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Hardy Heron is hardly a snap: When I received my super-cool Android PC from Eric Burke he thoughtfully installed a copy of Ubuntu 7.10 for me, so naturally when the new Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") was released I wanted to upgrade it to the latest and greatest version. "Installation is a snap," writes Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Ubuntu...; Tags: Ubuntu, Download Site, Microsoft Windows, Iso standards, Patches, Process Improvement, Web Site Development, Workforce Management, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Human Resources, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-04-28
OXML as Microsoft's swivel point: My apologies for not writing more this week. A rather interesting twist in my IT career occurred recently, which I'll relate later. It's exciting stuff which will involve lots of travel to rarely-visited parts of the world (well, rarely visited by me). But enough of that. I...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-18
OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikely: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has not received a formal appeal of its approval of Office Open XML as a standard, but it looks more unlikely with each day that passes. To date, there have been "no appeals and I have no way...; Tags: ISO, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-17
TrackPro Calibration and Maintenance (exe): TrackPro Calibration Management software allows you to track the status of recurrent items such as calibrations, maintenance, validations, and reminders. Keeping these items under control will assist you in meeting the requirements of ISO 9000, QSR, GMP, or QS 9000. TrackPro is free for startup companies and small shops that...; Tags: Calibration, Item, TrackPro, TrackPro Calibration Management Software, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Iso standards, Process Improvement, It Operations, Quality, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-04-16
News to know: SAP; Google; XP; Windows Mobile; MuleSource; iPhone shocks: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Leo Apotheker appointed joint CEO at SAP Larry Dignan: Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music? Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Jason O'Grady, ISO, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-04-02

Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win: Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth said the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML is a "sad" day for ISO and the computing public. "I think it de-values the confidence people have in the standards setting process," Shuttleworth said in an interview just hours after the...; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Standard, Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML win: Like it or not, Microsoft's OOXML – now known as IS 29500 -- has received the proper number of votes to become an ISO standard. And the Redmond, Washington company is wasting no time rejoicing the turnaround win. In his blog today, Jason Matusow,...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), XML, Iso standards, Microsoft Office, Emerging Technologies, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXML: Microsoft today sent out a press statement claiming victory for Office Open XML, the Microsoft Office file format it has been trying to make an international standard through the International Standards Organization (ISO). The e-mail reads in part: While the final vote has not yet been...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-01
OOXML: Unofficially yes, formal announcement Wed.: PCWorld reports that the ISO has been telling member countries that OOXML will be approved, official announcement to be distributed Wednesday. Of the 87 countries taking part, 61 approved the draft standard DIS29500, 10 disapproved and 16 abstained. There's more work for...; Tags: Leader, ISO, Committee, MSFT-employed Bell, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Leadership, Quality, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-01
OOXML said to win ISO standardization approval with 75 percent of the vote: While ISO isn't set to announce the official voting tally until tomorrow, the OpenDoc Society has posted to a mailing list what it claims are the final results indicating that Microsoft will be granted ISO approval for its Office Open XML (OOXML) document format. According to the...; Tags: ISO, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-01
If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear it: When Jason Perlow reported on last week's Microsoft Technology Summit, he sought to compliment the company by giving CEO Steve Ballmer a Gorbachev-like birthmark (right). But Gorbachev was a Communist. He wasn't elected. He was the product of a dictatorial society which was rotting from the inside,...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Baldness, Standards System, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Still no word: ISO to announce results of OOXML vote Wednesday: The International Standards Organization won't make an official announcement about whether Office Open XML (OOXML) will be a standard until Wednesday -- and perhaps for good reason. Final voting and reporting on the proposal was expected Monday but the ISO said it decided to hold...; Tags: Irregularity, ISO, Norway, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
'Scandal' over Norway's vote for OOXML: We hear stories of "voting irregularities" around the world, not least of all right hear in the USA, but surely the ISO is different. No? The Register reports that delegates have been "complaining loudly about alleged heavy-handed tactics and misdeeds in the voting process" on Microsoft's OOXML standard. ...; Tags: ISO, Norway, Committee, OOXML, Register, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-31
OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned: The votes have been tallied but it's still not 100 percent certain that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document-format is going to become an ISO standard. (Supposedly, the vote is still too close to call and neither ISO nor Microsoft is yet discussing the final results. But...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Government Contract, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe: Looks like Microsoft's Office Open XML will be an ISO standard after all. Maybe. Pundits – even OOXML rivals --predicted on Sunday that the Redmond, Wash. software giant has amassed the required number of votes to pull it over the goal line. Of course, a final vote...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?: Those of us in educational technology, at least in the K-12 segment, don't tend to produce a lot of documents that someone will want to read in 10 years. At the university level, where the publish or perish dogma is a alive and well, researchers are producing plenty of...; Tags: Document, ISO, OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-03-30
Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking: The politicking is almost over. At midnight (Central European Time) on Saturday March 29, voting regarding whether Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) document format will get ISO standards approval will close. For the past month -- ever since the ISO Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva ended...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standardization, Politicking, Iso standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard Czechmate: Microsoft thinks it has the votes to get Office OpenXML (OOXML), the format of Microsoft Office, approved as an ISO standard. The key, it says, was a decision by the Czech Standards Institute to approve the format. A Microsoft spokesperson wrote to ZDNet: This represents...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Vote, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Microsoft Office, Quality, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promise: As any fan of Mary Poppins knows, a pie crust promise is easily made, and easily broken. (Picture from Therapy and Movies.) The Software Freedom Law Center has a paper out today making this charge regarding Microsoft's Open Specification Promise. It was easily made and can be...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Delegation, Microsoft OSP, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Open XML takes another step forward: Looks like Microsoft's OOXML is continuing its march towards approval. Doug Mahugh of Microsoft posted Friday that: "I and the other members of the US delegation to the BRM ... are recommending that the US maintain its Approve position on DIS 29500. The next step will be for the...; Tags: Ars Technica, Standard, XML, ISO, Microsoft Corp., Iso standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-10