The OpenDocument Format has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims its Office Open XML format has significantly better performance.
The eagerly awaited beta includes plenty of new features, including better support for the Mac
Opera Software has responded to criticism of earlier versions of its Web browser, particularly over ease of use, by launching a new version - Opera 8.
The imminent convergence of GPS technology and the Internet has implications that could change the way you think about IT. Find out what's already being developed in this area and how it might fit into your strategy.
What if every bit of data in every computer included instructions about its content that would allow any other computer to interact with it? There are signs of real progress, if not revolution.
A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.
The imminent convergence of GPS technology and the Internet has implications that could change the way you think about IT. Find out what's already being developed in this area and how it might fit into your strategy.
The Web's leading standards body has released a long-delayed recommendation for using scripts in Web pages but urged coders not to rely too heavily on scripting.
The W3C offers two specifications for securing your XML documents, XML Signature and XML Encryption. Find out which tools can help create secure XML documents that adhere to these standards.
The lack of backwards compatibility between the Web scripting language XHTML 2.0 and its HTML predecessors could make billions of Web pages obsolete, experts fear.
Andreas Bovens shows off some cool tricks with HTML5, VIDEO and AUDIO tags, SVG and SMIL in the latest versions of Opera at Webjam8
ThinkFree Office 3 is a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office that lacks advanced tools but offers a free online component that's a handy work in progress for frequent travellers.
While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.
Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 is a premier design environment, combining image-editing and layout apps for both print documents and the Web.
Mid- to high-level graphics professionals will like this package, but it's overkill for just touching up photos and drawing organisational charts.
Worried that OS X will relegate your software to Classic mode? These five apps should ease your mind.
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