Version: 2008
  • On GameFAQs: The Top 10 Literature-Based Games
advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

Massachusetts [x] , information technology [x]

News Stories

Showing 1-15 of 15 results found

Massachusetts sticking with 'open' documents

January 4, 2006 Despite state CIO's departure, Massachusetts is not pulling support for OpenDocument standard. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, state, CIO, information technology, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Massachusetts CIO quits

October 4, 2006 Louis Gutierrez says he's leaving due to lack of tech funding; move not expected to affect OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, CIO, state, information technology, bond, policy, letter

Massachusetts CIO quits amid OpenDocument debate

December 29, 2005 A key figure in efforts to move the state to the open-standards format has resigned following controversy over the initiative. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, controversy, CIO, initiative, state, information technology, conference

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, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Mass. officials criticize OpenDocument decision

November 1, 2005 Records supervisor, state senators probe Massachusetts' decision to standardize office applications on the document format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Peter Quinn, Massachusetts, information technology, decision, supervisor, senator, policy, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, policy, decision, bill, standards, agency, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office

Mass. holding tight to OpenDocument

July 5, 2006 State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Massachusetts, Stephen O'Grady, state, open standard, information technology, decision, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

States struggling to deal with digital documents

April 25, 2006 Minnesota has followed Massachusetts with a bill to adopt open formats, but most states have yet to tackle digital archives. TAGS: Minnesota, CIO, Massachusetts, state, OpenDocument Format, standards, document, agency, office, information technology, format, IBM Corp.

Massachusetts says it's open to multiple formats

December 14, 2005 State senators air the issues around its decision to use OpenDocument as the default desktop application format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, standards, OASIS, productivity-application, IBM Corp., senator, standard, state, XML, vice president, decision, Microsoft Office, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., forum

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, state, Office 12, XML, standards, Microsoft Office, standard, Governor, format, agency, decision, Microsoft Corp., information technology

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, policy, state, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

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, state, policy, Governor, agency, information technology, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Mass. replaces CIO in OpenDocument fray

January 6, 2006 As acting CIO is named, governor's spokesman says commonwealth is "on track" to use OpenDocument-based software next year. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, CIO, Peter Quinn, desktop software, Office 12, Governor, state, Massachusetts, spokesman, Microsoft Office, information technology, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?

March 28, 2006 Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, open-source community, open source, open-source software, adoption, Massachusetts, CIO, decision, government, Linux, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.
Sponsored matches for "information technology"