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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., IBM Corp.
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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, interoperability, citizen, state, government, decision
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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.
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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, information technology, policy, letter
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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, agency, standards, open source, OpenOffice, Adobe PDF, document, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Office
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Massachusetts, California best states for nanotech
January 25, 2005 Got a degree in nanomaterials and wondering where to move? Try Massachusetts, but stay out of the Dakotas or Arkansas. TAGS: nanotechnology, Massachusetts, state, Arkansas, Colorado, California, leader
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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.
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RadioRocker 2.0.5
Listen to terrestrial radio on your Mac, over 5,000 stations. TAGS: station, Massachusetts, state, California, radio, Apple Macintosh
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Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states
December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, digital-rights management, antipiracy, state, rootkit, Massachusetts, Texas, Sony Corp., agreement, California, CD
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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, standards, XML, Microsoft Office, standard, Governor, agency, format, decision, Microsoft Corp., information technology
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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, agency, information technology, letter, OpenOffice, document, Microsoft Corp., open source
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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, information technology, state, conference
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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.
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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, Minnesota, Massachusetts, agency, bill, spreadsheet, presentation, standard, document, Microsoft Office, state, XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word
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911 failure in the Bay State
May 27, 2005 Death of Massachusetts woman whose 911 call fails to show her location halts emergency-network upgrade by Verizon and gear maker Plant Equipment. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Massachusetts, woman, caller, state
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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.
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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.
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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, XML, vice president, state, Microsoft Office, decision, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., forum
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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, Microsoft Office, Massachusetts, standards, state, policy, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology
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Office standards battle grinds on
December 13, 2005 Creation of Ecma standard committee gives Microsoft a point in escalating battle over desktop software. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, productivity-application, technical committee, Massachusetts, committee, desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Office, standards, IBM Corp., state, vice president, Microsoft Corp.

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