[A2k] Thomas Vinje and ECIS Media Conference at IGF

[Georg C. F. Greve]

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Hi all,

The following media alert may be interesting to everyone with an
interest in Open Standards and interoperability, as well as the recent
developments in the EU antitrust arena.

Mr Thomas Vinje [1] will be at the IGF and he will participate at the
DCOS workshop, but might also be available to share his experience and
insights at other workshops.

Best regards,
Georg Greve


[1] http://www.cliffordchance.com/directory/lawyers/details.aspx?LangID=UK&contentitemid=2992&contlangid=2


MEDIA ALERT -  MEDIA ALERT - MEDIA ALERT -  MEDIA ALERT

What:  Press Conference with Thomas Vinje, ECIS Legal Counsel and
Spokesman

When: 10:30, Tuesday, 13 November

Where:  Press Centre, Internet Governance Forum
        Windsor Barra Hotel
        Rio de Janeiro

Why: Since 1989 ECIS has campaigned across Europe in favour of
interoperability and open standards, key elements in the IGF's drive to
ensure openness and diversity in the internet.  ECIS is however perhaps
best known for having been a driving force in support of the European
Commission's anti-trust case against and condemnation of Microsoft for
abuse of a dominant position, recently upheld by the European Court of
First Instance.

Thomas Vinje, ECIS Legal Counsel and Spokesman, is participating in the
second meeting of the IGF where he will for example take part in the
panel on "The Intersection of Open ICT Standards, Development, and
Public Policy".  During the panel he will express ECIS's concerns that
the internet is coming under threat from Microsoft's closed standards
built on proprietary technologies.  These concerns led ECIS in 2006 to
file a new complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission.

About ECIS

ECIS is an international non-profit association founded in 1989 that
strives to promote market conditions in the ICT sector allowing vigorous
competition on the merits and a diversity of consumer choice. ECIS has
actively represented its members on many issues related to
interoperability and competition before European, national and
international bodies, including the EU institutions and WIPO. ECIS'
members include large and smaller information and communications
technology hardware and software providers Adobe, Corel, IBM, Linspire,
Nokia, Opera, Oracle, RealNetworks, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems.

For more information, email info@ecis.eu or
                            elizabeth.debony@podassociates.eu

ECIS Media Desk http://www.ecis.eu


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