Stories about: ECMA

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    Google launches Dart as a JavaScript killer 11/10/2011 01:50:12

    Google has launched a preview version of a new Web programming language, called Dart, which the company's engineers hope will address some of the shortcomings of the widely used JavaScript language.
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    OOXML not suitable for Norwegian government, says study 09/02/2010 06:09:00

    Microsoft's XML-based office document format, OOXML, does not meet the requirements for governmental use, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (DIFI).
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    JSON data interchange format gets standards blessing 11/12/2009 08:55:00

    An up-and-coming lightweight data interchange format for Web applications, considered by a growing number of people to be an alternative to XML, has gotten a boost from the standards body Ecma.
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    Start-up claims its DVDs last 1,000 years 13/11/2009 09:13:00

    If you really, really need to make sure those precious photos of yours last virtually forever - or at least longer than the average two- to five-year lifespan of consumer-grade DVDs, then start-up Cranberry LLC has the answer for you: a DVD that literally lasts a millennium.
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    Microsoft extends access to C#, CLI 08/07/2009 09:37:00

    Microsoft is extending its "Community Promise" patent licensing to C# programs and Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), enabling open source usage of the technologies without fear of any reprisals.
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    Open-source bias cheered, booed in planned EC rules review 07/07/2009 04:52:00

    Industry groups criticized and praised on Monday what they consider is a bias in favor of open-source software in the European Commission's plans to update the rules governing industry standard technologies.
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    Microsoft-led forum yields tools for OOXML interoperability 19/05/2009 03:46:00

    A German organization plans to build a tool to help developers test whether software they're developing can support documents compatible with the latest version of the Open Office XML (OOXML) standard.
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    IBM threatens to leave standards bodies 24/09/2008 08:30:00

    IBM is threatening to leave organizations that set standards for software interoperability because of concerns that their processes are not always fair.
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    Nations question ISO's merit following dropped OOXML appeals 03/09/2008 08:08:00

    Countries whose appeals were dismissed regarding the ISO/IEC's approval of Microsoft's OOXML as an international standard are questioning the judgment and relevance of the ISO/IEC and the standards they approve.
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    JavaScript 2's new direction 27/08/2008 08:40:00

    Standardization efforts for the next version of JavaScript have taken a sharp turn this month, with some key changes in the Web scripting technology's direction. JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, has helped forge a consensus on how to proceed with the direction for JavaScript's improvements. "JavaScript was sitting still. It was stagnant," he says.
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    ISO, IEC reject appeals, approve OOXML spec 18/08/2008 02:31:00

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have given the green light to publish the Microsoft-backed Office Open XML (OOXML) specification after organization leaders rejected appeals from four countries to protest the vote that approved OOXML as a standard.
 
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