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India Third to Appeal ISO's OOXML Approval

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "India is now the third country to appeal the ISO's approval of OOXML, with their appeal arriving just before the deadline last night. According to PC World, this makes OOXML the first BRM process under ISO/JTC 1 to be appealed, which leaves us in uncharted territory. Although there was substantial confusion in the comments on yesterday's story, Brazil is really appealing, not merely disapproving, of OOXML, having sent a letter that begins with 'The Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), as a P member of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, would like to present, to ISO/IEC/JTC1 and ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, this appeal for reconsideration of the ISO/IEC DIS 29500 final result.' Groklaw speculates that this may have something to do with Microsoft hedging their bets by supporting ODF 1.

ISO Puts OOXML On Hold

After member states filed four complaints against the standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format, the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in Geneva have responded by postponing publication of the revised specification. As the ISO announced, the planned ISO/IEC DIS 29500 cannot be published until these complaints have been heard. Procedure requires that they be dealt with by the end of June, when the ISO and IEC have to hand over their comments on the complaints to two management committees for a final decision.

ISO Puts OOXML On Hold

schliz alerts us that ISO, in response to the four appeals (Denmark, India, Brazil, South Arica) filed in recent weeks, has put the OOXML standardization process on hold. Here is ISO's press release, which says that ISO/IEC DIS 29500 will not be published for at least "several months" while the appeals process goes forward.

ISO Recommends Denying OOXML Appeals

An anonymous reader passes along word that ISO has responded to the four appeals filed against the approval of OOXML as a standard. To no one's surprise, ISO says that there was nothing wrong with the process. Groklaw's coverage is (as usual) the most comprehensive. Andy Updegrove summarizes ISO's position this way: "1. All judgments made during the course of the process were appropriately made under the applicable Directives. 2. The fact that the BRM voted on all proposed resolutions in some fashion satisfies the requirements of the Directives. 3. The fact that a sufficient percentage of National Bodies (NBs) ultimately voted to approve DIS 29500 ratifies the process and any flaws in that process. 4. Many objections, regardless of their merits, are irrelevant to the appeals process"

South Africa Appeals ISO Decision On OOXML

mauritzhansen sends us a blog post by Steve Pepper, former chairman of the Norwegian standards committee responsible for evaluating OOXML, reporting that the South African national standards body, SABS, has appealed against the result of the OOXML DIS 29500 ballot in ISO. From the blog: "In a letter sent to the General Secretary of the IEC (co-sponsor with ISO of JTC1), the SABS expresses its 'deep concern over the increasing tendency of international organizations to use the JTC 1 process to circumvent the consensus-building process that is the cornerstone to the success and international acceptance of ISO and IEC standards.' Having resigned as Chairman of the Norwegian committee responsible for considering OOXML for exactly this reason, I congratulate South Africa on its willingness to stand up for the principles on which standardizatio

ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution

AlgoSec Inc. the leading provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management solutions, has announced its automatically completed ISO 27001 report eliminating labor and time intensive enterprise firewall compliance requirements. The audit-ready ISO 27001 report rounds out AlgoSec’s compliance offering, which also includes automatically completed PCI DSS

AlgoSec Unveils Automated ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution

(May 22, 2008)-- AlgoSec, provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management solutions announced its automatically completed ISO 27001 report, eliminating labor and time intensive enterprise firewall compliance requirements. The audit-ready ISO 27001 report rounds out AlgoSec's compliance offering, which also includes automatically completed PCI DSS and SOX out-of-the-box compliance reports.

Integrate IE 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO

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Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO

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Brazil Appeals OOXML Decision

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Brazil is now appealing the ISO's decision to standardize OOXML, following South Africa's lead. Interestingly, part of the reason this took so long was that Microsoft supporters at the meetings kept asking for delays because they 'weren't prepared' to discuss the issues raised. And the ISO as a whole is moving rather slowly, after that delay in releasing the DIS. But at least the ISO is also rewriting the directives in a special working group so this doesn't happen again. Of course, they'd have to be strict about making sure the directives are followed for it to help."

South Africa Appeals OOXML

The South African national standards body, SABS, has appealed against the result of the OOXML DIS 29500 ballot in ISO. In a letter sent to the General Secretary of the IEC (co-sponsor with ISO of JTC1), the SABS expresses its “deep concern over the increasing tendency of international organizations to use the JTC 1 process to circumvent the consensus-building process that is the cornerstone to the success and international acceptance of ISO and IEC standards.�

ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution Debuts

AlgoSec unveils automated ISO 27001 firewall compliance solution; provides out-of-the-box reports for Check Point, Cisco & Juniper

ISO, IEC leaders recommend rejection of OOXML appeals

The leaders of the ISO and the IEC have recommended the rejection of appeals from four countries that protested a vote approving OOXML, an XML-based document format submitted by Microsoft as an international standard.

ISO/TC 229 to convene in Iran in 2011

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 229, Nanotechnologies meeting will be held in Iran in 2011.

ISO puts off standardisation of Microsoft's Open Office XML format

Mumbai: The International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) has put its decision to declare Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) file format a global standard on hold, following appeals by four countries, including India, Brazil, South Africa and Venezuela.

AlgoSec Unveils Automated ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution; Provides Out-of-the-Box Reports for Check Point, Cisco and Juniper Firewalls

TMCNet: AlgoSec Unveils Automated ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution; Provides Out-of-the-Box Reports for Check Point, Cisco and Juniper Firewalls

Adobe Releases PDF Copyright to ISO

Adobe has released their previously-proprietary PDF format to ISO, clearing the way for standardization and making it an open format. Thanks Adobe!

ANSI Participates in Sixth ISO Nanotechnology Plenary

May 26-30, 2008, marked the sixth plenary session for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229 on nanotechnologies. Over 125 representatives from thirty member countries – including participants from South Africa, India, and the Russian Federation – gathered in Bordeaux, France to advance the committee’s goals in nanotechnology standardization.

ANSI participates in sixth ISO nanotechnology plenary

(Nanowerk News) May 26-30, 2008, marked the sixth plenary session for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229 on nanotechnologies. Over 125 representatives from thirty member countries – including participants from South Africa, India, and the Russian Federation – gathered in Bordeaux, France to advance the committee’s goals in nanotechnology standardization.

AlgoSec introduces out-of-the-box ISO 27001 reports for Check Point, Cisco and Juniper firewalls

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Adobe seeks International recognition for DNG

Adobe is submitting its DNG 'universal RAW' format to the International Standard's Organization (ISO), in a move aimed at increasing acceptance and usage. The format is being proposed as part of ISO's TIFF/EP (electronic photography), standard. We spoke to Adobe about the move.

Nikon D700 Photo Gallery

NikonNikon D700 Sample Photos : During a business trip to Monaco I had some time to shoot sample photos with the new Nikon D700. Unfortunately the sun was shining with high temperatures, so high ISO photos were out of the question. As soon as I have finished the full Nikon D700 test, high ISO photos will be part of the review. The new Nikon D700 was introduced the first of July and is for many Nikon enthusiast and SLR photographers quite a surprise. 12 Megapixels, compact body and the same image sensor as the professional Nikon D3; some pretty interesting specs! Currently I have a full production model in the office, at the same time there is also a second Nikon D700 tested by Kai Thon, DIWA's test manager, at the DIWA Labs in Norway.

Microsoft Office 2007 to Support ODF - But Not OOXML

Andy Updegrove writes "About two hours ago, Microsoft announced that it will update Office 2007 to natively support ODF 1.1, but not to implement its own OOXML format. Not until Office 14 is released (no date given so far for that) will anyone be able to buy an OOXML ISO-compliant version. Why will Microsoft do this after so many years of refusal? Perhaps because the only way it can deliver a product to government customers that meets an ISO/IEC document format standard is by finally taking the plunge, and supporting 'that other format.' Still, many questions remain, such as when this upgrade will actually be released, how good a job it will do, and whether the API Microsoft has said it will make available to permit developers to supply 'save to ODF' default plugins will be supported by a patent non-assertion promise allowing implementati

Microsoft Spokesman Says ODF "Clearly Won" Standard War

Elektroschock writes "At a Red Hat retrospective panel on the ODF vs. OOXML struggle panel, a Microsoft representative, Stuart McKee, admitted that ODF had 'clearly won.' The Redmond company is going to add native support of ODF 1.1 with its Office 2007 service pack 2. Its yet unpublished format ISO OOXML will not be supported before the release of the next Office generation. Whether or not OOXML ever gets published is an open question after four national bodies appealed the ISO decision."

Best Buy to Sell Ubuntu with 60 Days of Support

Ubuntu is a popular Linux distro that has been available as a free download since in initial release back in 2004. However, there are some obstacles that stand in the way of adoption but the non-technical out there not the least of which is the need for a high-speed connection for the download and the tools needed to burn an ISO image (right -What's an ISO image?). In an effort to expand its reach beyond enthusiasts and the more technical savvy, Canonical Ltd. is partnering with Best Buy stores to offer a boxed set of the software for $19.99US. What the retail version gets you, besides the install discs, is a quick install guide along with 60 days of free support. The boxed sets are produced by ValuSoft which will also provide the support with backup help from Canonical for any issues its support staff can't handle.

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