InfoWorld: CA's Patent Gifts to Open Source

"About a year ago CA took a big interest in open source and is now following suit as a good community member by donating patents to the open source community. These patents include:

• "Business intelligence and analytics that simplify visualization of multi-dimensional data techniques.
• "Network management and security tools that enhance visualization of network traffic patterns and congestion, selectively capture and filter network traffic, and provide granular session control capabilities..."

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