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Microsoft Loses Appeal In Word/XML Case
A case involving Word, XML, and a company called i4i still isn’t going in Microsoft’s favor. The large corporation recently lost an appeal, meaning it isn’t allowed to sell certain versions of Word and is supposed to pay i4i $240 million.
By Doug CaverlyRead More
April 5, 2010 -
Google Unveils XML Alternative
The search giant didn’t spit out any insults, and it didn’t demand that everyone follow in its footsteps, either. Still, it may be of interest to XML fans that, when faced with the problem of encoding a lot of data, Google will now be using an XML alternative called Protocol …
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March 16, 2010 -
OOXML Moves Past Appeals Towards Publication
For better or for worse, you can’t keep Microsoft’s Office Open XML down. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has rejected appeals from Brazil, India, South Africa, and Venezuela, and approved the format as an international standard. Opponents don’t have to take the development as a complete defeat; in a …
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March 16, 2010 -
Intel Suite Update Nods To XML
Judging from a recent flurry of news surrounding the company, Intel’s all about XML these days. For starters, rather than just talk it up or tinker with a single new tool, the Santa Clara-based organization updated its XML Software Suite. This brings the processing libraries to version 1.1, and more …
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March 16, 2010 -
Microsoft XML Core Services Patched
If you’ve been ignoring the little yellow update notices provided by Windows, now might be a good time to finally acknowledge them and do some downloading. One of the most recent patches addresses three vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services. Security Bulletin MS08-069 is considered critical as a whole, and …
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March 16, 2010 -
New Tools Make Open XML More Accommodating
Love the company or hate it, at least Microsoft seems to be doing a little more work. After we documented its patching of some stuff last time, the software giant’s effort to create some format interoperability solutions is now proving fruitful. Employee Peter Galli documented three new solutions in a …
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March 16, 2010 -
Quark XML Author 3.0 For Microsoft Word On The Way
Microsoft Word is ubiquitous. Pretty much every computer – even when you take Macs into consideration – has the program onboard. So XML professionals – along with people who aren’t quite experts – may be happy to know that Quark XML Author 3.0 for Microsoft Word will soon be released. …
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March 16, 2010 -
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 -
Microsoft to Remove XML Support from Word
In a previous patch for MS Office, Microsoft removed support for custom XML according to an article from Computerworld. This is a result of an injunction i4i won against Microsoft. It prevents Microsoft from selling Word with custom XML support. Microsoft is currently working on a Mac update for Office …
By Rodney SellersRead More
March 16, 2010
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