June 2007 - Posts

29 June 2007
Open XML and ODF - What Do You Want To Encourage
I have been traveling through Europe this week talking to people about interop generally, and with many people about Open XML. I am really encouraged by what I'm hearing from people as they think about the role of formats in the broader discussions of Read More...
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25 June 2007
Denmark Says ODF and Open XML Ok
In one of the most thorough and intensive periods of scrutiny for any type of standard, the Danish government has decided to make both ODF and Open XML document formats mandatory as of Jan. 1, 2008. While I still believe that mandated standards are not Read More...
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24 June 2007
.NET / J2 Interoperability
Nice piece written about a guy who has done an interesting piece of work here at MS. Greg showed part of this work at the Interop Las Vegas keynote that one of execs did - and it was received well. If you are interested, the place to go is here to see Read More...
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12 June 2007
Instructions For Insulting Me
Given that I tend to blog about contentious issues in the software industry, and that I work for Microsoft, it seems that I frequently draw the ire of some of my readers. To the extent that you wish to insult me, I now insist that you use this tool to Read More...
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08 June 2007
Two Interesting Posts
A quick note for a beautiful Friday afternoon. 1) Check out the news that Tom Hanrahan has joined MS and is going to be working on Linux / Windows Interoperability. This is a great thing for our customers. We have been saying for the past year that we Read More...
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04 June 2007
Identity Interop - Nice Post From Macehiter
I'd like to point out a nice post from Neil Macehiter of MWD in Europe. He is an industry analyst I've spoken with a few times and it would seem he is a close follower of the Identity Metasystem space. Kim and Mike are doing great work on Identity and Read More...
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01 June 2007
Java Dev for Open XML
A common concern raised by the opponents to the standardization work we're involved in for Open XML has been the idea that there is no way to independently manipulate the documents outside of Microsoft Office. We have been saying that is not the case, Read More...
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