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23 Apr 2008

PCI 6.6 & 11.3 clarification

I guess Bob Russo and the PCI Security Standards Council heard the roar of the crowds at RSA and decided to do something to help clarify the situation around standards 6.6 and 11.3. In reality, they probably had this in the work for months and may have... (posted on 23 Apr 2008 by Network Security Blog)

12 Apr 2008

OOXML is a standard. What now?

Unless a small miracle happens, OOXML is a standard. What’s next? (I withheld the release of this video in Free Software Magazine until I managed, with the help of a fantastic community member, to make it available in OGG format and in embedded video... (posted on 12 Apr 2008 by Free Software Magazine)

12 Apr 2008

Petition for ODF at the National Archive

Thanks to Russell Ossendryver for pointing this out. Recently it was announced that National Archives are converting their stock of electronic documents into Microsoft Open XML format. This format is not supported outside of Microsoft’s own products and... (posted on 12 Apr 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)

10 Apr 2008

WordPress produces well-formed content

If you’re chewing on ‘Which blog software to choose?’ gum, I’d like to mention this about my favorite blog software: The power of WordPress lies not just in the myriad of advanced features it currently offers—those are the most visible ones, but also on... (posted on 10 Apr 2008 by ckunte.com)

9 Apr 2008

Why standards are newsworthy

There is a demonstration in Oslo against Microsoft's Open Office XML format. A demonstration for crying out loud!Standards matter. Standard selection is vendor selection; which is why Microsoft has put so much money in persuading the International... (posted on 9 Apr 2008 by Presto Vivace Blog)

5 Apr 2008

Vendor Escalation, Process Politicalization, and What Needs to Happen Next

Once upon a time, most standards were set in a largely collegial atmosphere by career professionals who met in face to face meetings over a period of years. As a result, they got to know each other as individuals, and established individual... (posted on 5 Apr 2008 by Standards Blog)

1 Apr 2008

OOXML Approval Reported to have Passed

Open Malaysia has posted a final update of their vote registry, based upon an email from the OpenDoc Society to which is attached what they say are the final numbers on the OOXML vote. The document looks authentic, and I should have an independent... (posted on 1 Apr 2008 by Standards Blog)

1 Apr 2008

OOXML (DIS29500) Result: Approved

It’s been leaked… ISO is furthermore an irrelevance in technology standardisation. Bookmark it! (posted on 1 Apr 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)

31 Mar 2008

OOXML probably passes at ISO (and Error'd)

It's IT Blogwatch: in which predictions are that the Microsoft-sponsored Office Open XML format has passed the ISO standards vote. Not to mention strange tooltips and other IT perversions... Steven Schwankert suggests: Balloting on whether Office Open... (posted on 31 Mar 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

29 Mar 2008

OOXML Vote Tracker and Calculation Explanation

Like many I'm sure, I'm trying to keep track of the votes on OOXML as they become known. I've set up a spreadsheet where I'm recording votes as they become known, whether they are formal and confirmed, or coming to light from other sources, and... (posted on 29 Mar 2008 by Standards Blog)

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standards

23 Apr 2008

PCI 6.6 & 11.3 clarification

12 Apr 2008

OOXML is a standard. What now?

12 Apr 2008

Petition for ODF at the National Archive

10 Apr 2008

WordPress produces well-formed content

9 Apr 2008

Why standards are newsworthy

5 Apr 2008

Vendor Escalation, Process Politicalization, and What Needs to Happen Next

1 Apr 2008

OOXML Approval Reported to have Passed

1 Apr 2008

OOXML (DIS29500) Result: Approved

31 Mar 2008

OOXML probably passes at ISO (and Error'd)

29 Mar 2008

OOXML Vote Tracker and Calculation Explanation

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