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Desire2Blog: Sakai Seems to Think It’s Over

Apr

8

2008

Desire2Blog: Sakai Seems to Think It’s Over: Maybe Sakai thinks they are finished with this thing, but I’m pretty sure that D2L, SFLC, Blackboard, and all the other players are expecting it to continue on for quite some time. It could very well be that their input from this point forward will be minimal or ...

“Blackboard may lose its patent…”

Mar

31

2008

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary decision Tuesday that would invalidate Blackboard Inc.’s patent on its e-learning management systems. (Via

JSR-286 is Official – Does it matter?

Mar

10

2008

JSR-286 (the next generation Portlet specification) was approved last week. The major new features of version 2.0 include: * Events â€“ enabling a portlet to send and receive events and perform state changes or send further events as a result of processing an event * Public render parameters â€“ allowing portlets to share parameters with ...

Blackboard Won. Making the case for open source

Feb

24

2008

Blackboard Won:This just in A Texas jury has found Kitchener software company Desire2Learn Inc. guilty of infringing on an American competitorâ€™s patent.The verdict, announced this afternoon, allows Blackboard Inc. to demand a ban on sales of Desire2Learnâ€™s products in the United States. (Via e-Literate.)Michael F. isn’t the only one who’s speechless at this decision. The ...

Pop!Casts: Adrian Bowyer

Jan

9

2008

Pop!Casts: A machine that builds itself? Adrian Bowyer, leading researcher at the University of Bath, shows us that this seemingly fantastic idea is not far from becoming reality. The self-replicating rapid prototyper, or “RepRap,” could have dramatic effects on people in developing countries. (Via The Pirates Dilemma.) The thought of being able to take any ...