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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Application Developers Alliance Holds San Francisco Privacy Summit
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Holds San Francisco Privacy SummitSan Francisco, CA (April 8, 2013) – The Application Developers Alliance holds the first in its series of Developer Patent Summits on Tuesday, April 9, in San Francisco. The event, which will be held at RocketSpace, is the first in a fifteen-city tour that will convene app developers, entrepreneurs, patent experts, and policymakers to discuss…
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Application Developers Alliance to Counter Patent Troll Suits
Read more: Application Developers Alliance to Counter Patent Troll SuitsWashington, D.C. (April 4, 2013) – The Application Developers Alliance is convening app developers targeted by notorious patent troll Lodsys to mount a legal defense on their behalf. Today’s announcement comes as Lodsys files a new round of lawsuits against companies large and small, including Alliance member TMSOFT, claiming infringement of patents so vague they…
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Application Developers Alliance Adds Ten Members
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Adds Ten MembersWashington, D.C. (March 28, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance added ten new companies to its growing membership. Appfuel, Humetrix, Legcyte, My Apps Co., Ordr.in, Ridepost, SNOBSWAP, Sociocast, TrendPo, and the Trip Tribe joined the Alliance as corporate members. The companies include startups offering cutting-edge services across a broad spectrum of the industry.
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Alliance Member Rackspace to Testify at House Small Business Committee Hearing: “Protecting Small Businesses Against Emerging and Complex Cyber-Attacks”
Read more: Alliance Member Rackspace to Testify at House Small Business Committee Hearing: “Protecting Small Businesses Against Emerging and Complex Cyber-Attacks”Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2013) – Today, Application Developers Alliance member Rackspace will testify before the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Technology. The hearing, “Protecting Small Businesses against Emerging and Complex Cyber-Attacks,” will focus on cyber-attacks that affect emerging technologies used by many of today’s small businesses.
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Application Developers Alliance Supports DeFazio, Chaffetz Patent Troll Legislation
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Supports DeFazio, Chaffetz Patent Troll LegislationWashington, D.C. (February 27, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance thanked Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) for introducing the SHIELD Act but urged Congress to do even more to protect entrepreneurs from patent trolls.
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Application Developers Alliance Launches Kids and Education Working Group
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Launches Kids and Education Working GroupWashington, D.C. (February 26, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance launched its Kids and Education working group. Comprised of Alliance members, the group’s goal is to create more and better opportunities for the development of apps for children, parents, and teachers.
