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ISO crunch time for OpenDocument

The OpenDocument Format has been submitted to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), according to OASIS, the standards body that developed the format. Read more »

ODF finally defeats OOXML in document format war?

Microsoft will add native support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) instead of OOXML because of compatibility issues — but Microsoft refuses to admit that ODF has won the document format war. Read more »

Microsoft makes OpenDocument ISO move

The software giant has joined a group involved in the ISO standardisation process for OpenDocument, but claims its presence in the group 'will have no impact on the voting'. Read more »

Adobe's PDF becomes ISO standard

Adobe Systems' popular portable document format (PDF) has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard. Read more »

IBM warns standards bodies to shape up

IBM has issued a warning to international standards body ISO in the wake of its approval of Microsoft's OOXML. Read more »

Microsoft OOXML becomes an ISO standard

Microsoft's bid to make the Open XML (OOXML) file formats international standards has succeeded, barring any last-minute changes. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is scheduled to issue the official communique today. Read more »

Despite irregularities, OOXML may clear ISO vote

Early reports indicate that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format appears to have enough votes to be certified an ISO standard but complaints of irregularities and strong-arm tactics are rife. Read more »

Is ODF more defective than OOXML?

The ISO's OpenDocument Format (ODF) is broken and needs to be mended, according to an expert who claims to have carried out tests on the standard. Read more »

Microsoft Office 2007 is incompatible with OOXML

Word documents generated by the latest version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard, according to tests run by a document standards specialist. Read more »

OOXML to harmonise with ODF?

The ISO has taken over control of the OOXML specification and started a committee to consider harmonisation with the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Read more »

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Discuss the impact of ISO 9001 and CMM

ISO 9001 and CMM have similar goals but different methods. Three experts describe what these quality standards mean to the software industry. Read more »

Using Mono for .NET Linux Development

Learn how to get the Mono beta up and running for deploying .NET applications to Linux and other platforms. Read more »

Parse XML with the StAX Java API

Streaming API for XML (StAX) is an API that allows you to read and write XML documents in Java. StAX is a parser independent, pure Java API based on interfaces that can be implemented by multiple parsers. Read more »

Microsoft plays open but patent jaws still have teeth

Despite Microsoft's claim it will not sue developers that build free open source software on Microsoft platforms, a caveat leaves a yawning space for its legal teeth to gnash those that commercialise the software. Read more »

Certification: What's in a name?

The technology industry is awash with certifications at the individual and organisational level, but are these qualifications worth the paper they're printed on? We investigate. Read more »

W3C standards: The relationship between RDF and Topic Maps

In this article we analyse the background of both the the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Topic Maps standards and their interoperability. Read more »

Regular expressions: Variations in support

Take a look at some of the variations in standards and conventions, along with resources for additional information. Read more »

Sun refuses to relinquish control over Java

While Sun Microsystems struggles to maintain control over Java, other companies say they should be allowed to develop their own platforms without interference from Sun. Here are some of the hot issues. Read more »

XML editing from a GUI

eWebEditPro 3.0+XML is a Web-based XML authoring tool that's designed to integrate with content management systems. See how it lets everyday users enter and manipulate XML. Read more »

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