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Microsoft uses new XBRL data tags in SEC filing - Network World
12/07/07
Microsoft has submitted data to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) using a newly released taxonomy for a financial reporting language designed to make it easier to compare companies' financial figures.

GNOME Foundation defends OOXML involvement - Network World
11/26/07
The GNOME Foundation, recently slammed by critics who accused it of supporting Microsoft's Open Office XML document format, has issued a statement to clarify its position on the matter.

ITunes remote control revisited, and posting to Drupal with Zempt - Network World
11/19/07
Gibbs discusses some minor, undocumented problems with the Keyspan TuneView he reviewed a couple of weeks ago, then launches into the world of posting to blogs hosted on Drupal and a tool called Zempt.

Cisco's application acceleration explained
11/07/07
George Kurian, VP/GM of Cisco's Application Delivery Business Unit, explains why you should ignore the market dominance of middleware vendors, such as IBM, and take a gander at Cisco's XML acelleration product, the Application Control Engine.

Group creates standard to ease e-discovery data transfer - Network World
10/24/07
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model standards group Tuesday unveiled an XML-based standard that it says will allow documents transfer through the systems of multiple vendors during the various stages of e-discovery.

SOA made fast and easy - Network World
10/22/07
Network appliances for XML processing and the ready-made service component architecture or Windows Communication Foundation can help turn an SOA project from painful to powerful.

Why running a data center is like performing open heart surgery - Network World
09/13/07
Key to DVDPlay’s business is ensuring that IT runs as efficiently as possible. Otherwise, the business model that calls for renting DVDs for just $1.49 per night would quickly become unworkable.

IBM piles on Microsoft's open document defeat - Network World
09/10/07
IBM, a vocal critic of Office Open XML standardization, says it will commit 35 veteran programmers to the sparse staff now working on developing the OpenOffice.org specification, which incorporates the Open Document Format.

Nine wireless network companies to watch - Network World
09/06/07
Wireless and mobile companies you might not know but that are worth learning more about. Specializing in everything from smarter smart phones to going beyond the BlackBerry to exploiting XML data.

Citrix buys XML security firm QuickTree - Network World
09/05/07
Citrix Systems has bought QuickTree, a software developer focused on improving security and performance for XML and Web services.

ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard - Network World
09/04/07
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.

Network Evolution – Services-Centric Networking - Network World
09/04/07
Every once in a while a subtle evolutionary change occurs that dramatically affects the future of networking. As IT is making a dramatic transition to an SOA, the networking industry has been hesitant to embrace and commit to the transition.

OOXML vote at ISO: France says non, Australia abstains - Network World
09/03/07
France has voted against adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s document format Office Open XML as an international standard, while Australia has decided to abstain.

Microsoft employee offered incentives for OOXML support - Network World
08/30/07
Microsoft admitted Wednesday that an employee at its Swedish subsidiary offered monetary compensation to partners for voting in favor of the Office Open XML document format's approval as an ISO standard.

Office Open XML standardization to drag into next year - Network World
08/30/07
Microsoft-inspired Office Open XML proposal to be voted on this weekend by ISO members, but standardization effort will stretch into next year.

Microsoft releases super bundle of security patches - Network World
08/14/07
Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of it most significant security fixes this year.

Microsoft loses key U.S. OpenXML vote - Network World
08/10/07
Microsoft has lost a key vote in its quest to develop an alternative to the Open Document Format standard, backed by the open-source community.

Massachusetts remains lightning rod on open documents - Network World
08/02/07
Commonwealth’s approval of Open XML keeps its in cross-hairs of debate over open document formats.

Massachusetts adopts Open XML - Network World
08/01/07
Massachusetts approves Open XML open document format for use alongside Microsoft ODF.

U.S. standards committee still undecided on Open XML - Network World
07/25/07
A key U.S. standards committee remains undecided about whether it will support a document standard proposed by Microsoft, even while the company asserted that the committee has already signalled its "yes" in an upcoming vote.

V1 committee gives thumbs down to Open XML doc spec - Network World
07/18/07
An esoteric but key U.S. technical standards committee decided last week not to endorse Microsoft's Office Open XML document specification, increasing the odds that the U.S. will vote against approving Open XML as an open standard next month at an ISO ...

Salesforce.com adds customization features - Network World
07/17/07
Online provider coins term "platform-as-a-service" to highlight development tools to extend CRM, build custom apps that run on its hosted infrastructure.

Critic bashes Massachusetts on Open XML proposal - Network World
07/12/07
With about a week remaining to collect comments on a plan to adopt Ecma’s Open XML standard, Massachusetts is mum on how the issue is fairing, but some who disagree with the action are already voicing their opinion publicly.

Microsoft enlists Turbolinux to develop translator for Open XML, ODF - Network World
07/10/07
Microsoft says the top Linux distribution in Asia-Pacific, Turbolinux, is joining Novell, Linspire and Xandros in creating document translator tools.

Integration key issue in Massachusetts review of Open XML - Network World
07/05/07
The decision by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to consider adopting a second open document format could lead to integration issues but could also help revive similar legislation in other states.

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