“The company’s technology covered by the 327 patent is an important resource in achieving enhanced graphics processing demanded by today’s computer systems. SGI has licensed this technology to ATI’s major competitors and, as I have previously been stating publicly, SGI intends to aggressively protect and enforce its IP. This is the first visible step in that process.”
Dennis McKenna
CEO of SGI on its patent infringement lawsuit against ATI Technologies Inc. SGI asserts that products in ATI’s line of Radeon graphics processors infringe U.S. patents the company holds.
“Despite pledges, press conference and speeches by Microsoft, the community of independent security companies that consumers rely on for computer protection has seen little indication that Microsoft intends to live up to the promises it made last week. We have been greatly disappointed by the lack of action by the company so far and Microsoft has not lived up, either in detail or in spirit, to the hollow assurances offered by their top management last week.”
Christopher Thomas
A partner at Lovells, which is presently McAfee’s outside litigation counsel in Brussels, in a statement issued by McAfee in response to pledges made by Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith and chief executive Steve Ballmer. They had suggested Microsoft would begin to co-operate with independent security vendors to protect Windows Vista customers.
“Working with Ami, Motorola has transformed our slim mobile devices into mobile works of art. Ami’s signature flair and eye-catching designs create Motorola devices that are truly lifestyle accessories.”
Jim Wicks
Motorola’s vice-president and director of consumer experience design about its new tattoo-inspired cell phones.
“Drawing tattoos for Motorola and their iconic mobiles provided an opportunity for me to bring my art form to life for a whole new audience. I have found another way to give consumers ‘tattoo cool’ without the pain.”
Ami James
Tattoo artist from Miami Ink TV show
“Are you the person who can find a comma error in ‘War and Peace’? There’s a place for you in open source.”
Mike Shaver
Co-Founder of Mozilla, which makes the Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client. Firefox 2.0 is Mozilla’s first major browser release in two years.
“I have yet to meet a customer that was not cost conscience and the time frame for ROI has gotten shorter and they are looking for specific productivity gains.”
Julie Parrish
Symantec’s worldwide channel chief
