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- Word ban threatens industry? Not mine
- Case in TexasIs an example of idiotic patent litigation. The case shouldn't even exist.-MChris, you need to get out of your bubble moreIt is very likely that the patent in question is also violated in other office suites that use XML.The issue isn't whether you can smugly say that you...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Word, Juggernaut, Microsoft Corp., XML, I4i, patent, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- Corel Home Office
- Thanks to an interface design that mirrors Microsoft Office 2007, Corel Home Office is familiar, attractive, and easy to navigate. A few color customizations let you personalize the software, but the accessible, responsive, and intuitive features and tools are what will satisfy users more. Lighter in features and modest...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Office, PRODUCTIVITY, Corel Corp., Microsoft Office 2007
- Product reviews 2009-06-17
- Long-term personal data storage
- Long-term personal data storageHow about flash memory?How does flash memory compare to optical and HDD storage, as far as longevity is concerned?I think our ears were ringing yesterday, Robinhttp://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9364RE: Long-term personal data storageI signed up to Carbonite - offsite backup over the internet which makes me feel much more secure...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Long-Term Personal Data Storage, DVD, Adobe PDF, RTF, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-01-05
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-end
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-endSlowly but surely going 64-bitI heard about the nominations for TAP and I was interested in joining but after reading about the requirements I think I will skip and hold out until the private technical beta. Its good to see Microsoft is moving...
- Tags: Office 07, Microsoft Office, Office 14, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Do we need two open source office suites?
- Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, open-source office suite, Symphony, StarOffice, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'I applaud the embracingBut I'll reserve judgment until we have an idea as to whether they plan on extending.Details, devil, all thatBesides being unable to set ODF support as the default (a deal-breaker for a lot of governments) I wonder what else Microsoft...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Adobe PDF, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., first-class citizen, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'
- Big news on the open document format front: Microsoft announced press release minutes ago (actually about 18 hours early, since someone broke PCWorld scooped their embargo) that Office SP2 will include native, "first-class citizen" support for the open source Open Document Format, as well as Adobe's PDF and the...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
- Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance testYes Microsoft said this months agoThey have not yet changed Office to keep up with spec changes negotiated during the ISO standardization process. They have long ago made announcements regarding this and their plans for bringing it into compliance.I can't decide which was more...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Microsoft Office, ISO, software, Microsoft Office 2007
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- ISO calls for end to Open XML 'personal attacks'
- ISO calls for end to Open XML 'personal attacks'Or else ... ?[i]All members of the SC 34 committee will have to be given access to the final text of the OOXML standard by May 1 at the latest, the meeting also resolved.[/i]Considering that ISO directives require that that final text...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, ISO, OOXML, attack, personal attack
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML win
- Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML winLong live the Microsoft Zimbabwe standardIn recognition of ISO adoption of IS 29500 it will hence forth be formally known ans the Zimbabwe stand.Microsoft vote riggers sorry I mean keen standards followers were quoted as saying "we learnt all about ballot...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Sanity, Microsoft Corp., OOXML
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- 'Scandal' over Norway's vote for OOXML
- 'Scandal' over Norway's vote for OOXMLOh Please!You know what, there are a million things more important than this format issue.At the end of the day, instead of asking or negotiating with MS to submit XLS and DOC to ISO, someone decided thata) Microsoft is evilb) Binary formats are badc) XML...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned
- OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learnedIt taught Microsoft that its days are numberedas an all powerful monopoly, and that it cannot just run roughshod wherever it likes without an equal and opposite reaction.It's taught us, the community, that maybe it's time to start lots of lobbying of our own. Perhaps lots...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Lessons Learned, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 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 â€" 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?
- OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?Well...It's not as though OOXML is going to be viable as a standard in the intended sense of the word. It's more like where Microsoft wants to go.The major issue is that already Microsoft itself isn't following what they submitted as a standard,...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-03-30
- Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking
- Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is tickingRe:IMHO, it should get standardized as technically it's superior again anyone will argue so I'll say it's supports a superset of features than ODF and can accomodate all the features Office offers. But I doubt it will be standardized by ISO. Foolish Governments...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Open XML, FUD, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ISO
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promise
- Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promiseMS only has our best interest in mind.NOT!Keep it simple stupid is a good standard, MS standard is anything but simple.Let's see if I get this straightThe main gist of the paper is that OSP is not GPL and this, therefore, proves that...
- Tags: MS Only, Microsoft Corp., GPL, OOXML
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- U.S. to plug Open XML as an ISO standard
- U.S. to plug Open XML as an ISO standardOpen XML is now deadThe rest of the world is severely pissed at America right now, and coming right after Bush blocked a law that would have made Torture illegal, I'm expecting the world to take a dim view of anything America...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Durusau, Fast Track, ISO, OOXML, Open XML, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Microsoft releases updated Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ramps up document interop efforts as ISO mulls OpenXML
- Microsoft today launched an update of its OpenXML and ODF translator for its Excel and Powerpoint applications and pledged to keep churning out more documentation to enable interoperability -- and more patents to protect that IP. Following its interoperability announcement on Feb 21, the...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenXML, Interoperability Initiative, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Open Source, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Of+DVDs+and+documents
- Of+DVDs+and+documentsOf course open source folks hate choice.The fact users have a choice in their OS and software is what has kept open source from going anywhere on the desktop.Face it, this entire thing was nothing more than open source advocates believing they had found a way to do an end...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), DVD, Consumer electronics, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., moderator
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
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