The Video Electronics Standards Association in San Jose is not too pleased with one of its members, Dell Computer Corp, which has suddenly jumped up to claim that some VL-Bus products to its standard infringe one of Dell’s patents: We are both surprised and saddened that one of the companies involved in ratifying the VL-Bus standard would take such an action, said Association chairman Scott Vouri; the patent appears to claim rights to a computer system receptive to a board that plugs into both a system input-output bus and a high speed expansion memory bus; Dell has been a member for over a year, having joined the club in February 1992, and voted to approve the standard; the group also says that like all the other members, Dell signed a statement indicating no knowledge of any conflicts with its patents.
