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NIST and ISO 17799: Regulations and Security Compliance for Commercial Organizations
White Paper Generally, commercial organizations do a thorough job of applying technical security controls, but are less meticulous in developing thorough managerial and procedural controls. They also often lack the repeatable, formal auditing of these security... [03 Jul 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News The Commission also said earlier this year it would investigate allegations about Microsoft's behaviour, including allegations of rigged voting during International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) accreditation for Microsoft Office Open XML... [12 Jun 2008]
Microsoft Office 2007 fails to conform with OOXML
News Word documents generated by today's version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according to tests run by a document standards... [21 Apr 2008]
MT-RJ Optical Fiber Systems Testing - Field Testing Made Easy
White Paper TIA/EIA 568, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, and ISO/IEC 11801, Generic Cabling for Customer Premises, currently recommend the one jumper reference method. This paper describes field test procedures for MT-RJ optical fiber... [10 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment Amid anger and disbelief, it emerged this week the ISO is ratifying Microsoft's OOXML as a standard. News this week that Microsoft's OOXML document format has been adopted as an ISO standard has sparked outcry and frustration in the anti-Redmond camp. [04 Apr 2008]
European payment issues will top 2008 agenda
Comment Accelerated by the ISO 20022 standards mandated for Sepa, XML is standardising information exchange from corporate initiation to clearing and settlement; and business process management (BPM) technology is underpinning many back-office... [20 Dec 2007]
South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News It is an international standard recognised by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), and a rival to Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) specification. In a report focused on interoperability, minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi... [29 Oct 2007]
Can Redmond rivals storm the Office stronghold?
News Microsoft failed to get its Office Open XML formats certified as ISO standards through its accelerated process earlier this month. In the retail channel, sales to date this year show Office having a 96 per cent dollar share and 98 per cent dollar... [19 Sep 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. The software giant's bid to push Office Open XML (OOXML) through the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) fast-track process has... [06 Sep 2007]
Massachusetts opts for open docs 'third way'
News At the beginning of July, Massachusetts proposed using both ODF, which is an open International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified standard, and OOXML as office document formats. The ISO, which holds significant weight with... [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]
Beating software piracy is easier than you think
Comment The ISO 19770-1 standard was ratified in May and includes guidance on how to develop a software inventory, assess suppliers' service-level agreements (SLAs) and manage assets throughout their lifecycle. [21 Jun 2006]
Opinion: The fight against e-crime is failing
Comment This however left delegates admitting in 20 per cent of cases that their organisation did not have an adequate security policy in place - and only 28 per cent of the audience claimed to be ISO 17799 compliant. [11 Apr 2006]
Is a 3D web more than just empty promises?
VRML, after achieving ISO standardisation, in recent years has been reborn, under the auspices of the Web3D Consortium, as an XML-based ISO standard called X3D. VRML veterans like Parisi last month marked the tenth anniversary of the language's... [19 May 2005]
U.S. Port Security in the War on Terrorism
White Paper Each year more than 7,500 commercial vessels make over 51,000 port calls in the United States, unloading over seven million ISO-cargo containers. The ever-increasing volume of globalizes trade poses a particular new security threat to the United... [05 Jan 2005]
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