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White Paper Constructora Colpatria (Colpatria), a leader in Colombia's construction industry, wanted to achieve International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification to maintain its competitive position. [10 Jul 2008]
OOXML - Microsoft admits to standards naivety
News Microsoft national technology officer Stuart McKee admitted that the company had no specific department or individuals focused solely on standards prior to beginning the process of fast-tracking Office Open XML (OOXML) to become officially... [24 Jun 2008]
Open source group fights OOXML standard
News The international ballot took place at the end of March, under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). OOXML won enough votes to be accepted as an ISO standard but that process has now been stalled after four... [23 Jun 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: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News Microsoft pushed OOXML through as a fast-track International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard, and OOXML became IS29500 in April. A Microsoft spokesperson said: "We already substantially support IS29500 [the Open XML specification... [23 May 2008]
OOXML row continues
News OOXML is Microsoft's answer to the OpenDocument Format, an established ISO standard based entirely on open specifications. OOXML is also theoretically open, but central to the UKUUG's legal action is ISO's fast-tracking of the format into... [02 May 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory and Compliance Standards (Level 300)
White Paper The presenter also covers best practice standards outlined by the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), and the International Organization for Standardization... [01 May 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]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited as an international standard in order to forward the... [21 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'
News The move came as an ISO committee meeting in Norway attracted protesters, who gathered to call for the retraction of Open Office XML (OOXML) from the ISO standardisation process. At the start of April, the document format won enough votes to become... [15 Apr 2008]
Achieving HIPAA Security Standards Compliance by Implementing an ISO/IEC 27000 Series Information Security Management System
White Paper This paper has been prepared to provide those organizations having an interest in compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA - 1996, revised 2003) Security Standards, especially those in the business of... [11 Apr 2008]
Paving the Way for Secure Electronic Payments
White Paper This paper discusses the critical security update to the financial industry standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8583 and introduces how First Data's aSureteeSM digital signature products are supporting industry leaders... [10 Apr 2008]
Delivering Best Practices for Complex IT Environments
White Paper The leading standards in this area are ITIL, BS15000 and ISO 17799, the global best practice standard for securing business information. CA solutions offer the flexibility to help organizations implement ITIL, BS15000 and ISO 17799 practices to... [10 Apr 2008]
Did Microsoft use desktop dominance in OOXML standard?
News On Wednesday, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced OOXML had received enough 'for' votes for it to be ratified as a standard. The Commission raised its query with Standard Norge in February before the results of the... [04 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment British Standard 7799 part 3 outlines a method for risk assessment, and aligns with ISO 27001 - the 27000 series is the international version of BS 7799. In terms of the technical controls - the procedures to be followed by staff - the material in... [28 Mar 2008]
