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- UK education agency nixes OOXML
- Office Open XML – the open standard with a trademark in its name – might be good enough for the International Standards Organization but it's not acceptable to British schools, InfoWeek reports. "In the context of the education system," lack of truly open standards in Office 2007 "can result...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Agency, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikely
- OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikelyStandingISO has also stated that it will only accept appeals of NB votes from the NB itself. In other words, the only ones who can appeal for instance Norway's vote are the people who filed it.Either paid for or bullied into submissionThe results are...
- Tags: Office Open XML
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- 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 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
- 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
- Expect OpenXML win for Microsoft at ISO
- It's the nature of the system, admits Andy Updegrove, legal advisor to the Linux Foundation. The format of Microsoft Office will likely become an official International Standards Organization standard at the end of this month.  (Picture by Dan Bricklin, taken at the Harvard Faculty Club...
- Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Andy Updegrove, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards test
- Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards testIE8 Web Layout Engine?Can someone please verify what web layout engine IE8 used to pass the acid2 test?ThanksBeautifulThis and true XHTML support would make me a happy camper. It's really not too much to ask, and it's nice that they're...
- Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Standards compliance, class action lawsuit, IE8 Web Layout Engine, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internal Microsoft IE 8, standards test, standards, pass, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'
- OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'Wow!David-Thanks for the large effort here.At least the Spanish like our style.-SamGreat job, DavidThanks for digging a little truth out of the muckety-muck.Mucking is more of a muck-mongers malingering manipulation of many malignant minds. The muck just oozes out of them.Thanks...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format community, OpenDocument Format, car engine, theatric, Unix, belt, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- Will GNOME split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?
- Microsoft's efforts to overturn a vote earlier this year denying its Open XML "fast track" standards certification seem to be getting a boost from the GNOME Foundation. GNOME Foundation founder Miguel deIcaza is a Novell employee, and his actions have been closely scrutinized since Microsoft signed its...
- Tags: Gnome Foundation, Microsoft Office, GNOME, XML, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Enterprise Payments Vendors: The Integration Approach to Global Payments
- As banks define new or updated payments strategies, they are considering their technology strategies and the vendors who support them. The formulation of this strategy hinges on whether banks retain existing legacy systems, implement new payments applications, or perhaps start an enterprise-wide payments reengineering program with a combination of technology...
- Tags: Payment, Integration, Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Why Microsoft deserved to lose the OOXML standards vote
- Why Microsoft deserved to lose the OOXML standards voteWhat I think is funny . . .is that if MS would just include ODF in Office 2007, we wouldn't be having this conversation. They would meet the Open standards set by Gov agencies, AND maintain their dominance in the Office...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML Standard, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Ubuntu Chief: Microsoft Invests Big $ On OpenXML Standards Effort
- Ubuntu Chief: Microsoft Invests Big $ On OpenXML Standards EffortMessage has been deleted.Message has been deleted.Message has been deleted.Message has been deleted.That idiot's a billionaire....... whereas you... well...'nuff said.Wasting his time with a few million peopleThe idiot hardly wasted his time. He wrote a brief blog post, and a bunch...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Ubuntu, odf, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Ubuntu Chief: Microsoft Invests Big $ On OpenXML Standards Effort
- Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth is on a personal mission to crush Microsoft's Open XML standards effort. On his blog Tuesday, the Canonical executive and Ubuntu developer encouraged members of the global open source community to reach out to their respective International Standards Organization (ANSI in the U.S.) and push for...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Vote, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWork
- Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWorkOK, let's get this started.First impression: at least its not as god awful ugly as the previous Macs. I know, Macs are supposed to be these beautiful, artsy, some people even say sexy machines, but beauty is really in the eye of...
- Tags: Desktops, OOA/OOD/OOP, Apple Macintosh, IMACS, Apple iLife, Microsoft Corp., Apple iWork, Apple Inc., information technology, job
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Parsing the details of the Microsoft-Novell pact
- Novell dropped it annual report Friday and with it three exhibits offering details of its SUSE Linux pact with Microsoft. Two key points: A lot of the good stuff about the partnership was redacted, opening more questions. The third version of the General Public License seems to have some teeth--at...
- Tags: General, Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Open Source
- Blog posts 2007-05-28
- 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
- Adobe taps the power of negative thinking
- Adobe taps the power of negative thinkingAdobe is king of negative thinkingand besides the tools they foster, will have negative amount of penetration into the habits of people over a format shift. They'll need to use their seed money to put this change into place, nothing naturally, but Adobe...
- Tags: Aperture, Adobe Systems Inc., negative thinking
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Apocalypse 2.0 - the day the web broke
- Apocalypse 2.0 - the day the web brokeStandards: the Good and the BadOne important thing that people should realize, is that it is important for companies to be able to differentiate themselves from one another. That is why companies don’t stick strictly to database, Java, web standards, etc, and always...
- Tags: Channel management, Quality, Web 2.0 Startup, Web application, Web, standards
- Discussion threads 2006-09-05
- How to Launch a Data Governance Program: Practical Guidelines for Technology Implementers
- More and more companies and government organizations are recognizing the value of data as a strategic asset - an asset to be carefully developed and managed. However, many organizations have not yet evolved their processes, policies, and infrastructure to be able to cultivate their data as an asset. As a...
- Tags: Asset, Informatica, Data Governance, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-08-01
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