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Why regulations are important: I'm making a trip to Europe next week, landing in Shannon Airport near Limerick Ireland Sunday morning then moving on to London that following Tuesday. In a way, it's like returning home, as I used to live in Limerick and know the Shannon airport and Limerick areas very well. In...; Tags: Vodafone Group Plc., Network, Europe, Regulation, Charge, Net Neutrality, Geneva, Government, Regulations, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, John Carroll; Blog posts 2007-12-07
Photos: Cars show speed and style in geneva: At the Geneva Auto Show, carmakers flaunt jet fighter designs and lots of horsepower.; Tags: Geneva, auto show, carmaker, horsepower; Image galleries 2006-07-20
Photos: Cars show speed and style in geneva: At the Geneva Auto Show, carmakers flaunt jet fighter designs and lots of horsepower.; Tags: Geneva, auto show, horsepower, carmaker; Image galleries 2006-03-01
Photos: Cars show speed and style in geneva: At the Geneva Auto Show, carmakers flaunt jet fighter designs and lots of horsepower.; Tags: Geneva, auto show, horsepower, carmaker; Image galleries 2006-03-01

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Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test: The Large Hadron Collider LHC will be coming online this summer when its construction is complete outside of Geneva. Run by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the collider will be the largest facility of its type, designed to detect new types of subatomic particles, generate previously unseen...; Tags: CERN, Network, Data, Internet2, Networking, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-08

Whispers will not kill fair use: Whispers will not kill fair useDon't discount the power of briberyThe amount of money and influence poured into Congressional coffers by the media cartel is huge. Add to that the fact that both elected officials and bureaucrats suffer from "star worship" as the general populace. Just look at the Hilary...; Tags: Government, GWB, fair use, international law, epitome, indifference; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
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
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
'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
Details emerge of 'shocking' OOXML meeting: Details emerge of 'shocking' OOXML meeting*New* news of *new* shocking meetings...... at http://www.groklaw.net/ Groklaw.LOL...Anyone that uses Groklaw as a source for any kind of information should probably know that Groklaw is the gutter tabloid of the internet.There is absolutely nothing unbiased about that sorry part of the internet.Seriously, someone thought...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, Details Emerge, Groklaw; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
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
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
Photos: Biggest splash from geneva auto show: Auto maker Rinspeed got the idea from a 30-year-old James Bond movie--a sports car that looks great on land, sea, and under water. by Andy Smith; Tags: automobile, green; Image galleries 2008-03-05
Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given: Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a givenIt's a sad day in Hooterville.........When not even one blogger or announcer know what a "Standard" method of accomplishing a task is.Even considering OOXML as a "standard" is like unto calling a car a "standard" for driving on a highway....; Tags: Government, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., ISO standards; Discussion threads 2008-03-01
Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given: While there's still a month left before the final votes are tallied, Microsoft's bid to gain ISO standards approval for its Office Open XML OOXML document format is anything but guaranteed. Friday February 29 marked the end of a week-long ballot-resolution meeting in Geneva, where participants debated...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., ISO, Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-01
European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?: Now we know another reason Microsoft rolled out with great fanfare last week its interoperability principles. Not only was it hoping for one more chance to claim openness around its Office Open XML document format, but it was also hoping to head off another hefty antitrust fine from the European...; Tags: Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Google: Microsoft's OOXML shouldn't be a standard: Google said that after "further technical analysis" of Microsoft's OOXML document standard the search giant has concluded that it's an "insufficient and unnecessary standard, designed purely around the needs of Microsoft Office." You can file this argument in the "and what did you expect Google to say"...; Tags: Google Inc., ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Microsoft Obviously, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-26
OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+week: OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+weekYour headline says much. ODF vs OOXMLAnd as usual the "press" Mary Jo would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.The only reason the...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), No_Ax, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, Mary Jo; Discussion threads 2008-02-25
OOXML vs. ODF: What's happening this week: From February 25 to 29 in Geneva, the next step in the seemingly never-ending show-down over whether Microsoft's Office Open XML document format should be granted ISO standard status is taking place. Microsoft is interested in gaining ISO's approval for OOXML so that it can tout the...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, BRM, Q, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Microsoft's real game: Open interoperability protects its stack: Microsoft's real game: Open interoperability protects its stackInteroperability works both ways.If you want to rip out that Linux server, the fact that it works with Microsoft products as Microsoft intends helps assure that you won't (what?) miss a beat by eliminating the foreign element.You have many Microsoft products already and...; Tags: game, Microsoft Corp., real game, interoperability; Discussion threads 2008-02-21

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