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Year in review: The open-source effect spreads

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, open source, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, server, 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, XML, state, standards, agency, open source, OpenOffice, Adobe PDF, document, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Office

'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, adoption, open-source software, CIO, Massachusetts, government, decision, Linux, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Nips and tucks for open source

November 30, 2005 The license covering Linux faces revisions, the Firefox browser gets a makeover, and Gollum points the way to Wikipedia. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, OpenDocument Format, IBM DB2, open source, Firefox, Massachusetts, Amazon.com Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Wikipedia, Linux, Web browser, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., database, operating system

Microsoft Office to get a dose of OpenDocument

May 5, 2006 Developers have created a way to save OpenDocument documents from Microsoft Office. The first customer may be the commonwealth of Massachusetts. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Stephen O'Grady, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, development, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., open source, document, format

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. 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, open standard, state, information technology, decision, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

Why IP owners should worry

November 23, 2005 CompTIA's Melanie Wyne says a belief that confiscatory government policy must be used to even the score is gaining currency. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, air traffic control, IP, intellectual property, asset, policy, European Union, America, open source, U.S.

IBM, Sun to create 'OpenDocument Foundation'?

November 1, 2005 Two companies will hold a meeting this week to evangelize adoption of the document format, which Microsoft does not support. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OASIS, invitation, IBM Corp., adoption, Sun Microsystems Inc., foundation, Massachusetts, Novell Inc., Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

The $100 laptop moves closer to reality

September 28, 2005 MIT's Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display. TAGS: education, reality, Massachusetts, display, goal, laptop computer, design, P2P, Linux, open source, idea, PC, operating system

Microsoft bends on OpenDocument

July 6, 2006 The software giant will sponsor an open-source project to create a converter between Open Office XML and OpenDocument file formats. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, XML, interoperability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, OpenOffice, project, general manager, open source, Massachusetts, France, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, IBM Corp.
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