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Microsoft launches OOXML drive in Philippines
News Microsoft and industry body the Computing Technology Industry Association have teamed up to drive the adoption of Office Open XML in the Philippines. Representatives from both Microsoft and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA...
[November 15, 2007, 11:53]
Microsoft fine splits industry
News The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a third-party intervener that testified during a Microsoft and European Commission hearing in April, echoed those comments and described the Commission's fines as "arbitrary and capricious".
[July 13, 2006, 10:05]
PC industry ridiculed by academics and researchers
News That's the gist of what academics and engineers told IT workers gathered here this week for the three-day Association for Computing Machinery conference. They said the computing industry has largely lost touch with humanity and needs to reconnect...
[March 14, 2001, 12:27]
Intel works for Alzheimer's relief
News The formation of this consortium is the first of its kind between a leader in Alzheimer research and a leader in the computing technology industry," said William Thies, vice president of scientific affairs for the Alzheimer's Association.
[July 25, 2003, 12:06]
US takes major step towards patent reform
News The vote prompted an avalanche of laudatory statements from major Washington-based technology trade associations — including the Software & Information Industry Association, the Business Software Alliance, the Computer & Communications Industry...
[September 10, 2007, 11:43]
Tech firms go on a legislative offensive
News Growth in lobbyist spending was inevitable because "we have been in a period in which it's widely recognised that the technology sector is potentially subject to regulations," said Roger Cochetti, group director of US public policy for the...
[March 28, 2006, 16:20]
Taking the helm for the US IT industry
News Stuart Feldman, the newly installed president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), studied astrophysics and applied mathematics en route to a doctoral degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
[July 17, 2006, 15:20]
E3: Smaller is better?
News The only place we've seen a turndown has been in the technology industry," said Stephen Schuldenfrei, president of the Trade Show Exhibitors Association. Steve Hacker, president of the International Association for Exhibition Management, said the...
[August 2, 2006, 10:20]
Barrett extends silicon roadmap
News He was willing to extend the planning horizon to 5nm," Peter Glaskowsky, an analyst at Envisioneering Association, said. The rest of the computing industry will be able to factor that into their plans, he added.
[March 2, 2005, 9:30]
Tight job market encourages innovation
News Michel Hedley, national education policy manager at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) believes the way IT professionals approach finding work differs depending upon their level of experience, whether or not they've worked in...
[January 21, 2002, 16:02]
Researchers weigh publication, prosecution
News In another example of a potential chill on research brought on by the DMCA, the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) said it fears recent copyright crackdowns will dampen turnout for its digital rights management conference in the fall.
[August 16, 2001, 9:20]
Quantum countersues in Imation tape spat
News But Allen said Quantum considers DLT an "open" standard and that Imation has met the DLT standards set by groups such as the ECMA (formerly the European Computer Manufacturers' Association) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
[October 4, 2001, 10:15]
Business face up to RFID skills shortage
News Companies looking to hire workers skilled in RFID have their work cut out for them, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Computing Technology Industry Association, CompTIA. The results of the survey are based on responses from 51...
[March 2, 2005, 14:40]
VoIP skills to gain recognition
News The Computing Technology Industry Association has launched a qualification in voice/data convergence. Convergence+ follows on from the rest of CompTIA's "plus" series, which includes A+ (basic computing skills), Network+ and Security+.
[April 23, 2007, 14:20]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's about the current dispute between Microsoft and the EC, and it says that CompTIA (the Computing Technology Industry Association) feels that Microsoft is being hard done by. If Microsoft wants to tell us what it thinks, then it can tell us...
[September 22, 2006, 19:25]
Two groups back Microsoft's online strategy
News The two groups backing Microsoft -- the Association for Competitive Technology and the Computing Technology Industry Association -- said the company's competitors are the ones truly stifling competition.
[May 31, 2001, 10:51]
Microsoft foes can testify at hearing
News SBC Communications and trade groups the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), ProComp and the Software and Information Industry...
[March 1, 2002, 8:53]
Blunkett hands out BETT Awards
News Gold Awards were picked up by Apple, BT, the Cable Industry Association, QED, Lego Land, and Research Machines. Commenting on the fact that both BT and the Cable Industry Association picked up an award, Blunkett joked: "Now that's what I call...
[January 15, 1998, 12:13]
US gov't shown silver lining of cloud computing
News SaaS vendors assured US government customers at the conference, hosted by the Software and Information Industry Association, that their reservations about cloud computing are unfounded. The financial downturn, momentum from the private sector and a...
[February 26, 2009, 8:23]
Microsoft unveils new security initiatives
News One of the exams is administered by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a computer industry trade organisation. Ninety-five percent of attacks happen after a patch for a known software vulnerability has been issued, said Scott...
[June 4, 2003, 8:28]
