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IBM warns standards bodies to shape up
News In the wake of ISO's approval of Microsoft's OOXML, IBM has joined calls for standard-body reform, threatening to bow out of standards work.
Tags: Standards, XML, IBM Corp., Google Inc., India, Office Open XML, Open Source, Standards, Standards Body, intellectual property
Exceed biometric standards, expert urges
News Organizations need to consider the business requirements instead of just meeting the minimum standards set, says member of independent biometrics group.
Tags: Biometrics, Security implementation/standards, Facial Recognition, Storage, Standards, Business Process, ISO standards, information technology, technical committee, Unisys Corp.
Thinking outside the ERP box
Insight ERP architectures are usually structured around messaging, monitoring, and workflow. Learn how to reconfigure these resources into document management , compliance enforcement or help desk automation systems.
Tags: Business applications
EC reluctant to back OpenDocument
News Microsoft's drive to get its own file formats standardized may deter EC from endorsing OpenDocument, sources say.
Tags: Open source, Government, Regulations
Open standards advocate comes out in favor of Microsoft
News Microsoft's standards format has been misunderstood and being "pro Open XML" doesn't make one "anti ODF", claims Australian activist Rick Jelliffe.
Tags: Standards, Office suites, Open source
Where's the money in security?
News While the C|Level Asia Executive Insights discussion in Singapore touched on the threats of phishing scams and e-mail spam, participants at the roundtable dialog in Malaysia debated over the real value of investing in information security.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security Management
UK may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML
News The United Kingdom may be poised to vote in favor of Microsoft's Office Open XML becoming an ISO standard, after previously voting against.
Tags: XML, Open source
ISO approval 'unlikely for Microsoft Open XML'
News ISO approval of OpenDocument will thwart standards-group certification of Microsoft's XML document, research analyst Gartner says.
Tags: Standards, Office suites
Independent study advises IT planners to go OOXML
News Market researchers with the Burton Group have issued a 37-page study that finds Microsoft's OOXML document format to be more useful than the rival ODF format.
Tags: XML, Object-oriented programming, Software integration
Microsoft's open source patent threat still intact
News Microsoft truly is sharing more, but it still insists that companies selling or using some open source software must license Microsoft patents.
Tags: Open source, Patents
Asian votes to be pivotal in OOXML ballot?
News Microsoft includes Asia in campaign to drive adoption of its Office Open XML document format, in final weeks leading to critical ISO ballot. A Malaysian government official says "all votes are crucial".
Tags: Microsoft Office, XML, Standards
Rivals make run at Microsoft Office
News Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Office suites
C# standardization moves ahead
News The software maker wins standards support for its rival to the Java language.
An open document standard for China
Blogs Currently Microsoft is driving a big campaign to get its latest document format Office Open XML (OOXML) approved as an I...
Microsoft document formats gain favor
Techguide Massachusetts has proposed changing its standards policy to make room for Microsoft Office document formats.
Tags: Microsoft Office
