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 Gerry Kaimo, owner of the
PLDT.COM domain name, examines court documents before a hearing of the
trademark infringement suit filed against him by the Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). PLDT wants the Regional Trial Court of
Quezon City to stop Kaimo from using the domain name for his satirical
site, which pokes fun at the phone company and various political figures.
It is the first time such a trademark suit has been filed in the
Philippines. Facing a P1.35-million lawsuit from one of the biggest
companies in the country, citizen Kaimo seems to have retained his sense
of humor, sporting a tattoo of the disputed URL on his right arm. PHOTO BY
BEN RAZON
PLDT faces P100M countersuit
THE Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, Inc. (PLDTI),
a consumer watchdog group, is seeking P100 million in damages from the
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) for dragging it into a
trademark dispute in which the group claims it is not involved.
LAN sales recover in second quarter
SALES of local-area network (LAN) products showed signs of life in the
second quarter this year, rising to $10.68 million, up 62% from $6.57
million in the same quarter last year. The second quarter figures,
furnished by the International Data Corporation (IDC), indicated a
recovery of sorts from tepid first quarter sales of $8.72 million, which
were about 9% lower than the same period in 1998.
`Warez' and `appz' flood the Internet
THERE are over two million Web pages offering, linking to, or otherwise
talking about "warez", which is the code word for illegal copies of
software or the slang term for pirate Internet sites.
RP to host SEARCC conference
THE Philippines will host the 19th Annual Southeast Asia Regional
Computer Confederation (SEARCC) Conference on year 2000, officials of the
Philippine Computer Society (PCS) announced last month.
Novell pushes 'Net directory approach
PROVO, Utah -- Novell Inc., the fifth largest software company in the
world, wants to be the Internet directory leader by applying both
technologies in all its products. This strategy, which began to take form
last year with Eric Schmidt's appointment as CEO, manifests itself today
in Novell's latest product initiatives and business ventures.
Web Awards scheduled this month
MORE than 1,000 Web sites were pruned down in preliminary judging to 89
finalists who will vie for the Philippine Web Awards in 18 categories,
event organizers said this month. The Web Awards, which recognize
excellence and creativity in the design of Philippine Web sites, are
scheduled to be given out Nov. 17 at the New World Hotel.
Creative Technologies unveils Internet plan
SINGAPORE -- To cement its hold on the multimedia market, Creative
Technologies Inc., is pulling out all the stops to make itself seen,
heard, and felt on the Web. This initiative was announced before the
unveiling of two new Creative products, the 3D Blaster GeForce graphics
card and the SoundBlaster Live Platinum audio card.
`NonStop eBusiness' is Compaq battlecry
SINGAPORE -- Compaq Computer Corporation introduced its "NonStop
E-business" strategy here last month, emphasizing its strength as a
provider of servers and storage systems to enterprises that put their
businesses online.
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