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Microsoft Ordered To Pay XML Firm $200 Million
Sometimes, the figurative little guy wins. Sometimes, the figurative little guy is an XML company. And this is both of those times, since Microsoft’s been ordered to pay i4i $200 million for patent infringement. Many years ago, Toronto-based i4i was granted a patent related to “[s]ystem and method for generating …
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March 16, 2010 -
Quark, EMC Look At XML Authoring And Microsoft Word
A skilled construction crew might be able to build houses using 16th-century techniques, and there’s a fair market for clothing that’s created by hand. At the same time, though, it’s generally accepted that modern tools and conveniences are good things, and the integration of Quark XML Author with EMC’s Documentum …
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March 16, 2010 -
XML Used To Exploit Twitter Flaw
It looks like XML is going to become a hot (or at least warm) topic at the upcoming Black Hat Technical Security Conference. Apparently a researcher’s discovered a problem affecting Twitter and a number of other sites, and he’s been able to exploit it using an XML file.
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March 16, 2010 -
HR-XML Consortium Gets New Board Members
The HR-XML Consortium has brought two new people aboard in positions of authority. Talent Technology Director of Product Development Andrew Cunsolo and Questionmark CEO Eric Shepherd have been named to the Consortium’s 2010 Board of Directors.
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March 9, 2010 -
Open XML and OpenDocument Ballot Screen Head To Office 2010
Microsoft is all about ballot screens and options these days, at least in Europe. Even as individuals there are about to get the chance to try out different Web browsers (the European Commission was concerned the bundling of Windows and Internet Explorer had created a monopoly), they should also get …
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February 23, 2010 -
Citi Pleased With Swift eBam XML Pilot Program
Thieves and hackers have become more and more skilled over time, necessitating the creation of better security systems. Also, the recession’s caused people to become extremely protective of their money. And so the XML community should be proud to know that a pilot program relating to XML and bank account …
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October 28, 2009 -
Federal Register Becomes Available In XML
We’ll leave religion out of this, but otherwise, it appears that XML has friends in the highest of places. The National Archives and Records Administration and the U.S. Government Printing Office have decided to publish the Federal Register in XML. The Federal Register might be considered the American government’s official …
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October 15, 2009 -
Security Testing Product For XML Debuts
The world became a little safer for XML professionals this week. Codenomicon, which deals in security testing solutions, released a first-of-its-kind product along those lines called Defensics for XML. We’ve noted before that the recession has caused many hackers to step up their game – and a lot of non-hackers …
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September 23, 2009 -
EDI To XML Conversion Takes Off
Here’s a simple assumption: since you’re reading this XMLProNews piece, you probably prefer XML to, say, X12-compliant Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) documents. And you may, then, be interested to know that Workday is using a Progress Direct product to automatically transform X12-compliant EDI documents to XML. Granted, this development might …
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September 1, 2009 -
XML Library Flaws Found Far And Wide
XML professionals might want to raise shields and go to red – or at least yellow – alert. Multiple flaws in popular XML libraries have been discovered, and experts believe that the fallout could be pretty severe. Affected libraries include those from Apache, Python, and Sun, according to a statement …
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August 13, 2009
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