Not Every Cloud: Dell Patent Failure
Dell’s attempt to trade mark ‘cloud computing’ has been turned down by the USPTO….
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Open Source Software: Top Ten Licences
So many open source licences, so little time. In a twist on Top of the Pops, Bill Jones, Brian Meenagh and Sally Mewies ask which licences matter most and give a brief guide to the essential features of each….
SCL 8th Annual Conference: Convergence 3.0
In November, SCL is to host its 8th Annual Conference in Edinburgh under the overarching title ‘Convergence 3.0 – New Business Models, More Risk – New Law’. Laurence Eastham highlights some of the reasons for attending….
Wanting It All: Unreasonable Subject Access Requests
Suzanne Rodway and Peter Church consider the Ezsias case and its implications for subject access requests….
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Digital Knowledge – Overcoming the Challenge
Colin Hadden believes that a new breed of enterprise search technology can make a difference to law firms in a harsher economic climate….
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The New Review Paradigm – Cutting E-disclosure Costs
Sandra Potter looks at the changes in strategies for lowering the cost of electronic disclosure
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The Hot Desking Lawyer
Clive Davies changed his way of working – and thinks you should consider the advantages of hot desking and increased flexibility….
Surf and Skive: Work and Play
Adam Westbrooke deals with the technology of monitoring and controlling Internet use – and suggests that technology may not be the answer to what is too easily characterised as a technology problem….
SCL Information Governance Conference 2008
The last two months have seen enormous demand for safe guidance on data handling. There is widespread concern that breaches of good data practice will wreak havoc in an organisation and damage its reputation irretrievably. In response to that demand and to alleviate that concern, SCL has arranged a special conference at short notice. The…
Open Source Software in the Public Sector in Ireland
Open source software (OSS), has always had the advantage that it is inherently more adaptable than its commercial packaged equivalents. It is also true that, compared to commercial packages, it can appear inexpensive (at least initially). It is not surprising therefore that public administrations around the world are embracing the revolution and moving away from…
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