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ODF Wins the Office Document Format War?
(News) Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will bring improved XML support to the office suite -- but it will be ODF, and not Microsoft's own format.
(News) Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will bring improved XML support to the office suite -- but it will be ODF, and not Microsoft's own format.
ISO confirms approval of OOXML, gives two months to appeal
(News) The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that its members have approved adoption of a draft standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, a day after the company itself declared victory.
(News) The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that its members have approved adoption of a draft standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, a day after the company itself declared victory.
Balloting ends for close OOXML ratification vote
(News) Balloting on whether Office Open XML (OOXML) should become an international document standard closed at midnight Saturday in Geneva, in an apparently tight vote. The results have not yet been officially announced.
(News) Balloting on whether Office Open XML (OOXML) should become an international document standard closed at midnight Saturday in Geneva, in an apparently tight vote. The results have not yet been officially announced.
Voting Continues on Microsoft's Bid for OOXML as a Standard
(News) Finland is the latest to approve a file format based on Microsoft's Office Open XML as an international standard.
(News) Finland is the latest to approve a file format based on Microsoft's Office Open XML as an international standard.
Changes to OOXML draft standard waved through
(News) About four-fifths of the proposed changes to a draft standard for the OOXML document format were waved through, undiscussed, at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Geneva.
(News) About four-fifths of the proposed changes to a draft standard for the OOXML document format were waved through, undiscussed, at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Geneva.
EU drafts guidelines for RFID technologies
(News) The European Commission has sketched out guidelines designed to help get RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies up and running in the European Union, but stopped short of proposing formal legislation in the area.
(News) The European Commission has sketched out guidelines designed to help get RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies up and running in the European Union, but stopped short of proposing formal legislation in the area.
Dell's DisplayPort Folly
(News) The PC giant is championing an interface we don't need and shouldn't have to pay for.
(News) The PC giant is championing an interface we don't need and shouldn't have to pay for.
Google calls for global online privacy standard
(News) Search giant Google Inc. will propose on Friday that governments and technology companies create a transnational privacy policy to address growing concerns over how personal data is handled across the Internet.
(News) Search giant Google Inc. will propose on Friday that governments and technology companies create a transnational privacy policy to address growing concerns over how personal data is handled across the Internet.
Nokia, others back mobile memory standard
(News) Seven of the world's top mobile phone technology companies are backing the development of a new flash memory standard to be used in mobile phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics devices.
(News) Seven of the world's top mobile phone technology companies are backing the development of a new flash memory standard to be used in mobile phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics devices.
ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard
(News) Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.
(News) Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.
OOXML vote at ISO: France says non, Australia abstains
(News) France has voted against adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s document format Office Open XML as an international standard, while Australia has decided to abstain.
(News) France has voted against adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s document format Office Open XML as an international standard, while Australia has decided to abstain.
Microsoft employee offered incentives for OOXML support
(News) Microsoft Corp. admitted Wednesday that an employee at its Swedish subsidiary offered monetary compensation to partners for voting in favor of the Office Open XML document format's approval as an ISO standard.
(News) Microsoft Corp. admitted Wednesday that an employee at its Swedish subsidiary offered monetary compensation to partners for voting in favor of the Office Open XML document format's approval as an ISO standard.
Microsoft loses key US OpenXML vote
(News) Microsoft Corp. has lost a key vote in its quest to develop an alternative to the Open Document Format standard, backed by the open-source community.
(News) Microsoft Corp. has lost a key vote in its quest to develop an alternative to the Open Document Format standard, backed by the open-source community.
Vodafone wants say in both LTE and WiMax
(News) Vodafone Group PLC doesn't want to miss out on the next big wireless technology, no matter what it is.
(News) Vodafone Group PLC doesn't want to miss out on the next big wireless technology, no matter what it is.
VMware Benchmark Tool Challenged
(News) VMmark is available free, but competitors ask whether it treats all virtualization products fairly.
(News) VMmark is available free, but competitors ask whether it treats all virtualization products fairly.
Microsoft's PDF Rival Draws Interest
(News) Ecma standards group considers developing a standard based on XML Paper Specification.
(News) Ecma standards group considers developing a standard based on XML Paper Specification.
Vendors seek unity on identity protocols
(News) Microsoft Corp. will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication that cooperation between the software giant and its peers is improving.
(News) Microsoft Corp. will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication that cooperation between the software giant and its peers is improving.
Standard for Secure Mobile Payments Coming
(News) Mobile phone industry is moving forward on global standard for secure payment services on handheld devices.
(News) Mobile phone industry is moving forward on global standard for secure payment services on handheld devices.
EU seeks common broadcast mobile TV standard
(News) The European Union's top telecommunications official has threatened with regulation if member states continue to wrangle over a common standard for broadcast mobile TV service.
(News) The European Union's top telecommunications official has threatened with regulation if member states continue to wrangle over a common standard for broadcast mobile TV service.
Incompatibility Threatens the Digital Lifestyle
(news) Incompatibility Threatens the Digital Lifestyle
(news) Incompatibility Threatens the Digital Lifestyle
Standards Should Make It Easier to Swap Discs
(news) OSTA's MPV faces HighMAT from a Microsoft alliance in effort to set a standard for organizing multimedia files regardless of device.
(news) OSTA's MPV faces HighMAT from a Microsoft alliance in effort to set a standard for organizing multimedia files regardless of device.