Seriously, I read the blurb, and nothing registered, can someone explain what
they are claiming their product is? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:30 PM EST |
Speaking of scoring high on the irony meter : according to the City of Provo's
website one of the largest employers of the city is Novell.
Just seemed odd enough to be worth pointing out.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Silicon Whisper on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:30 PM EST |
"Sign up today for this revolutionary new concept! Lawsuits delivered
directly to your cellphone. No need to wait for those annoying process servers
to show up at your door. Be the first to know you're being sued!"
Sorry, that's the first thing that came to mind when I started reading the
article.
It sure does seem like a digital spin on an MLM. Utah LOVES MLMs.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: NZheretic on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:31 PM EST |
| It appears that Darl and CO cannot even use their own operating system to host the
new website.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:44 PM EST |
| Call wrapped up a 9:35. Negris and Nagle read from powerpoint slides.
30
seconds of dead time waiting for a question.
Ms. O'Gara asked a question
about how crowded the market was.
Negris mentioned meter readers in
India.
that was the end. [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:51 PM EST |
Is www.edgeclick.info part of this ? It seems to be connected to music
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 12:57 PM EST |
| Just wait for the PR release when 'Me Inc' flops and SCOg files a law suit
against MS for using the letters ME in their past release of "Windows ME".
Future SCOg/Me PR: "Obviously, if WinME had not been so unstable then the
public would not have had such an adversion to the letters 'Me' in our corporate
name. Further lawsuits are also pending with Merriam-Webster, American Heritage,
and RandomHouse for infringing the 'Me' trademark by publishing their latest
dictionaries." [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 01:10 PM EST |
Well of course IBM don't want SCO, they could have had them years ago - might
even be what SCO were aiming for. More knowldegeable folk than I seem to think
so. But in the event that SCO produce anything of value they might be interested
in trousering that before the rest goes to the liquidator.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 01:14 PM EST |
> irony meter
Shouldn't that be 'cynicism meter'?
bj
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- Irony meter - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:00 PM EST
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| Authored by: n7ipb on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 01:32 PM EST |
After a visit to edgclickpark.com I'm completely underwhelmed.
Only two apps available, shout and vote, and only for the Treo.
I particularly like 'vote' where you can become "a truly active
listener" by spamming people with opinion polls.
The rest of the links all are aimed at getting you to sign up to provide apps,
develop apps, sell services, etc.
I'll not be going back.
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| Authored by: tiger99 on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:03 PM EST |
| ... at what they are actually offering, and can say that they have failed
miserably to achieve what was promised about 9 months ago. It was supposed to be
a fairly comprehensive servive, which people would run on an "edge" server
connected to their own network, and would be able to do lots of powerful admin
type things. The preview had about 12 or even 15 icons on the screen, for
different things. Also it was supposed to run on many more devices than just the
Treo. The whole thing was going to be sold through their existing resellers,
because expertise in customising, installing, and configuring it was clearly
necessary. But today we have a very minimal subscription service with only two
applications available, "Shout" and "Vote", and nothing whatsoever remarkable
about either of them. I guess that they ran into development problems, perhaps
their one remaining developer, Mr. Gupta, has been too busy doing other things? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:12 PM EST |
"Becoming a Me Inc. Sales Agent requires no technical skills or training
and no investment other than a smart phone and a subscription to Me Inc. digital
services. With these two simple things, a sales agent can earn up to hundreds or
thousands of dollars per sale in commissions and subscription annuities
generated by each account they sign up."
Now why does this remind me of the last time I wanted a good laugh and read
through some mails in my SPAM folder???
No skills needed.
No training needed.
No investment needed.
Make hundreds or thousands of $ pr sale.
Anything with that text in it wouldn't get through my filters, that's for sure.
Remember people; if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.
These guys crack me up.
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| Authored by: ScottAG67 on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:19 PM EST |
Risidule Income Right up until the time we go broke from our Legal
Suits business.
I could not use and would not use companies who
utilise this "Technology" as it will eventually be used to support SCO's Legal
Battles with IBM & Co.
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| Authored by: ThrPilgrim on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:47 PM EST |
From the WHOIS Database
Registrant:
The SCO Group
355 S 520 W
Suite 100
Lindon, UT 84042
US
Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: EDGECLICKPARK.COM
Created on: 07-OCT-05
Expires on: 07-OCT-07
Last Updated on: 07-OCT-05
Administrative, Technical Contact:
Administrator, Domain domain.admin@sco.com
The SCO Group
355 S 520 W
Suite 100
Lindon, UT 84042
US
801-765-4999
Domain servers in listed order:
A.NS.EDGECLICKPARK.COM
B.NS.EDGECLICKPARK.COM
Is the 7th Oct 05 inportant for any thing else?
Also I get 20 warnings from FireFox about invalid XHTML most of which appear to
be because they can't tell the diffrence between XHTML and HTML[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:51 PM EST |
| We must Synergize our Solutions and Solutionize our Synergies! [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 02:53 PM EST |
The sound you hear is that of a thousand heads hitting the desk in despair!
Tufty
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 03:03 PM EST |
Over the last several years, SCO has demonstrated that doing business with them
is practically begging to be sued.
SCO has demonstrated that they are
quite cheerful about taking either former business partners (such as IBM) or
former customers (such as AutoZone and Daimer-Chrysler) and dragging them into
court, years after the business relationship has ended, over violations
of tiny minutae-- real or imagined-- of some long-past contract or
license.
In fact-- surprising for such a litigation-driven company-- it
appears former customers or business partners are the only people SCO
sues.
With all this in mind, who in their right mind would possibly
sign up for SCO's newly announced business proposal??? It seems to me that
anyone who gets themselves involved with EdgeClick/Me Inc is placing themselves
at serious risk of getting unexpectedly sued several years later for some
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| Authored by: PSaltyDS on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 03:07 PM EST |
Sounds like a cell phone spam server to me, for reaching "Ten or ten thousand
people at a time." So SCOX(E) has found yet another way to annoy just about
everyone.
'SHOUT' service from the Me Inc. link of the Edge Click Park mentioned in the press
release: " Use Shout for broadcasting any kind of voice message or
pre-recorded audio message up to one minute long. Announcements, updates,
alerts, instructions, motivational messages—whatever gets the job
done."
No, Darl, not even that is going to get you a date for your
trip to Russia... sheesh!
---
"Any technology distinguishable
from magic is insufficiently advanced." - Geek's Corrolary to Clarke's Law
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| Authored by: kozmcrae on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 03:09 PM EST |
But wait! There's more! I admit I didn't read all of
it.
I couldn't, it wasn't written in English. It was
written in
buzzword-market-speak. It looks like they got most of
their wording here
(warning, questionable
language).
I'm going to make a prediction. When the dust settles
and all
that's left of SCO is a greasy spot and Darl has finished his
prison
term he'll go on to hawk questionable financial services on
late-night
infomercials.
Richard
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Darl, have you been
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- No way. - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 10:34 AM EST
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| Authored by: sirwired on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 03:20 PM EST |
Ow! My head! I have NEVER read a press-release that dense in buzzwords.
Example:
"At the core of the EdgeClick platform is an innovative service-oriented
architecture (SOA) server called an "edge processor" that connects
many types of end-point devices -- including mobile phones, PCs and others -- to
robust digital network services for communications, collaboration, control,
information access and transactional processing. Integrated with this technology
are facilities for automated service branding, monetization and business
federation. These facilities make seamless the development, marketing,
provisioning and billing of high-value, high-impact digital services."
Translation: This is a middleware server that will connect to most end user
devices and can help you make money.
What planet do people that write this junk live on? Where on earth did they
learn business writing?
SirWired[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: argee on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 03:52 PM EST |
Gee, just look at all the big words. Kinda like what we
did in High School or College: to see how many big words
we could use in a paragraph ... English Composition 101:
core
platform
innovative
service-oriented
architecture
server
"edge processor"
connects
end-point devices
mobile phones
PCs
robust
digital
network services
communications
collaboration
control
information
accesstransactional
processing
Integrated
technology
facilities
automated
branding
monetization
business federation
facilities
seamless
development
marketing
provisioning
billing
high-value
high-impact
Man, does it brew the Coffee too?
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| Authored by: FrankH on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 04:01 PM EST |
"SCO is simultaneously launching the Me(TM) Inc. Sales Agent
Program"
I saw that and, while I don't normally doubt anything
PJ says, I had to go to the original and confirm it. Yes, there it is in the
original "Me(TM)". It then struck me that if anybody had a right to trademark
"Me" it would be Microsoft so I checked the
list. "Windows NT" is there as is "Windows Vista" but no sign of the tour de
force that was "Windows Me".
What I'd like to know is whether we'll
all have to add (TM) whenever we talk about ourselves in future. :-)[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 04:08 PM EST |
I read a number of comments and somehow did not see some assumptions I think we
are sharing:
Given SCO's recent manpower, are we assuming there's a limit to what they could
develop this year? Do we suspect they aren't offering a lot of new software? Do
we worry that whatever glue (among disparate devices) this new system has, in
inadequately shaken down for the level of security they claim? Do we suspect
that the lack of solid beta test reports and satisfied customer reports indicate
the new product could be pretty raw?
And to restate the other bit of obviousness, which has certainly been
mentioned:
This new product seems to require people to write customized software, to
benefit from the connections SCO is offering. So how come sales people need no
previous skill to sell it well? Might they at least need to be good at
specifying requirements???
However, I've got disagree with the people who ask, "Would you do buisiness
with a company that sues it customers (and might sue you)?" As a
consultant, I've done that many times, and here I am, telling the tale.
- precision blogger
http://precision-blogging.blogspot.com
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- The Best part - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 07:08 PM EST
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 04:21 PM EST |
I have recently been working in an organisation where the most senior management
seemed to be on a mission to create the biggest, most momentous business failure
of all time. You fight and kick and struggle to try to get some kind of warning
through the various ranks above you but, even though some/many will agree, the
'Yes men' mentality forms an impenetrable barrier to reason.
I was seriously thinking I'd have to leave the job until a business
reorganisation split my area off seperating us from this floundering Titanic.
It makes me think of the poor SCO engineers and other actually productive people
who are hitched to this steaming stinking pile but are fighting to actually do
something right. Unfortunately, even if they leave, how would their resume look
to you Groklawyers; "worked 10 years for Caldera/SCO."
Does the term "barge pole" spring to mind?[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: tizan on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 04:35 PM EST |
Being a non-english native...i am very confused at times by use of certain
words...
Does the mayor mean he blesses his constituents with new technology, i.e giving
constituents fancy cell phones and electronic gadgets ?
Or Does he bless them religiously by using technology to communicate ?
Are not either case illegal...one bribing constituents and the other mixing
religion and politics ?
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tizan: What's the point of knowledge if you don't pass it on. Its like storing
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| Authored by: TAZ6416 on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 05:19 PM EST |
Link ;)
Jonathan
Oscar The
Grouch Does The West Coast[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 05:30 PM EST |
I read the press release twice and still don't get what "EdgeClick"
actually is.
It allows information to go out to "edge" devices. A distribution
company used it to get data entry from the field.
I can think of dozens of technologies that can be used in various combinations
to do such simple data transfer "things" like this. What'd they do,
repackage/build a javascript library or something? What the heck is it? Anyone
know how to translate the buzz-word babble?[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: seraph_jeffery on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 05:52 PM EST |
I think that about summarizes it...
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| Authored by: Alex on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 05:59 PM EST |
The press release is like a WIRED magazine story from 1996, but with NO CONTENT
WHATSOEVER!!
Alex
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Hey Darl!! Did Ross Perot draw your chart?"[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 05:59 PM EST |
Could some transcribe the PR release and strip the double speak out of it and
then tell me what this business is?? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Jude on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 06:07 PM EST |
Let's assume, for the sake of discussion, that SCO has actually come up with
something original and worthwhile. Where are they going to find developers to
write for it?
Developers who are familiar with SCO's expansive defintion of "derivative
works" should be deathly afraid of going anywhere near SCO's "IP"
for fear that contact might contaminate them and severely limit their future
employability.
Companies considering parterships to develop for this platform would likewise do
well to examine the statements SCO has made in their various lawsuits and ask
themselves if they relish the idea of being defendants in future lawsuits.
Even if SCO has created something worthwhile, I think it's dead on arrival
because of SCO's history.
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- Ayup. - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 07:34 PM EST
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| Authored by: darthaggie on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 06:48 PM EST |
As for me, my irony meter has exploded, which makes it impossible
for me personally to accept.
I sincerely hope that no one
was injured in the blast. What are the warning signs that one's irony meter is
about to go ballistic? perhaps a protocol can be worked up to minimize the
effects of other such blasts.
Or is this a case of Irony meters: unsafe
at any speed? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 07:21 PM EST |
Is it just me or is anyone else reminded of "Get Smart" when they see
"Me Inc."
<Picturing a C.H.A.O.S. agent with a shoe phone....>[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: sirwired on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 07:51 PM EST |
What does this groundbreaking, world-changing, buzzword-producing technology do
right now? You can broadcast audio messages, or take instant polls with a lot
of people (with "browser-based devices") and supposedly not a lot of
effort.
That's it. (At least all I can see.)
I described the entire service, as it currently exists, in a single sentence.
Maybe they have technology to do something more impressive, but the service as
it exists now I don't think is going to turn SCO's fortunes around.
SirWired[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 08:15 PM EST |
(This presumes that I actually understand what this is.)
But if I'm right, what it amounts to is a way to spam people's cell phones.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only upside of this is that SCO might wind up suing a bunch of spammers...
MSS2[ Reply to This | # ]
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- Correction - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 11:23 AM EST
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 08:57 PM EST |
This is simply a cry for help coming from inside SCO World Domination
Headquarters in Utah.
Is there anyone we can contact to rescue those captured inside?
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| Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Monday, February 27 2006 @ 10:09 PM EST |
| Let's not forget
what happened
this prior Friday.
There may be something being
overlooked.
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You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner. [ Reply to This | # ]
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- Distraction - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 01:10 AM EST
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| Authored by: gaston on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 05:08 AM EST |
| I did read 'heise.de' today and they write that the services are based on the
knowledge gained by aquisition of the 'vultus' company. I found a press
release from April 2004
In
German.In this press release the "ecosystem" (Heise) is described with
less marketing speak.Paul [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Alan(UK) on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 05:54 AM EST |
People have been commenting on the buzzwords and general lack of content in
press release. I am going to stick my neck out (with accompanying invitation to
chop my head off) and say that I do not believe SCO has any real product at all
in Me Inc.
What hard facts have I been able to gleen from the published information?
Well Me Inc runs on all sorts of web-enabled mobile devices and phones; but
actually only one particular mobile phone at the moment. And only on three
particular phone networks.
It has great features like SHOUT and VOTE and err...
It involves a thing called an 'Edge Server' but what it is, what software it
runs, is never explained. But as the only functions of the system are SHOUT and
VOTE (and err...) this probably does not matter.
They do give one 'success story' Musco Food Corp. but this seems to be some sort
of custom job and it is hard to see any conection with the Me Inc product -
certainly no SHOUT or VOTE.
Involves using an Excel spreadsheet. Cannot see how this fits in with SCO UNIX,
Samba perhaps?
SCO require OTHERS to:
Make, supply, and maintain the mobile phones.
Supply and run the wireless infrastructure.
Write the software.
Sell the product.
(I have omitted the 'Edge Server' because I have not a clue where that comes
into it.)
In short, I do not beleive that they have a product. Now tell me that I am
wrong.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 06:28 AM EST |
| ... is what Google says if you search for edgeclick. Seems appropriate :-) [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 08:55 AM EST |
I don't know if it has been pointed out already,
but the phrase "Me Inc." is as far as I can see
literally the same as the german "Ich-AG".
"Ich-AG" is the name for a programme to reduce
the massive unemployment here. Roughly is a set
of simplified rules and government aids applying
to unemployed who decide to go self-employed.
It is something definitely *not* associated with
great personal success or wealth.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: bobn on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 10:30 AM EST |
Being a SCO Business Partner would make as much sense as walking into a closet
with a rabid wolverine. Why anybody would do this is beyond me.
---
IRC: irc://irc.fdfnet.net/groklaw
the groklaw channels in IRC are not affiliated with, and not endorsed by,
either GrokLaw.net or PJ.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 12:43 PM EST |
Ok, I admit, I haven't been following this soap opera as much as as I used to,
but does anyone else find it odd how completely and utterly Rob Enderle has turned on McBride &
Co.?
However, analyst Rob Enderle said it was unlikely that
strategy will work, not with the tens of millions of dollars the tiny company
has already spent on its bid to collect on alleged Unix-Linux copyright and
licensing issues.
"Because the litigation has become so much of what they
are, the lawsuits tend to eclipse anything else they try to do," Enderle said.
"And if it goes bad for them with IBM, I doubt anything they do with software
will be able to save them."
Compare with his rabid statements
of the previous year... my only conclusion is that they stiffed him on his
invoice for shilling services, and he's taken it personally. Or perhaps he has a
new paymaster?! (previous backers cleaning up their mess). I'm not very creative
with conspiracy theories, anyone out there with a superior quality of aluminum
foil care to comment?
Cletus. Long time no post. Good to be back![ Reply to This | # ]
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- Re:Enderle - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 12:48 PM EST
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| Authored by: Steve Martin on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 03:13 PM EST |
UNIX and UnixWare are registered trademarks of The Open
Group.
I note in passing that the "used under an
exclusive license" language is conspicuously missing from the press
release.
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"When I say something, I put my name next to it." --
Isaac Jaffee, "Sports Night" [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 03:41 PM EST |
Hum
So now they want to sell a pyramid scam that promises to sync your e-mail spam
to your phone...
Gonna be another best-seller from SCO...[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 03:48 PM EST |
Anyone else think the SouthPark episode with the Underpants Gnomes is apropos
here?
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: <shrug/>
Phase 3: $$$$$ Profit $$$$$$$
SCO HAVE STOLEN THE UNDERPANTS GNOMES PATENTED AND SURE-FIRE BUSINESS
STRATEGY!!! SUE THE ... er ... pants off them??[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 10:31 PM EST |
Sorry for the somewhat bawdy comment, but living in Japan it's pretty funny to
hear a company called "Musco Foods". You see, "Musco" sounds
very similar to
japanese "musuko", which means "son", but out of familial
context is actually a
nickname for .. the "male sexual organ".
So, that brought a smile to my face. Interpret as you will. Feel free to delete
this
comment if it's inappropriate but thought I'd share my grin with others, hehe[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, March 01 2006 @ 12:57 AM EST |
Normally, an article like this would have the basic information about the new
service, a bit of analysis, maybe some info on competing products and services,
and as long as that was the case, Tim Negris would be pleased for the staying on
of message. But the litigation is such an albatross that you can say nothing of
SCO without mentioning it. It's even going to be mentioned by the real estate
agent selling their corporate HQ after they go bankrupt.
It's not so bad in the article proper, but the timeline beneath it really
hammers home how much about the litigation SCO is.
Also interesting is Bob Enderle's previously noted reversal of opinion. You
don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
bkd[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, March 01 2006 @ 08:37 AM EST |
I'm sure everybody here will shocked to learn that scox's new business model may
actually be illegal. Supposedly, it's illegal to spam cell phones because they
are are owner pay.
I got this from a post on slashdot. Here it is:
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Yes, this is already illegal (Score:2, Informative)
by TCPALaw (609927) on Tuesday February 28, @10:55PM (#14823871)
Such messages violate the existing law, and the recepient is entitled to a
mandatory minimum of $500 per message.
Acacia Mortgage in Arizona tried this.. adn they are facing several million
dollars in court under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act [tcpalaw.com]
("TCPA"). It states at 47 USC 227(b):
* It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States or any person
outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States--
(A) to make any call (other than a call made for emergency purposes or made with
the prior express consent of the called party) using any automatic telephone
dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice--
(i) to any emergency telephone line (including any
``911'' line and any emergency line of a hospital, medical physician or service
office, health care facility, poison control center, or fire protection or law
enforcement agency);
(ii) to the telephone line of any guest room or patient room of a hospital,
health care facility, elderly home, or similar establishment; or
(iii) to any telephone number assigned to a paging service, cellular telephone
service, specialized mobile radio service, or other radio common carrier
service, or any
service for which the called party is charged for the call;
Joffee v. Acacia Nat'l Mtg. Corp., -- P.3d --, 2005 TCPA Rep 1381, 2005 WL
2303700 (Az. App, Sep 21, 2005) held that SMS messages to cell phones violated
this law. The court stated: "27 Here, Joffe received two SMS messages from
Acacia. Acacia used its computers to generate the messages and direct them to an
e-mail address provided to Joffe by his carrier that was made up of Joffe's ten
digit cellular telephone number and his cellular carrier's domain name. When
Acacia's solicitations reached Joffe's carrier, it converted them into SMS
messages and delivered them to Joffe's cellular telephone."
And in conclusion..." 49 By using an automatic dialing system to make
Internet-to-phone SMS calls to Joffe's cellular telephone, Acacia violated
227(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the TCPA"
An order from the FCC also said such messages violate the law.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=178826&threshold=-1&commentsort=0&am
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