items tagged with ODF
Dutch government launches ODF service
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-04 18:28:30
The Dutch government has launched a web service called Officeshots.org which enables users to compare the output quality of various office suites as far as interoperability is concerned.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-04 18:28:30
The Dutch government has launched a web service called Officeshots.org which enables users to compare the output quality of various office suites as far as interoperability is concerned.
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IBM promotes Linux adoption in Kazakhstan
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-09-27 17:53:09
IBM has opened a Linux innovation centre in Kazakhstan to help promote the adoption of open source and open standards.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-09-27 17:53:09
IBM has opened a Linux innovation centre in Kazakhstan to help promote the adoption of open source and open standards.
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Microsoft proposes retrospective browser ballot
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-07-26 18:33:26
Microsoft's proposal to provide European consumers with a browser ballot screen appears to fall in line with the European Commission's (EC's) position. The company also has a proposal aimed at settling the interoperability case.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-07-26 18:33:26
Microsoft's proposal to provide European consumers with a browser ballot screen appears to fall in line with the European Commission's (EC's) position. The company also has a proposal aimed at settling the interoperability case.
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A pragmatic European approach to open standards (a must-read)
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-11-09 01:37:28
The European Journal of ePractice has just published a research report showing that the achievement of wide-scale implementation depends not only on the openness of the process, but also on the willingness to negotiate and achieve a compromise.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-11-09 01:37:28
The European Journal of ePractice has just published a research report showing that the achievement of wide-scale implementation depends not only on the openness of the process, but also on the willingness to negotiate and achieve a compromise.
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New arrangement opens IBM's Lotus Symphony to wider audience
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-05 20:49:57
A new release of IBM's Lotus Symphony office suite brings the software to a wider audience with a beta for Mac OS X and a full version for Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Can Symphony take a significant share of the office suite market from OpenOffice and Microsoft, or is the company's attempt to compete merely an Irrelevant Business Move?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-05 20:49:57
A new release of IBM's Lotus Symphony office suite brings the software to a wider audience with a beta for Mac OS X and a full version for Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Can Symphony take a significant share of the office suite market from OpenOffice and Microsoft, or is the company's attempt to compete merely an Irrelevant Business Move?
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IBM Lotus: we're beating Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-07-31 18:05:47
IBM's Lotus business claims to be winning millions of seats away from Microsoft's Exchange, including some key wins in emerging markets. Lotus outgrew Microsoft in 2Q08, company officials claimed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-07-31 18:05:47
IBM's Lotus business claims to be winning millions of seats away from Microsoft's Exchange, including some key wins in emerging markets. Lotus outgrew Microsoft in 2Q08, company officials claimed.
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Microsoft delivers Open XML updates for Mac Office but no ODF support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 21:36:51
The introduction of Office 2007 brought a wave of document compatibility issues for users of Office 2004, but Microsoft has at last delivered a non-beta version of its Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. And while ODF support has been promised for Office 2007 SP2, there's no sign of it for Office 2008.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 21:36:51
The introduction of Office 2007 brought a wave of document compatibility issues for users of Office 2004, but Microsoft has at last delivered a non-beta version of its Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. And while ODF support has been promised for Office 2007 SP2, there's no sign of it for Office 2008.
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IBM gives free concert with Lotus Symphony 1.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-04 00:19:49
IBM's Office alternative Lotus Symphony has reached version 1.0. Not only is it available for both Available for Windows and Linux, but it is absolutely free.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-04 00:19:49
IBM's Office alternative Lotus Symphony has reached version 1.0. Not only is it available for both Available for Windows and Linux, but it is absolutely free.
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EU “notes” Microsoft’s decision to support ODF in Office 2007
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 22:17:40
Microsoft is planning on releasing SP2 in 2009, with support to save documents in ODF format as standard, in the name of ‘interoperability’, while adding PDF and XPS save/export compatibility without requiring any add-on software. The EU’s Commission has ‘taken note’ and welcomed the decision, while promising to investigate it further. What does this mean?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 22:17:40
Microsoft is planning on releasing SP2 in 2009, with support to save documents in ODF format as standard, in the name of ‘interoperability’, while adding PDF and XPS save/export compatibility without requiring any add-on software. The EU’s Commission has ‘taken note’ and welcomed the decision, while promising to investigate it further. What does this mean?
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OpenOffice.org readies Mac-native release
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 00:24:15
One of the main barriers to the wider adoption of the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite by Mac users is its dependence on X11, as few of them are comfortable working in that environment. If that requirement vanished and OOo took on the familiar Aqua look and feel, would you give the open source office suite a try?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 00:24:15
One of the main barriers to the wider adoption of the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite by Mac users is its dependence on X11, as few of them are comfortable working in that environment. If that requirement vanished and OOo took on the familiar Aqua look and feel, would you give the open source office suite a try?
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Uh-oh... Microsoft Office 2007 not OK with OOXML
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 04:54:59
A test of Office 2007’s compatibility in outputting OOXML compliant documents has shown that Microsoft’s latest Office suite generates files with errors, failing the test. But is this really a surprise?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 04:54:59
A test of Office 2007’s compatibility in outputting OOXML compliant documents has shown that Microsoft’s latest Office suite generates files with errors, failing the test. But is this really a surprise?
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What the OOXML fiasco can teach us
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-04-02 19:33:40
The late Charles M. Schulz, the genius behind Peanuts, could make a much more telling comment on human foibles through one of his cartoon strips than many a writer can in 1000 words.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-04-02 19:33:40
The late Charles M. Schulz, the genius behind Peanuts, could make a much more telling comment on human foibles through one of his cartoon strips than many a writer can in 1000 words.
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Microsoft promises ODF, OOXML interoperability
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-03-09 03:56:33
In the wake of the ISO rejecting Microsoft's OOXML document format as an international standard, Microsoft has launched its Document Interoperability Initiative pledging to work with industry to ensure its document formats remain interchangeable with industry standards.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-03-09 03:56:33
In the wake of the ISO rejecting Microsoft's OOXML document format as an international standard, Microsoft has launched its Document Interoperability Initiative pledging to work with industry to ensure its document formats remain interchangeable with industry standards.
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OOXML: the propaganda war has begun
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-17 09:45:45
The first salvo in the document standard war of 2008 has been fired - and, predictably, it favours the Microsoft camp. A study by the Burton Group, a firm of consultants, has come down hard on the side of Microsoft Office Open XML.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-17 09:45:45
The first salvo in the document standard war of 2008 has been fired - and, predictably, it favours the Microsoft camp. A study by the Burton Group, a firm of consultants, has come down hard on the side of Microsoft Office Open XML.
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