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Google: OOXML 'insufficient And Unnecessary'
News A document standards decision may not matter to you today but, as someone who relies on constant access to editable documents, spreadsheets and presentations, it may matter immensely in the near future," wrote Bhorat.
[February 26, 2008, 10:38]
XML Standard Approved After Three Years
News Its original version became a candidate recommendation -- the consortium's penultimate phase of approval, which usually lasts a matter of weeks -- in July 2000. A method of labelling discrete parts of an XML document concluded its tortuous journey...
[March 26, 2003, 10:52]
US Report: FTC Moving Closer To Action Against Intel
News The commission then votes on the matter. After FTC investigators decide to bring a complaint, the staff forwards the issue to the full Commission for approval. The action comes despite the FTC's recent approval of Intel's purchase of US firm Chips...
[May 29, 1998, 10:37]
HP Secures Crypto Export
News Unfortunately, both key lengths can be broken by hackers-the former in a matter of minutes and the latter through a processor-intensive and time-consuming attack. HP, of Palo Alto, Calif.received approval to export to the United Kingdom, Germany...
[March 2, 1998, 11:38]
ISO Process Has Been Gamed, Why Back Off?
Talkback Given the numerous complaints raised, this matter is not likely to go away having been dragged out into the light without actively working to address the issues. Given (a) the numerous reports of national standards bodies forcing through an...
[April 14, 2008, 23:15]
OOXML Clears ISO Voting
Blog However, as mentioned previously, the way in which these disapprovals turned into approvals is going to continue to be a matter of contention for a while yet. putting P-vote approval at 69.6 percent and O-vote disapproval at 20.2 percent.
[March 30, 2008, 11:48]
Intel PR Takes It On The Chin
Blog When I discussed this matter with Gelsinger some time back, he'd intimated that any future removal may mark some sort of internal target hit, as a motivational factor to his troops. I decided that matters had come to a head, and it was time to...
[February 27, 2007, 20:44]
EC Investigating Microsoft Over OOXML
News Microsoft has also been approached by the Commission on the matter and has promised to co-operate with the investigation. The approval of OOXML reversed a previous failed attempt at gaining standards approval in September.
[April 3, 2008, 14:12]
Deal Will Drive Music, Internet To TV
News The advantages of having a single massive library of music could be offset by the Internet's appeal as a place to find anything, no matter how eclectic, Grady added. You open the door, and no matter what you are interested in, you can find it on...
[January 11, 2000, 8:18]
Mitnick Gets 46 Months, £2,558 Fine
News I want something that he can be ordered to pay, no matter what, because I'll know he has the ability to pay," she said. As a matter of principal," said Pfaelzer, "everything should be public. Once released, Pfaelzer ordered the hacker not to touch...
[August 10, 1999, 9:39]
Oracle And Justice Department Look To June Trial
News These forms are unquestionably relevant to the matter before the court. They will be unable, as a practical matter, to participate in the defence of the action if they are not permitted to see documents designated 'highly confidential,'" Oracle's...
[March 10, 2004, 10:30]
.XXX Gets Pulses Racing
News John Jeffrey, ICANN's general counsel, said in an email that "all of this correspondence and any other correspondence received will be given to the board for their consideration relating to this matter".
[August 16, 2005, 17:25]
HP: Layoffs For Some, Bonuses For Others
News Walter Hewlett, son of William Hewlett and an HP board member, has said he will solicit votes opposing the deal should HP put the matter to a shareholder vote. HP will be looking for shareholders to send in white cards, indicating a vote of...
[January 15, 2002, 14:27]
DoJ May Regret Battling Google Over Porn Probe
News The Justice Department subpoena normally would have been a routine matter, and AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo voluntarily complied with similar requests . A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment Tuesday on whether the subpoena could...
[February 22, 2006, 12:30]
Lockdown The Desktop With Policies
News No matter who has ultimate authority over the network, the help desk manager is usually the first person to learn about unauthorised installations. The [Company] help desk department shall provide technical support and services only for those...
[April 29, 2003, 10:57]
Trusted Computing Comes Under Attack
News Switching then becomes more difficult - it's no longer a matter of migrating the data that you control, but migrating data that is controlled by many people. He suggested that it is referred to as "proving and provisioning" instead, to make it...
[January 27, 2006, 8:55]
AMD Chief Criticises Proposed Microsoft Remedy
News Federal trustbusters could not support Microsoft's motion, "as a matter of law," the brief stated. In a related matter, the Justice Department on Monday afternoon filed a "friend of court brief" requested by Kollar-Kotelly.
[April 17, 2002, 7:31]
ODF 1.1 Is Indeed An International Standard
Talkback All OASIS Standards (or for that matter Ecma Standards) are international standards by this definition. Was the approval of OOXML an indication of quality that is worth the effort attaining? An "international standard" is defined, in ISO/IEC Guide...
[May 3, 2008, 14:55]
Hewlett Family To Oppose HP-Compaq Deal
News A source familiar with the matter said HP and Walter Hewlett had been in talks since the merger was announced, but it became clear in recent days that the company was not going to gain the Hewlett family's support.
[November 7, 2001, 8:55]
Microsoft Wins Battle For OOXML Approval
News One of the committee members sent a fax to ISO about this matter, but he did that directly and not through us," the spokesperson said. Three-quarters of the "Principal Countries" involved in the vote gave their approval (at least two-thirds were...
[April 2, 2008, 8:32]
