The Australian Computer Society has called for industry adoption of a "software quality assurance methodologies and professional standards" in the hope of enhancing Australia's status worldwide.
The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format.
The world's largest IT and communications vendors are divided in the way they intend to offer unified communications.
The networking-software company bets on open source and standards to build momentum for its operating systems and security software.
Sun's software czar Jonathan Schwartz writes that the terms are not interchangeable, a point that often gets overlooked. He explains why it pays to read more closely.
Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)
The next time you're buying antivirus software, don't go direct to Symantec or McAfee. Don't download free antivirus. And definitely don't see Harvey Norman. Ask your bank they're quite literally giving the stuff away.
Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.
Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
Today I'm taking a dip into the most interesting patents -- and patently silly ideas -- and what manner of messed-up services may be coming to your handset before too long, including the fertility phone, smellophone and Feng Shui phone.
Sun's software czar Jonathan Schwartz writes that the terms are not interchangeable, a point that often gets overlooked. He explains why it pays to read more closely.
Just as building codes have changed to make access easier for everyone, so are standards changing in hardware and software design.
A Web standards body is close to approving a key Web services specification, but concerns about patent rights may hold up the process.
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Microsoft and other software makers have met with several computer-security companies to hash out the last details of a group that will set guidelines for reporting software flaws that affect Internet security.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
Four new versions of Linux have been certified to comply with guidelines set down by the Linux Standard Base.
Intel is developing standards for building inexpensive robots that eventually could automatically inspect industrial equipment or take aerial photographs.
The latest wireless networking specification is on track for standards approval, which should open the door for further adoption of the already popular technology.
Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.
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