Stories about: International Standards Organization

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    Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules 01/07/2011 21:51:03

    Personal data sent to India by companies outsourcing work to service providers in the country will not be covered under the country's stringent new rules for the collection of personal data, an executive of a data protection standards company set up by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said.
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    EC, Microsoft settlement broadly welcomed 17/12/2009 05:51:00

    Microsoft's successful settlement of its antitrust issues with the European Commission was welcomed by the software company's foes and friends alike Wednesday, with many hailing the moment as a turning point for the computer industry.
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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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    Growth of GSM improves banking services in Africa 02/06/2008 15:50:00

    Mobile services are expanding to meet improved demand for electronic banking in Kenya, though some obstacles remain, say users and vendors.
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    Use ISO to Take Low-Light Photos 06/03/2008 11:13:15

    Light can be a photographer's best friend and worst enemy. Which will it be for you?
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    Is Microsoft turning over a new leaf? 26/02/2008 08:55:21

    When Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was changing its business practices to be more open -- specifically to release documentation on its APIs and protocols -- many people reacted with disbelief. The European Commission, which has battled Microsoft for a decade over anticompetitiveness, said in very blunt terms that it didn't believe Microsoft was sincere. After all, Microsoft has made the "open" promise before but never delivered.
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    Free software, open-source groups skeptical of Microsoft's interoperability efforts 25/02/2008 07:40:11

    In a splashy announcement last week, Microsoft touted new efforts to improve the interoperability of its key software products with open source projects and products from other vendors.
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    Ecma makes Open XML changes in bid to swing ISO votes 16/01/2008 07:57:44

    The standards body that is pushing Microsoft's Office Open XML document format for approval as an ISO standard published a 2,300-page document on Monday addressing complaints and suggestions about the format made by International Standards Organization members after it failed to win enough votes in an initial round of balloting.
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    Consulting firm: Open XML trumps ODF in document format war 16/01/2008 07:02:02

    The OpenDocument Format (ODF) remains "more of an anti-Microsoft political statement than an objective technology selection" by users, according to a report released Monday by analysts at Burton Group, who recommend that companies adopt Microsoft's Office Open XML document format whether or not it is approved as an ISO standard next month.
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    GNOME Foundation defends OOXML involvement 27/11/2007 05:57:40

    The GNOME Foundation, recently slammed by critics who accused it of supporting Microsoft's Open Office XML document format (OOXML), has issued a statement to clarify its position on the matter.
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    A standard that leaves out the good stuff 31/10/2007 10:40:37

    A specification meant to bring together storage device management under one umbrella instead continues to be criticized for its innate inability to enable interoperable functionality.
 
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