Experts have defended the Open Document Format standard against suggestions that its schema is broken, but the critic who highlighted the alleged flaws has defended his position.
Now that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been certified as an ISO standard, there is a possibility that the vote leading to that result will be challenged. It seems Microsoft is already counting on it.
European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised.
Microsoft executives have accused IBM of single-handedly leading an effort to block the software giant from having its Office Open XML standard approved by the International Standards Organisation (ISO).
As Microsoft's bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard approaches the final deadline of midnight on Saturday, more details have emerged of last month's controversial meeting in Geneva which attempted to resolve technical issues.
What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?
Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.
While the jury debating Web services is still out, there are some new compelling reasons to deliberate. Columnist Tim Landgrave describes some interesting implementations in the intranet/extranet scenario.
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.
Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.
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Olympus created the E-100 RS for people who need to capture action. With the ability to shoot at 15 frames per second, this camera will leave only you to blame if you miss your shot. It offers a wide range of features and excellent image quality, but with a price tag of more than AU$2,500 it's not the camera for everyone.
Eastman Kodak's DCS 330 isn't for everyone, which its relatively high price ensures. Instead, it's aimed at professionals seeking Nikon-lens compatibility and Kodak's digital-imaging technology at a cost lower than Kodak's pro models.
Digital imaging has made dazzling leaps in the half-decade since the first cameras appeared, yet even with three-megapixel sensors available, the glass remains half full. And anyone who’s ever picked up a decent 35mm camera knows the drinking glass is also half-empty when digital imaging is concerned. In this issue, we review nine of the newest digital cameras, those with two- and three-megapixel sensors from Canon, Casio, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Ricoh, and Sony.
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