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French taxman opts for OpenOffice

November 9, 2005 Tax agency plans to put the open-source rival to Microsoft Office on thousands of its PCs. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, agency, tax, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC

British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

January 11, 2007 Government's schools computer unit warns that deploying the new OS carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. TAGS: agency, school, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, London, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor

July 2, 2007 Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, XML, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, standards, document, state, policy, Microsoft Corp., information technology

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Texas, agency, Massachusetts, Minnesota, bill, spreadsheet, document, presentation, standard, XML, state, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Explaining a Vista ban

March 22, 2007 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has put a moratorium on using Windows Vista, but that's business as usual, says agency's CIO. TAGS: ban, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, CIO, chief information officer, agency, business application, Microsoft Office 2007, organization, policy, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Banks ordered to tell customers about breaches

March 25, 2005 If it's "reasonably possible" that customer data will be misused as the result of a breach, a bank must act, four U.S. agencies say. TAGS: institution, regulation, bank, agency, finance, Microsoft Office

California may adopt OpenDocument

February 28, 2007 Bill would require state agencies to adopt ODF as a standard and exclude the use of proprietary file formats. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, bill, Massachusetts, California, XML, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan

August 24, 2006 In letter seen by CNET News.com, commonwealth says it'll use Office suite plug-in as it moves to standardized format. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, disability, state, Microsoft Office, information technology, agency, letter, OpenOffice, document, Microsoft Corp., open source

OpenDocument format gathers steam

November 10, 2005 Growing cadre of vendors vows to improve alternatives to Microsoft Office, as government customers voice more interest. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Stephen O'Grady, Office 12, desktop software, Microsoft Office, agency, technology company, vendor, XML, Massachusetts, standard, interest, IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Corp.

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

March 13, 2007 Concerns about compatibility and other issues move DOT and NIST to prohibit upgrades to Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7, for now anyway. TAGS: memo, Microsoft Office 2007, organization, agency, Microsoft Windows Vista, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard

November 28, 2005 After picking OpenDocument as a standard, commonwealth is "optimistic" that standardized Office formats will pass muster. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, procurement, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Office 12, state, Microsoft Office, standards, XML, standard, Governor, agency, format, Microsoft Corp., decision, information technology

Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop

September 1, 2005 State intends to phase out office applications from Microsoft and others in favor of software based on "open" standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, Peter Quinn, XML, state, standards, agency, OpenOffice, open source, Adobe PDF, document, IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Hard drive vanishes from VA facility

February 5, 2007 Portable device may have been stolen from an Alabama medical center and may house data on as many as 48,000 vets. TAGS: veteran, Alabama, theft, facility, investigation, agency, hard drive, Microsoft Office, laptop computer

Mass. bill endangers OpenDocument decision

November 3, 2005 Senate bill proposes creation of task force to approve state technical policy, calling into question OpenDocument decision. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, electronic record, Massachusetts, information technology, bill, policy, decision, agency, standards, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office

Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIO

January 31, 2006 Louis Gutierrez becomes chief information officer in Bay State, where he will take charge of OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Office 12, chief information officer, policy, state, Governor, agency, information technology, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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French taxman opts for OpenOffice

British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

Explaining a Vista ban

Banks ordered to tell customers about breaches

California may adopt OpenDocument

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan

OpenDocument format gathers steam

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard

Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop

Hard drive vanishes from VA facility

Mass. bill endangers OpenDocument decision

Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIO

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News Stories

French taxman opts for OpenOffice

British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

Explaining a Vista ban

Banks ordered to tell customers about breaches

California may adopt OpenDocument

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan

OpenDocument format gathers steam

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard

Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop

Hard drive vanishes from VA facility

Mass. bill endangers OpenDocument decision

Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIO

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