I don't think that's possible because VistA (as we know it) doesn't
appear in Google until page 2.  If anyone owns a right to it, it's
probably going to be AmeriCorps.

Also DHCP was used for networking and did not originate from Microsoft:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1531.txt

/David.
 
David Sommers, Architect  |  Dialog Medical

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Sowinski, Richard J.
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It seems like Microsoft and VA have a history of using the same name for
different things. Like DHCP.

I wonder if VA ever copyrighted the name VistA? If so, think of the
publicity that could be generated by a copyright infringement case.

For those of you who didn't know it, here's a bit of VistA trivia for
you.
VistA was re-named from DHCP in a contest held within the VA about 10
years
ago. 

If memory serves me Cameron submitted the winning name.

My submittal was VAMIS (VA Medical Information System), along with a
slogan,
"We're famous for VAMIS".

Anyway, I still like VAMIS, but I'm afraid I'm an army of one.

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Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Windows Vista!!!!!

Let us hope the VistA spelling catches on better than it did with the NY

Times, as it might help a little!

On Friday 22 July 2005 09:26 am, Greg Kreis wrote:
> Oh no!  Microsoft changed the name of Longhorn to Vista.   I am not
> kidding.  VISTA!  Get ready for confusion galore....
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