Easy PC initiative takes shape. easy pc initiative takes shape. Later this month, Intel will preview the first fruits of its Easy PC initiative, including a few all-in-one designs reminiscent of Apple's iMac model. Later this month, Intel will preview the first fruits of its Easy PC initiative, including a few all-in-one designs reminiscent of Apple's iMac model. The Easy PC initiative includes Microsoft, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others....

RealNetworks and a bunch of other companies today announced the eXtensible Media Commerce Language (XMCL) initiative, an open XML-based language designed to establish industry-wide standards for Internet media commerce. RealNetworks and a bunch of other companies today announced the eXtensible Media Commerce Language (XMCL) initiative, an open XML-based language designed to establish industry-wide standards for Internet media commerce. RealNetworks intends to submit the XMCL proposal to the appropriate standards organization, and will be pushing the initiative toward becoming a standard. Other technology and media companies participating in the initiative include Abril Group, Accenture, Adobe Systems, Anystream, America Online, Artesia Technologies, Avid Technology, Bertelsmann, British Telecom's BTopenworld, Clear Channel, Context Media, EMI Recorded Music, eMotion, IBM, IFILM, InterTrust, MGM, Napster (those turncoats), Rightsline, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, Starz......

Microsoft Initiative Targets Academia. microsoft initiative targets academia. Thursday announced a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening its relationship with the academic community, including new versions of its software, Shared Source licenses to source code, and research grants....

Microsoft Backs New University Training Initiative. microsoft backs new university training initiative. Last year, Microsoft announced its "Trustworthy Computing" initiative to improve its program security applications. As part of its new initiative, Microsoft will train University of Leeds instructors in bug-testing techniques, which will then become part of the curriculum of specialized classes beginning the first of next year. As a unique part of this initiative, Microsoft has granted University of Leeds all of the intellectual property rights over the materials developed, and will allow it to share with and sell the courseware materials to other universities....

HP, IBM, Sun to unveil server security initiative. hp. Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems are allying with three security providers to announce an open standards initiative for safe computing on Aug. Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems are allying with three security providers to announce an open standards initiative for safe computing on Aug. 5. Although the vendors did not provide details of the initiative in an invitation to a conference call on the subject sent Friday, Gartner analyst John Pescatore said that the announcement centers around the adoption of a technology allowing companies to monitor changes made to software on servers."...

Microsoft Launches Retail Initiative. microsoft launches retail initiative. Microsoft has announced an initiative aimed at helping retailers boost sales while taking advantage of new technologies to make shopping easier for consumers. Microsoft has announced an initiative aimed at helping retailers boost sales while taking advantage of new technologies to make shopping easier for consumers....

BSA launches new initiative against software piracy. bsa launches new initiative against software piracy....