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The crazy world of Open XML

Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:18 AM by dstrange
With the ballot resolution later this month, the temperature is high around the issues on Open XML.  On our side we believe that Open XML is solving a different problem to ODF and so we supported it through fast track.  IBM and others have decided Read More...
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3 new Office Live customer stories - training, the Algarve and premium fresh cocktails..

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:57 PM by dstrange
Three stories about small businesses using Office Live to get their businesses up and running.  Algarvesol - how a couple made renting out their apartment in Algarve a lot more professional with an online site with Office Live . Sublime - an enterprising Read More...
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Random roundup of Office news 18th Jan 2008

Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 3:28 PM by dstrange
Office Quiz I'm liking Ian Moulster's quiz on Office 2007 .  How many can you get - even I struggled with some of them.  He's going to publish the answers next week.. Progress of Office Open XML We are busy preparing for the Ballot Resolution Read More...
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Intelligencia for Office 2007 uses Open XML

Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 7:31 PM by dstrange
I've spoken about IT Workplace before .  If you are interested in seeing an Office Business Application in action, have a look at Intelligencia - they allow people to do data analysis from Word.  This relies on Open XML to store the settings Read More...
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Davis Langdon MOSS 2007 story

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:06 PM by dstrange
Construction consultants at Davis Langdon are renowned for delivering high-profile, high-value projects. They are involved in a number of well-known projects such as the London Olympics in 2012. The company’s United Kingdom operation provides consultancy Read More...
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Ecma Open XML real world stories

Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:23 PM by dstrange
This afternoon I was presenting at the Office Business Applications architects council with the good looking chaps on the right here. I was talking about some of the stories I've come across from our customers and partners who are using Ecma Open XML Read More...
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Prove it! The point of evidence

Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 2:22 PM by dstrange
Have you ever read a case study from Microsoft? I bet you haven't. More likely, you've been sent one (it got shifted about on your desk for a bit and then filed in the bin), you've sent one to a customer (but didn't really read it yourself) or you've Read More...
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Accountants getting value from Office 2007

Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:06 PM by dstrange
Its fair to say we've had rather a lot of cynicism from the readers of accounting web as to the value of Office 2007 to an accountant so it's great to see John Stokdyk profile this interview with Richard Abel from Aggrawaal & Co. Good quotes: "Our Read More...
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Random roundup.. June 5th 2007

Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 3:55 PM by dstrange
"Open battle will boost compatibility" writes the Guardian computer editor, Jack Schofield in a computer weekly article . Open XML will never win over ODF proponents: nothing would. However, the new formats are more open, more accessible and more standardised Read More...
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The Enterprise Learning Framework

Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:25 AM by dstrange
I was chatting with my friend Colin Ashurst from Durham Business School this morning about the world of the information worker. He was saying he still thinks there needs to be more focus on helping get the technology deployed and getting people to use Read More...
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MindJet MindManager 7 becomes Fluent with the ribbon: interview

Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:57 PM by dstrange
The upcoming version 7 of MindJet MindManager, the popular visualisation tool releases on 31 st May. One of its key selling points is the use of the new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. I caught up with Rob Furnivall from MindJet (above and left) Read More...
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Kingston University: the future's bright with 2007 Office

Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 6:16 PM by dstrange
It was my pleasure to get to know Ian McNeice from Kingston University over the last few months. Ian is a very passionate visionary in academic IT and was one of our early adopters. He kindly agreed to an IM interview about how they are using SharePoint Read More...
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