ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'
News The ISO committee handling OOXML braved open-source protests to meet in Oslo last week and work out how to ensure interoperability with ODF [14 Apr 2008]
- ISO lost all credibility - samie91
- If there's such strong disagreement, OOXML shouldn't have been fast tracked - SPM
- ISO process has been gamed, why back off? - rkhalloran
- Personal attacks? - ego.sum.stig
- Oh, hating Microsoft is so cool... - LadyRoot
- Mostly right, with critical exceptions - J.A. Watson
- But OOXML is a non-standard - SPM
- The ISO would disagree - dogStar
- de-facto vs. de-jure - rkhalloran
- Yes! Microsoft must be stopped! - ijames
- Microsoft should not dictate standards to ISO - rkhalloran
- Apple and Google are "tech darlings" for a reason... Their stuff rocks. - ijames
- OOXML personal attacks. - ator1940
- O(O)XML and .docx - Moley
- Real Standards - Tezzer
OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
News The ISO standard for ODF documents is impossible to implement, says an expert who has now found both OpenOffice and Microsoft Office 2007 non-standard compliant [02 May 2008]
- OpenOffice defence: Brown is using the wrong version - PeterJudge
- It is quite simple - RCWeir
- Micrsoft committed to ISO version of OOXML - Albert
- Bottom line: no featureful implementations of ISO/IEC:26300 OpenDocument - Marbux
- My main objections to OOXML are not technical - 1000013186
- Not inconsistent at all - RCWeir
- 'Smoke test' or 'Smoke screen'? - kurizocan2
PC makers find ways to extend XP's life
News Manufacturers such as Dell and HP will continue to offer Windows XP on new machines past Microsoft's 30 June deadline, but customers will still get Vista as part of the deal [28 Apr 2008]
- Problem... - Mosh
- License is Valid for Both XP and VIsta - J.A. Watson
- Only 1 SATA ! - chrishocking
- The power of being a monopoly! - harpless
UK standards body taken to court over OOXML
News The UK Unix & Open Systems Users Group has launched a High Court challenge against the decision by the BSI to approve Microsoft's nascent document format [01 May 2008]
- Good Luck - Moley
- Yes - more balance - Sothis
Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
News Now that Office Open XML is on its way to becoming an international standard, it could be leaving Microsoft behind [21 Apr 2008]
- Probably not... - PeterJudge
Microsoft: Vista UAC designed to 'annoy users'
News By designing Vista's User Account Control security feature to annoy users, ISVs are being forced to make software more robust, claims a Microsoft product manager [11 Apr 2008]
- OK, so that makes sense... - Mosh
- Shame... - Mosh
- Yup - Mosh
Security experts: Botnets biggest threat on net
News At the RSA Conference, security experts have bemoaned botnets' growth and called for updated laws to help tackle the problem [11 Apr 2008]
- Windows and Botnets - 1000229829
- I have to ask... - ego.sum.stig
Ballmer: Microsoft may keep XP if users demand it
News Chief executive Steve Ballmer says the company could rethink plans to phase out Windows XP in June if there were enough customer demand [25 Apr 2008]
- Oh Come On! - Moley
Debian: We're not looking for commercial fortune
Q&A Steve McIntyre, newly elected project leader for the Debian GNU/Linux operating system, talks about why the project is not planning to ape the commercial approach taken by Red Hat and Novell/Suse [28 Apr 2008]
Wi-Fi operator launches automatic sign-on tool
News The Cloud hopes its mycloud software will be an 'umbrella for all Wi-Fi across Europe', using a single user profile for laptops, smartphones and portable entertainment kit [07 May 2008]
Socitm names new president
News Richard Steel, formerly Newham Borough Council's chief information officer, has taken the reins at the Society of Information Technology Management [30 Apr 2008]
Women 'central' to saving UK tech industry
News Attracting more females into IT careers is essential to plugging a critical skills shortfall that is affecting the entire UK tech industry, says Gartner research [16 Apr 2008]
- Basically B****x - Yellowcave
- What skills - lars
- The crisis is in the recruitment "industry" - Andrew Meredith
- Very nicely put Andrew. - Yellowcave
Mozilla reveals mobile Firefox 
Video Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation, Mitchell Baker, talks about the company's plans to enter the smartphone market with Fennec, a mobile version of its Firefox browser [28 Apr 2008]
- about time - rafal.michalski@o2.pl
- Re: about time - J.A. Watson
- I hope the diversity of mobile platforms doesn't trip Firefox up - PeterJudge
SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is copy of Unix'
News Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride's court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell [02 May 2008]
Skype tests mobile Java client
News The company has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices and plans to make a public release soon [29 Apr 2008]
- little benefit - harpless
- Why would the calls use inclusive call minutes? - Mark
Home Office aims to drive down cost of ID cards
News Meg Hillier MP has said industry should be able to reduce the cost of ID cards to the public to below £30, as the volume of cards issued rises [23 Apr 2008]
- More Rubbish. - Yellowcave
- Hillier is missing the whole point - mmfb123
AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
News The company has warned of the need for urgent investment in the internet's infrastructure, deliberately avoiding the term 'net neutrality' [18 Apr 2008]
- Alarm Bells Again? - L. DiMeglio
HP scientists develop new type of memory circuit
News A team at HP claim to have discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up [01 May 2008]
Critics brand OOXML a Microsoft 'marketing tool'
News XML author Tim Bray has accused Microsoft of pursuing OOXML standardisation for marketing purposes, while others claim the ISO process is 'broken' and 'politicised' [18 Apr 2008]
Gartner: Seven IT challenges to change the world
News From self-charging devices to full gesture and speech recognition, analysts have mapped out the key tech challenges that could revolutionise business over the next 20 years [15 Apr 2008]
- 7 key challenges? - James B
- CIO or CTO? - Brian Murray
Debian suffers from community growing pains
News Developers attempting to join the Debian community have criticised the management of the Linux operating system [22 Apr 2008]
NHS top IT job to be split in two
News The IT director general post previously filled by Richard Granger will be replaced by two separate executive roles [29 Apr 2008]
- sensible - Brian Murray
Security breaches down, says IT security report
News The latest Information Security Breaches Survey has reported that while the number of security breaches has fallen in the past two years, the average spend on defences has increased [22 Apr 2008]
Sun criticised for MySQL Enterprise shift
News The company wants to offer some features of MySQL solely to enterprise customers, but critics say this is a sign the company wants to move the database away from its open-source roots [17 Apr 2008]
- The correct business model - dogStar
Google expects regulators to permit Yahoo ad deal
News Despite the number-one search giant's confidence, Microsoft argues a deal between Yahoo and Google would be anti-competitive [28 Apr 2008]
