The Inquirer: “Norway’s Government has mandated that its websites must use Open Document Format (ODF) for files published for use by the Norwegian public. “The government has decided that all information on governmental websites should be available in the open formats HTML, PDF or ODF. With this decision the times when public documents where only… Continue Reading
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Google and Microsoft Battle Over Future of Desktop and Web
New York Times: Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft – “The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both companies, and also inform how consumers and corporations work, shop, communicate and go about their digital lives. Google sees… Continue Reading
Microsoft Launches Technology Platform to Collect, Store and Share Health Information
Press release: “Joined by nationally recognized medical providers, health-management device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations, Microsoft Corp. today launched Microsoft® HealthVault, a software and services platform aimed at helping people better manage their health information. The company outlined its vision for ways that HealthVault can bring the health and technology industries together to create new… Continue Reading
European Commissions Decision on Microsoft's Abuse of Dominant Position Upheld
Press release: “The European Commission welcomes today’s ruling by the Court of First Instance upholding the European Commissions 2004 decision on Microsoft’s abuse of its dominant market position and confirming the totality of the fine imposed. In this decision, Microsoft was fined 497 million for infringing the EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant… Continue Reading
Microsoft Complies With Vista Browser Choice Option
Press release: Justice Department Files Joint Status Report on Microsofts Compliance with the Final Judgments: “The Department of Justice told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia [June 19, 2007] that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to resolve a complaint by Google regarding Microsofts desktop search function in Windows Vista.… Continue Reading
Privacy Ranking Report of Internet Service Companies
Source: “Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, and has an office in Washington, D.C. Together with members in 40 countries, PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security activities,… Continue Reading
Reseachers Focus on Fighting Web Spam
Hao Chen, Assistant Professor, UC Davis in collaboration with In collaboration with Microsoft Researchers Yi-Min Wang and Ming Ma, pub lished Spam Double-Funnel: Connecting Web Spammers with Advertisers. [Darlene Fichter] Overview: “Web spamming is a prevalent problem on the Web. Publishing and contributing to the web is increasingly easy. Spammers, motivated by money, want to… Continue Reading
EOP OMB Memo on Implementation of Microsoft Vista
M-07-11, Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems (March 22, 2007) Continue Reading
List of Top Companies from Harris Interactive Ranks Microsoft in First Place
WSJ free feature: How Boss’s Deeds Buff A Firm’s Reputation – Gates’s Philanthropy Puts Microsoft Atop Yearly Survey Of Best, Worst Companies: “Top-ranked Microsoft managed to beat Johnson & Johnson, whose emotionally appealing baby-products business had kept it in first place for a remarkable seven consecutive years. In the Reputation Quotient survey conducted by market-research… Continue Reading
Complaint Filed With FTC Calling for Investigation of Online Consumer Tracking and Data Collection Practices
Press release, November 1, 2006: “The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG), two of the leading public-interest advocacy groups working on behalf of a more diverse and competitive online environment, filed a complaint today with the Federal Trade Commission, calling on the commission to undertake an immediate,… Continue Reading
Microsoft Releases Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services
Microsoft public version of extensive internal privacy guidelines for developers: “In response to requests from customers, partners, ISVs, educators, advocates, and regulators, we created a public set of privacy guidelines for developing software products and services. These guidelines are based on our internal guidelines and our experience incorporating privacy into the development process. By documenting… Continue Reading
New AmLaw Tech Survey
AmLaw Tech Survey: Law Firms Play Variations on Old Themes – “The 11th annual survey finds firms expanding IT while adopting new versions of old standards.” Continue Reading
