Ukuug Quit BSI Committee Themselves Prior To OOXML Vote
Talkback Also previously Alain Williams, Chairman of UKUUG said We are very disappointed that BSI has chosen to take this decision against the advice of its technical committee. IST/41 reached a consensus decision and BSI voted in accordance with the...
[May 2, 2008, 14:18]
For More Balance
Talkback Alain Williams, Chairman of UKUUG, said: IST/41 reached a consensus decision and BSI voted in accordance with the committee’s recommendation.http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/Newsletters--press/FAQs-for-journalists/OOXML...
[May 2, 2008, 14:26]
UK Unix Users Seek Funding To Pursue OOXML Fight
News All help, small or large, will be gratefully received," said UKUUG head Alain Williams, who directed any potential donors to UKUUG's legal fund web page. At the end of April, the UK Unix and Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) applied for a judicial...
[June 19, 2008, 14:22]
UK Standards Body Taken To Court Over OOXML
News Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday, UKUUG head Alain Williams said his group's objection was that ISO and the BSI were "trying to put forward something that is not fit for purpose". The UK Unix & Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) said on Thursday...
[May 1, 2008, 16:34]
NVidia Wants It All
News Leading edge, high-cost cards such as the recently announced GeForce2 Ultra are great for nVidia's image with gamers but aren't so good for profit margins, according to Alain Tiquet, nVidia's European marketing director.
[September 5, 2000, 12:43]
NEC Disables Packard Bell NEC
News Senior management steps down Alain Couder, the former Bull executive who headed Packard Bell for the past year and a half, will step down at the end of the year, as will 12 of the unit's 13 most senior executives, including Fuchs.
[November 3, 1999, 15:05]
ISO Rejects National Bodies' Appeals Against OOXML
News Alain Williams, who heads the UKUUG, told ZDNet.co.uk on Monday that the appeal's progress had been hindered by the fact that several relevant parties had "gone on holiday". OOXML, more technically known as DIS 29500, will now proceed to...
[August 18, 2008, 14:18]
Anti-patent Campaigner Hailed As IP Hero
News The list also includes Wu Yi, the Chinese vice-premier; Francis Gurry, the deputy director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization; Alain Pompidou, the president of the European Patent Office; EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy...
[July 20, 2005, 17:30]
OOXML Ratification Faces Delay After Objection
News Responding to SABS's move, the head of the UK Unix and Open Systems User Group (UKUUG), Alain Williams, told ZDNet.co.uk it was "excellent news". For this to happen, a 'P member' (participating member) of ISO would have to formally protest the...
[May 27, 2008, 13:54]
