News & Commentary August 31, 2013 • by Ivo Krka Android’s Stagefright Media Player Architecture A significant portion of today’s mobile devices run on top of Android OS. One of the reasons for the widespread adoption of Android is its open source nature. While this allows any programmer to look beyond the basic API (referred to as the Application Framework), understanding and modifying the lower layers of… Read More August 21, 2013 • by Brad Ulrich Protective Orders for Computer Source Code Proprietary software source code produced as evidence during discovery is typically afforded stronger protection than other types of evidence. The restrictions on how the source code may be stored, transmitted, and viewed are specified by a protective order (PO). Perhaps in an effort to control costs, many attorneys wait until after the… Read More August 7, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Code Review of Android and Windows Devices Completed Software consultants at Quandary Peak recently completed an lengthy, in-depth source code review of twenty-nine mobile devices running the Android, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone 7 operating systems. The consultants, George Edwards and Brad Ulrich, drew on their many years of experience in smartphone application development and mobile systems research to document… Read More August 6, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Rationales for Software Patent Protection Legal scholars point to a handful of philosophical theories as the basis for the moral judgment that patents on technology are just and beneficial to society. Are these theories valid in the context of the modern software industry? In particular, do the unique characteristics of software, in contrast to other forms of… Read More July 31, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Expert Opinion on Cost and Risk of Enterprise Architectures Brad Ulrich, a computer scientist at Quandary Peak Research, was recently engaged to provided expert software analysis and opinions for the County of Montgomery County in the matter of Yasmin Reyazuddin v. Montgomery County, Maryland. The case involves enterprise software used at the County’s 311 Call Center and its accessibility under Section… Read More July 29, 2013 • by Ivo Krka What Mobile Platform Will Get Me App Revenue? Developing a smartphone app takes a considerable time commitment, and, unless you’re doing it purely for fun, prospective revenue is a motivating factor. In the second part of my Guide for First-Time App Developers series, I discuss the current state of the smartphone app market and the opportunities to consider when choosing… Read More July 26, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Sam Malek Opines on Potential Security Breach Dr. Sam Malek is providing his expert opinion in the matter of Lotchinbek Samatov, Jakhongir Samatov, and SSD Software Solutions v. AirShowBuzz, a lawsuit that involves questions of information security and data access control. Malek was retained by Michelman & Robinson LLP, a national firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York,… Read More July 24, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Edwards Provides Deposition Testimony in Internet Patent Case George Edwards, one of Quandary Peak’s computer and software experts, was deposed in a patent case on July 17, 2013. Edwards testified with respect to the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,804,660, titled “System, Method, and Article of Manufacture for Internet Based Affiliate Pooling.” The ‘660 patent was filed in 2001… Read More July 8, 2013 • by Quandary Peak Research Quandary Peak Experts Analyze Android Camera Architecture George Edwards and Nenad Medvidovic, two software experts affiliated with Quandary Peak Research, recently completed a comprehensive examination of the camera software architecture of over a dozen Android devices. The two also analyzed a handful of mobile phones powered by Qualcomm’s Brew platform. The inspection and analysis of C++ and Java source… Read More July 1, 2013 • by Brad Ulrich Utilizing a Source Code Analyst in Software Patent Infringement Suits: Finding and Selecting the Right Analyst Welcome to the first segment in this series articles on Utilizing a Source Code Analyst in Software Patent Infringement Suits. In my role as both a source code analyst and software expert witness, I have worked closely with top IP firms and Fortune 500 companies to uncover critical source code evidence in… Read More « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next »
