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Bottom line: no featureful implementations of ISO/IEC:26300 OpenDocument
Talkback One can quibble over the meaning of an "international standard," particularly within the context of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and the Agreement on Government Procurement. But the fact remains that there are no full-featured...
About: OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
[May 6, 2008, 9:39 by Marbux]
Real-time responses for Linux possible, but unwanted
Talkback The existing commercial implementations of such functionality should be quite adequate for those who need the features of hard real time. The fact that such implementations aren't free is because they're more difficult to implement and debug, and...
About: Real-time responses for Linux possible, but unwanted
[October 12, 2004, 13:27]
No security flaws in the ASN.1 standard
Talkback Over the long history of this standard (two decades), there have been reports of security flaws in some of its implementations. Around the year 2002 there was a surge in the level of public concern and in the number of security vulnerability...
About: Bluetooth security dangers ignored, say experts
[April 24, 2008, 21:28 by alessandrot]
OOXML interop is abysmal
Talkback As you say, high-fidelity interop can only be achieved with them by 1:1 feature matches between implementations exchanging documents. Moreover, there are only two plausible explanations for their not doing so: either ignorance or a desire to ensure...
About: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
[February 29, 2008, 18:03 by Marbux]
Microsoft at JavaOne 2009: “We come in peace”
Blog Microsoft used its session this morning at JavaOne to talk about its work with the Apache Stonehenge project, which is made up of companies and individual developers who share an interest in testing and establishing interoperability of web...
[June 4, 2009, 18:47 in by Adrian Bridgwater]
Software patent protest to block Web sites
Talkback It would be preferable for software patents to be restricted to implementations - more tangible and operational facets of software. Cases revolving around the patenting of the hyperlink, the one-click purchasing method and the process of e-Commerce...
About: Software patent protest to block Web sites
[August 28, 2003, 4:18]
Even though it is a lighter load - keep in mind you have to implement them.
Talkback Listed as important, it impacts both Windows PC and Mac implementations of Microsoft Office and may require a restart.â-ª MS09-068 resolves a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially...
About: Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
[November 11, 2009, 16:19 by lumension]
M$ & innovation
Talkback "Microsoft has claimed non-patented innovation, as the described features were Microsoft implementations of prior developments by others, or were "immediately obvious minor extensions of prior work". A majority of M$ contributions to the computing...
About: EC threatens Microsoft with more fines
[March 5, 2007, 12:35 by ator1940]
Virtual Mania Part 2
Blog Been thinking about Virtual Machines in generic and specific implementations. I think DebbieToo (a Debian 4.0 Home Server) is going to get a “make-over”. She's been outstandingly reliable. Always boots up when I have to turn her off for some reason.
[January 26, 2009, 7:55 in Home Server Projects by Xwindowsjunkie]
How to get consumers to swallow electronic tags
Talkback Obvious consumer benfits from implementations will be improved availability of goods and a more responsive merchandising model. I think RFID will start in SCM but will inevitably migrate into the store.
About: How to get consumers to swallow electronic tags
[October 22, 2004, 15:40]
Albert, give me a single example, please?
Talkback Please provide me with a single example of two OOXML implementations capable of non-lossy round-trip interoperability that do not require application-specific work-arounds such as those employed by the MindJet mindmapper to establish interop with...
About: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
[February 29, 2008, 2:33 by Marbux]
NHS IT delays cost Accenture £260m
Talkback How much longer are jokers like Accenture, CSC and EDS going to make major blunders on large scale IT implementations but still pick up new business? Obviously their size excludes most consultancies from the running in tendering for large projects...
About: NHS IT delays cost Accenture £260m
[April 3, 2006, 12:11]
2004: The year of desktop Linux?
Talkback As a systems company executive who oversees Linux implementations on some of the worlds largest financial institutions I can tell you not only has desktop Linux not faded (as I'm sure many at C(ZD)-Net would have liked, it's grown tremendous steam.
About: 2004: The year of desktop Linux?
[December 24, 2003, 14:28]
RE: Ballmer's email to staff on latest layoffs
Blog Comment Anyone with proven track of working at Microsoft for at least 3 years and who dealt with ERP Implementations will have no problem finding a better paid job. For starters, I'm interested, so, if you have 3 years experience or more in microsoft erp...
[July 30, 2009, 19:18 by wawadewa@gmail.com]
Microsoft opens FAT file system
Talkback Everyone already knows how it works, there are independent implementations under open source licenses including BSD (so any commercial company can use it). Who the hell need to license the FAT filesystem at this stage?
About: Microsoft opens FAT file system
[December 4, 2003, 0:19]
Browser battle becomes guerilla war
Talkback having used firefox 0.8 for 2 weeks, i gave up and returned to IE.it's a great browser, but too many implementations are broken.can't use yahoo mail properly.flash crashes all the time.page loading sketchy--sometimes very fast, sometimes...
About: Browser battle becomes guerilla war
[February 27, 2004, 14:51]
The push behind Microsoft's Office moves
Talkback So, this still effectively excludes open source implementations, if Europe is stupid enough to bring in american-style unlimited software patenting like MS and their neocon buddies have asked them to.
About: The push behind Microsoft's Office moves
[December 4, 2003, 0:22]
Sun has betrayed us all
Talkback Our latest project took over a year to complete, during that time midp2 devices started to emerge, all with different implementations of the specs, which gave us a headache! I develop software for the mobile market.
About: Sun has betrayed us all
[October 10, 2004, 17:24]
Adopting biometrics? Then keep your hands dirty
Talkback As with all emerging technologies, there are both god and bad products, good and bad implementations. Ant Allen ought to do his homework before making gross generalizations about "biometrics". To say that all biometrics - finger is one of many...
About: Adopting biometrics? Then keep your hands dirty
[September 24, 2004, 4:25]
Microsoft defeated in printing patent case
Talkback They seem to have either borrowed a lot, or not been careful documenting their technology implementations, allowing opportunist patenting. Microsoft appears poised to be one of the biggest potential loser if software patents war.
About: Microsoft defeated in printing patent case
[January 30, 2004, 15:41]
