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2 comments about Strategic Patent Planning for Software Companies; A Look at Current Patent and Licensing Strategies.

1. The PDF is 56 pages long. The text starts on p. 7. There are 5 pages of ads at the end.



2. I understand the reviewer's comment that the book is shorter than he expected. And perhaps it is also true that it is a teaser for Stasik's longer book. However, this short one is an excellent overview of the author's position on how software patents should be used strategically, giving perhaps a dozen uses including the obvious one.
   
   I also found the analysis of how the Apache Software Foundation blew it and Microsoft achieved the goal, of encouraging small companies to innovate over their patented platforms. And the difference was just a few words in a legal phrase.
   
   I recommend the book provided you do realize it is short, but quite concise.
   
   A review of the longer Stasik book lamented the inclusion of only two case histories and I would agree with that for the longer work, but the two examples in this book are appropriate for its length.

1 comments about Introduction to Telecom Switching : Circuit Switching, Packet Switching, Optical Switching, Crossbar, TSI, Data Routing, and Virtual Circuits.

1. There's not much to this. It is not worth the $9, even to someone who only needs a basic overview.

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1 comments about Introduction to SIP IP Telephony Systems: Technology Basics, Services, Economics, and Installation.

1. This book tries to dumb-down SIP. It looks like it wants to be a training manual for a "Learning SIP" course, but doesn't provide any real technical detail. It is poorly written and a tedious read.
   
   This is the first sentance:
   
   "SIP is a standardized technology that allows for the sending of voice, data, and video between communication devices on public (e.g. Internet) or private (e.p. local area networks) data networks."
   
   ... and it doesn't get any better after that.
   
   SIP Demystified by Gonazlo Camarillo is a much better read. It is engaging and well written, providing useful information for IT engineers, managers and technologists.