June 08, 2005
Ahhh... and this would perhaps be why we're out of HP color cartridges until sometime this summer?!
Forbes.com - Magazine Article: "Faces In The News - Hurd's HP Settles With InkCycle... Greg Levine, 06.08.05, 2:26 PM ET
Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) on Wednesday said it came to terms with alleged patent infringer InkCycle. Led by Chief Executive Mark Hurd, the computer and printer maker in March filed a lawsuit against InkCycle.
The latter firm amasses used-HP printer cartridges, refurbishes and refills them with its own ink. It then markets them under the Staples (nasdaq: SPLS - news - people ) brand, said a HP spokesman quoted by The Associated Press. In the suit, HP claimed InkCycle was producing ink that violated the hardware giant's patents. Under the settlement, InkCycle agreed to modify its formulation--and pay Hewlett-Packard a fee. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The AP quoted Pradeep Jotwani, HP senior vice president of imaging and printing supplies, as saying his company intends to 'constantly monitor InkCycle and others for possible patent infringement.' InkCycle Vice President Brad Roderick said in a statement, 'We worked quickly and in collaboration with HP to procure reformulated inks when we learned of the problem and believe that helped bring this matter to a speedy resolution.'
Forbes.com - Magazine Article: "Faces In The News - Hurd's HP Settles With InkCycle... Greg Levine, 06.08.05, 2:26 PM ET
Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) on Wednesday said it came to terms with alleged patent infringer InkCycle. Led by Chief Executive Mark Hurd, the computer and printer maker in March filed a lawsuit against InkCycle.
The latter firm amasses used-HP printer cartridges, refurbishes and refills them with its own ink. It then markets them under the Staples (nasdaq: SPLS - news - people ) brand, said a HP spokesman quoted by The Associated Press. In the suit, HP claimed InkCycle was producing ink that violated the hardware giant's patents. Under the settlement, InkCycle agreed to modify its formulation--and pay Hewlett-Packard a fee. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The AP quoted Pradeep Jotwani, HP senior vice president of imaging and printing supplies, as saying his company intends to 'constantly monitor InkCycle and others for possible patent infringement.' InkCycle Vice President Brad Roderick said in a statement, 'We worked quickly and in collaboration with HP to procure reformulated inks when we learned of the problem and believe that helped bring this matter to a speedy resolution.'
June 03, 2005
Sunbeltblog: Annenberg study on how misinformed internet consumers are:
"An interesting and somewhat depressing report by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The study, entitled 'Open to Exploitation: American Shoppers Online and Offline', has tidbits like this:
The study indicates that many adults who use the internet believe incorrectly
that laws prevent online and offline stores from selling their personal
information.
• 75% do not know the correct response—false—to the statement, “When a website has a privacy policy, it means the site will not share my information with other websites and companies.”
• 64% of American adults who have used the internet recently do not know it is legal for “an online store to charge different people different prices at the same time of day.” 71% don’t know it is legal for an offline store to do that.
• 68% of American adults who have used the internet in the past month believe
incorrectly that “a site such as Expedia or Orbitz that compares prices on different airlines must include the lowest airline prices.”
• 49% could not detect illegal “phishing”—the activity where crooks posing as banks send emails to consumers that ask them to click on a link wanting them to verify their account."
"An interesting and somewhat depressing report by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The study, entitled 'Open to Exploitation: American Shoppers Online and Offline', has tidbits like this:
The study indicates that many adults who use the internet believe incorrectly
that laws prevent online and offline stores from selling their personal
information.
• 75% do not know the correct response—false—to the statement, “When a website has a privacy policy, it means the site will not share my information with other websites and companies.”
• 64% of American adults who have used the internet recently do not know it is legal for “an online store to charge different people different prices at the same time of day.” 71% don’t know it is legal for an offline store to do that.
• 68% of American adults who have used the internet in the past month believe
incorrectly that “a site such as Expedia or Orbitz that compares prices on different airlines must include the lowest airline prices.”
• 49% could not detect illegal “phishing”—the activity where crooks posing as banks send emails to consumers that ask them to click on a link wanting them to verify their account."
June 01, 2005
Beloit Daily News:
"Preuschl Jared Allan Preuschl, 20, of Beloit, died Monday, in Beloit Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, Wis. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, in the funeral home."
"Preuschl Jared Allan Preuschl, 20, of Beloit, died Monday, in Beloit Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, Wis. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, in the funeral home."
