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Judge: Microsoft must pay state legal tab

September 22, 2003 A federal judge has ordered Microsoft to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees to the state of Massachusetts, less than half of what the state has been seeking. TAGS: Tom Reilly, antitrust, Massachusetts, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, state, attorney general, federal judge, Judge, fee, Microsoft Corp.

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.

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

Proprietary software--banned in Boston?

September 30, 2003 Massachusetts adopts a policy to favor open standards and open-source software in government computing projects. TAGS: open standard, Massachusetts, policy, state, open-source software, Boston, information technology, antitrust, Web server, open source, XML, Microsoft Corp., 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, standards, state, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

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

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, state, Massachusetts, CIO, OpenDocument Format, standards, document, IBM Corp., office, agency, format, information technology

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, state, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Colorado, leader, California

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, digital-rights management, rootkit, settlement, Sony Corp., state, antipiracy, Massachusetts, CD, Texas, agreement, California, music

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, Microsoft Office, policy, decision, Microsoft Corp., agency, IBM 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, XML, standards, agency, Adobe PDF, open source, document, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, format, IBM Corp.

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, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, bill, agency, spreadsheet, document, standard, state, Microsoft Office, presentation, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

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, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, state, Microsoft Office, Office 12, procurement, Governor, standards, XML, standard, Microsoft Corp., format, office, decision, agency

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

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, disability, Massachusetts, state, Microsoft Office, information technology, OpenOffice, letter, agency, document, Microsoft Corp., open source

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, state, CIO, information technology, initiative, conference

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, Massachusetts, CIO, Stephen O'Grady, state, open standard, decision, information technology, IBM Corp., open source, format, Microsoft Corp.

California risks losing tech edge, study says

March 31, 2004 The Golden State retains much of its allure as a tech center, but other states are coming on strong, a new report says, ranking Massachusetts No. 1. TAGS: human capital, entrepreneurial, state, Maryland, R&D, California, venture capital, study, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Internet tax mystery

November 10, 2003 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains how state tax collectors learned the identities of residents who bought cigarettes over the Web. TAGS: United Parcel Service of America Inc., tax, Massachusetts, tobacco, resident, state, mystery, online retailer, request, lawsuit, retailer

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, Peter Quinn, CIO, desktop software, Office 12, Governor, state, Microsoft Office, Massachusetts, information technology, IBM Corp., spokesman, Microsoft Corp.