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State questions Microsoft search plans

April 14, 2004 Massachusetts investigates whether the company is unlawfully wielding its desktop dominance in its plans to enter the search engine market. TAGS: Massachusetts, search engine, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Oracle to buy software maker Tangosol

March 23, 2007 Somerville, Mass., company develops software designed to increase application performance. TAGS: logistics, Oracle Corp., Massachusetts, high-performance, software company

Preparing for the open-standards onslaught

October 17, 2005 CCIA President Ed Black explains why he thinks Massachusetts has set an example other governments will follow. TAGS: Massachusetts, OpenDocument Format, citizen, state, interoperability, government, decision

Citrix acquires Reflectent

May 8, 2006 Networking-software company Citrix Systems expands into the desktop applications performance-monitoring market. TAGS: Citrix Systems Inc., Massachusetts, acquisition, server

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, information technology, CIO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, state, OpenOffice, agency, XML, standards, Adobe PDF, open source, Microsoft Corp., document, Microsoft Office, format, IBM Corp.

Verizon jacks up broadband offering

April 5, 2005 Carrier has doubled the speed of its $30 DSL service and plans to add more communities to its fiber build in Massachusetts. TAGS: FTTH, Verizon Communications, fiber, DSL, DSL service, Massachusetts, community, broadband

Alleged spammer settles with Massachusetts

October 11, 2004 DC Enterprises will pony up $25,000, marking resolution of the first state case under the federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Tom Reilly, Massachusetts, attorney general, e-mail

Police Blotter: Can a cell phone camera intimidate a witness?

November 16, 2007 Court rules that trial defendant committed crime when pretending to photograph an undercover officer with his cell phone. TAGS: officer, informant, Police Blotter, defendant, cell phone, Massachusetts, photograph, camera

Massachusetts moves ahead sans Microsoft

September 23, 2005 State finalizes policy calling for desktop applications supporting OpenDocument standard format. Microsoft Office is excluded. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, state, policy, Microsoft Office, decision, Microsoft Corp., agency, IBM Corp.

This week in security

September 16, 2005 Security researchers say they have found ways to exploit a serious bug in Firefox and Mozilla Web browsers. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Massachusetts, Firefox, T-Mobile, Web browser, Netscape Communications Corp., researcher, security

Massachusetts files suit under Can-Spam

July 2, 2004 Spurred by glut of e-mail advertising low mortgage rates, case is considered first state suit filed under new federal law. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Massachusetts, attorney general, state, complaint, Florida, e-mail

Search may be Microsoft's next target, court told

January 16, 2004 Microsoft may be using its desktop dominance to put the squeeze on search engines and on formats like Adobe Acrobat, Massachusetts claims in its latest antitrust filing. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, Massachusetts, dominance, Internet search, Adobe Acrobat, court, search engine, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, bond, policy, letter, information technology

Quote of the day: Mass. is the 'canary in a coal mine'

December 15, 2005 The Commonwealth's closely-watched decision about electronic document standards will affect the nation, even the globe, a professor says. TAGS: coal, Massachusetts, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Massachusetts assaults monoculture

November 29, 2005 Verdasys chief scientist Daniel Geer says Massachusetts' decision to go with OpenDocument Format comes not a moment too soon. TAGS: monoculture, OpenDocument Format, diversification, Massachusetts, species, biology, word-processor, record, risk, barrier, spreadsheet, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Mass. governor vetoes bill for online wine sales

November 22, 2005 Mitt Romney says certain provisions in the proposed law would prevent consumers from purchasing "the bottlings they want." TAGS: Mitt Romney, wine, winery, Governor, provision, bill, Massachusetts, law

Sun lands Orion software customer

January 13, 2004 Sun Microsystems sells its Java Enterprise System of server software, code-named Orion, to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. TAGS: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sun Java Enterprise System, SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server software, insurance company, Massachusetts, server

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, Microsoft Office, XML, Massachusetts, policy, state, standards, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

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, letter, OpenOffice, agency, document, Microsoft Corp., open source
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