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Insanity and the standards process: Insanity and the standards processInteresting...Did they to your knowledge ever fix up the "man in the middle" flaw?Thanks Jeremey! Almost nobody saw the last minute MS dirty tricks comming,and hopefully, nobody will be fooled next February or whenever the last vote that would possibly allow OOXML be fast tracked.There have...; Tags: Quality, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Servers, Microsoft Corp., ECMA, OOXML, standards, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2007-09-17
Microsoft submits XPS alternative to PDF to ECMA for standardization: Microsoft submits XPS alternative to PDF to ECMA for standardizationNo problem to XPS being a standard...... provided the "intellectual property" if such a thing can be applied to an open standard is conferred to the standards body and is not held by Microsoft so that everyone who wants to use...; Tags: Operating systems, Databases, Linux, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, XPS, ODBC, ECMA; Discussion threads 2007-07-02
Microsoft submits XPS alternative to PDF to ECMA for standardization: Like it has done with its Open XML specification, Microsoft is pushing its XML Paper Specification XPS alternative to PDF through the standards bodies. And just like the case with Open XML, Microsoft's competitors are lining up to diss Redmond's standards moves.Even Microsoft's critics admit they don't like the "heavy-handed"...; Tags: Windows client, Vista, Office 2007, Office, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Given latest in OO-XML vs. ODF, Microsoft must reconsider its support for ODF: Given latest in OO-XML vs. ODF, Microsoft must reconsider its support for ODFOff the Table[i]As such, there will be probably be a meeting this week or next involving Microsoft executives (like Office top dog Chris Capossela, who, at CES, answered my questions regarding this topic on video) who will weighing...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., ECMA, ISO; Discussion threads 2007-02-07
MA says it will consider Open XML when ISO approves it: Now that ECMA has approved Microsofts Open XML format, Massachusetts will take a look at it but will move forward with standardizing on the OpenDocument Format starting Jan. 1, Bethann Pepoli, the states acting director of the division, said, according to Information Week. The state wont adopt Microsofts standard...; Tags: ECMA, Standards, State &, Local Govt, Government technology; Blog posts 2006-12-08

Microsoft's Open XML is now an ECMA standard: Whats the worlds dominant software company to do when public agencies turn their backs on your proprietary Office format and adopt an open standard instead? Why, get your format declared a standard too, naturally. Thats what Microsoft has managed to do with Open XML, the format of the new Office...; Tags: Open XML, Microsoft Corp., Standards, State &, Local Govt, Government technology; Blog posts 2006-12-07
Microsoft sails through document standard vote: Microsoft sails through document standard voteThe real battle is yet to come, this was a rubber stamp deal. The ECMA is aJOKE! This does not help MS very much, what they really need is OSI approval. That battle is forthcomming.Just in time for the EU to strike it downand demand...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Wiki, Operating systems, RSS, ECMA, Microsoft Corp., SuSE Linux, Microsoft Sails, Linux, SuSE; Discussion threads 2006-12-07
Microsoft's document gambit moves ahead: Microsoft's document gambit moves aheadJones v. de Icaza[i]Novell's open-source vice president, Miguel de Icaza, defended the company in a spirited response posted to his blog."The reality is that people react emotionally--it's Microsoft," said Justin Steinman, Novell's director of marketing for Linux and open-platform solutions. "If people can step away from...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ECMA, Novell Inc., Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2006-12-07
Apocalypse 2.0 - the day the web broke: On February 16th, 2005, Jesse James Garrett coined the term Ajax in an article titled "Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications". Days before that, on February 8th, the Google Blog announced something called Google Maps. Ajax was born and the web hasn't been the same since....; Tags: Web browser, JavaScript; Blog posts 2006-09-05
OpenDocument gets ratified by ISO: Whoop-ass or big whoop?: For proponents of the OpenDocument Format, the long wait from specification publication to supposed international standard is over. Reports and press releases from all parties with an interest in ODF have been rolling in to inform the world that ODF now has the imprimatur of the International Organisation of...; Tags: ISO, ECMA, OpenDocument Format; Blog posts 2006-05-03
Will the real C++ please stand up?: Apparently, devotees of the C++ programming language are putting their feet down when it comes to the naming conventions for a project that's been underway at Ecma. Yes, the same Ecma consortium that will eventually be putting its imprimatur on Microsoft's XML-based file formats as a competing standard to...; Tags: C++, CLI, ECMA; Blog posts 2006-02-08
Peter Quinn's resignation: Peter Quinn's resignationThank you Peter!Sir Issac Newton once famously said, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”Perhaps one day in the not so distant future, when Open Standards and Open XML technologies like ODF triumph, the head of HomeLand Security will stand in...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Peter Quinn, ECMA MSXML, Microsoft Corp., ECMA; Discussion threads 2006-01-02
IBM sits out Office document standards effort: IBM sits out Office document standards effortDo they have their people working everywhere??I am sure there must be a "Microsoft Exec" working in most of the companies and boards all over the world...wait for it you see em in McDonalds next; if they aren't already... I fully back IBM holding...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., ECMA, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2005-12-21
Microsoft releases FAQ on Ecma submission: Microsoft releases FAQ on Ecma submissionRegrettable word choiceI hope that those who read this article will indeed link through to my blog post, which clearly in no way "lampoons" the Microsoft Q&A. Instead, it tries to evaluat the Q&A objectively, giving credit where credit is due, and offering a...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft OpenXML, ECMA; Discussion threads 2005-12-13
Microsoft releases FAQ on Ecma submission: Already being lampooned as FUD by OASIS general council Andrew Updegrove OASIS is the the consortium that stewards the OpenDocument Format, Microsoft has posted a FAQ Frequently Asked Questions that it hopes will address any of the confusion around its convenant not to sue (developers who implement its file formats...; Tags: ECMA; Blog posts 2005-12-13
Office standards battle grinds on: Office standards battle grinds onFinally...some common sense"The benefit of backward compatibility that this effort will provide is evident from the broad spectrum of sponsors that will work together under the formal Ecma standardization process," Ecma secretary general Jan van den Beld, said in a statement. A standard format will allow...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., ECMA, OpenDocument Format; Discussion threads 2005-12-13
Microsoft standard proposal turns spotlight to Ecma's process: Microsoft standard proposal turns spotlight to Ecma's processOffice should be one of them. But,...buyers should be assured that the format can evolve without Microsoft's veto or say-so. I don't know that that's absolutely clear yet. And that's important for, say the community of people with disabilities PWDs. ...; Tags: Strategy, ECMA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2005-12-09
Microsoft standard proposal turns spotlight to Ecma's process: A lot has happened since I last wrote about the OpenDocument vs. Microsoft file formats drama that is clearly turning out to be one of the most important beachheads in the computer industry. Shortly after Microsoft announced plans to submit its formats to Ecma International for ratification, and then...; Tags: imprimatur, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2005-12-09
Office XML as ECMA and ISO Standard?: Office XML as ECMA and ISO Standard?License "patents"?Unless they're willing to license any and all patent claims that are necessary for implementing the formats it's a hollow move.The C# and CLI standardization is even more worthless as they cover only a small portion of .NET that doesn't include minor things...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, OPEN SOURCE, MPEG-2 TS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., ISO, Office XML, ECMA, XML; Discussion threads 2005-11-21
Office XML as ECMA and ISO Standard?: As announced today, Microsoft plans to submit the Office 12 file formats to the ECMA for standardization, followed by standardization through ISO. I'm gratified, because I predicted Microsoft would be open to the idea in a previous blog post discussing Massachusetts' decision to standardize on ODF. According to the aforementioned...; Tags: Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2005-11-21