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South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News OOXML failed to achieve ISO certification in September. It is an international standard recognised by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), and a rival to Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) specification. [29 Oct 2007]
Microsoft's OOXML fails to get ISO stamp
News Microsoft's Office Open XML document specification has failed to achieve ISO certification for now. National standards bodies from 104 countries have been casting votes over the past five months to decide whether OOXML should receive ISO... [06 Sep 2007]
FSF slams Microsoft OOXML standards vote tactics
News ISO certification would result in governments accepting OOXML as a recognised document format, encouraging its use to the exclusion of others. Votes on ISO certification by national bodies in Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland... [31 Aug 2007]
Massachusetts opts for open docs 'third way'
News The company insists that OOXML, having gained certification from standards organisation Ecma International, is now an Ecma concern, and no longer a proprietary standard. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is to adopt both OpenDocument Format and... [03 Aug 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News Microsoft, meanwhile, has standardised the OOXML document formats at Ecma International and is in the process of seeking certification with the ISO, or the International Organization for Standardization. [02 Feb 2007]
IT wages hit by Indian offshoring
News The quarterly Hot Technical Skills and Certification Pay Index report, by US-based Foote Partners, claims bonus pay for certain IT skills has dropped noticeably over the last nine months as the move to offshoring has increased. [12 Jan 2004]
Novell embraces open source
News In an effort to woo open-source developers, Novell launched on Monday the Novell Forge website and created a certification for developers who are expert in Novell software and the open source Linux operating system. [16 Apr 2003]
Accenture makes web services play
News The Accenture Web Services Platform has three main components: a web services library, which is a GUI-based collection of application components; a hosted development environment; and web services certification utilities. [25 Feb 2003]
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