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Standards, Open Standards and Double Standards

"The proponents of OpenOffice have conspicuously failed to make this unimaginative clone of Office a success in the marketplace. So they took it to the ISO and got its format declared a standard, a fact which they expected to use to browbeat certain – um, shall we say, “easily influenced” – customers into picking OpenOffice."

Norwegian Standards Body Members Resign Over OOXML

tsa writes "Ars Technica reports that 13 of the 23 members from the technical committee of the Norwegian standards body, the organization that manages technical standards for the country, have resigned because of the way the OOXML standardization was handled. We've previously discussed Norway's protest and ISO's rejection of other appeals. From the article: 'The standardization process for Microsoft's office format has been plagued with controversy. Critics have challenged the validity of its ISO approval and allege that procedural irregularities and outright misconduct marred the voting process in national standards bodies around the world. Norway has faced particularly close scrutiny because the country reversed its vote against approval despite strong opposition to the format by a majority of the members who participated in the technic

IE8 Breaking Microsoft's Web Standards Promise?

An anonymous reader points out a story in The Register by Opera Software CTO Hakon Lie which tells the story of how Microsoft's interoperability promise for IE8 seems to have been broken in less than six months. Quoting: "In March, Microsoft announced that their upcoming Internet Explorer 8 would: use its most standards compliant mode, IE8 Standards, as the default. Note the last word: default. Microsoft argued that, in light of their newly published interoperability principles, it was the right thing to do. This declaration heralded an about-face and was widely praised by the web standards community; people were stunned and delighted by Microsoft's promise. This week, the promise was broken."

IBM Announces New I.T. Standards Policy

IBM today announced that, effective immediately, it is instituting a new corporate policy that formalizes the company's behavior when helping to create open technical standards. Such standards enable electronic devices and software programs to interoperate with one another.

ULDAGE Releases Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards

ULDAGE Releases Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards TOKYO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ULDAGE Inc. announced today that the Patent Pool License for Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards is scheduled to be available in October, 2008. The License includes essential patents owned by at least following 13 companies. Kenwood Corporation, France Telecom/Telediffusion de France, Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Pioneer Corporation, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, Thomson Licensing S.A., Toshiba Corporation, and Victor Company of Japan, Limited. The discussion among those 13 companies took place since May 2008 and they agreed on the following terms of license for launching the license program.

Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation Group Uncovers More Holes in Proposed National Gas-Mileage Standards

SAN FRANCISCO - August 18 -In comments filed today, the Center for Biological Diversity highlighted legally fatal flaws in the Bush administration’s latest inadequate fuel-economy standards for cars, pickups, and SUVs. The administration’s proposal and accompanying environmental review were systematically skewed in order to keep fuel-economy standards unreasonably low.

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BBC embraces H.264 and AAC for online video and audio services

"The BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function. I believe that the time has come for the BBC to start adopting open standards such as H.264 and AAC for our audio and video services on the web. These technologies have matured enough to make them viable alternatives to other solutions," Erik Huggers, BBC Director of Future Media and Technology writes on the BBC iPlayer blog.

Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks Enter Into Patent License Agreement With Huawei

and Nokia Siemens Networks announced today a patent license agreement with Huawei and its affiliates for standards essential patents. The comprehensive agreement covers the worldwide use of all standards essential patents of all parties, including GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000, optical networking, datacom and WiMAX in mobile devices, infrastructure and services. "We are very pleased to have entered into this agreement with Huawei" said Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President, Intellectual Property Rights, Nokia. "Huawei is the thirty-fifth company to license Nokia patents related to cellular standards and this agreement demonstrates how companies can license intellectual property in a way that encourages industry innovation and fosters a healthy IPR environment.

BBC's Open Player Claims Not Followed Through

ruphus13 writes "BBC's iPlayer was originally built on Microsoft's DRM-protected technology, and has never really been liked by folks like the FSF. The BBC is trying to play nice, though, recently claiming, 'the BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function. I believe that the time has come for the BBC to start adopting open standards such as H.264 and AAC for our audio and video services on the web.' This article argues that actions speak louder than words, and this is where the BBC falls short. 'The fact that both AAC and H.264 are encumbered with patent licenses that make their distribution under free licenses problematic flies in the face of this definition.

Food Standards Agency launches online science store

The Food Standards Agency has today launched a new online store for all the scientific research that it funds.

New Standards On Collecting Of Archaeological Material, Ancient Art

The American Association of Museums (AAM) today announced the establishment of standards regarding museum acquisition of archaeological material and ancient art that emphasize proper provenance of such objects and complete transparency on the part of the acquiring institutions.

Trading Standards targets piracy

VARs are set to reap the benefits of an imminent anti-piracy crackdown on UK firms by Trading Standards.

Trading Standards targets piracy

VARs are set to reap the benefits of an imminent anti-piracy crackdown on UK firms by Trading Standards.

CEA mulls standards for MP3 players, more...

The Consumer Electronics Association is considering implementing technical standards for handhelds and other home electronics, according to an announcement late yesterday. The organization says it has formed a discussion group that would gauge interest in a cross-platform standard that would ensure digital cameras, GPS navigators, MP3 players, and video screens all obey a certain minimum standard for integrating with other devices in the home.

EfficientPIM 2.0: Raising Standards of Modern Personal Information Management

EfficientPIM 2.0: Raising Standards of Modern Personal Information Management - EfficientPIM Software is delighted to announce the release of EfficientPIM version 2.0, the newest upgrade for its flagship tool enabling you to maintain and secure personal information, track contacts, make task lists and schedules, write notes, memos and even diaries to immortalize your memoirs. All the information can be password protected. The upgrade offers some significant new features, such as 8 interface styles, subtask support, Card view, custom fields for Contacts, backup and restore support, adding attachments and file links for Contacts and Notes, Work Week, Year and Time Grid view for Calendar, as well as full drag and drop support, and there are other improvements and bug fixes.

Google Tightens Standards for YouTube Videos...

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday hailed Google’s decision to strengthen the standards required for videos to appear on YouTube - a move taken in direct response to the Senator’s complaints about violent Islamist videos that have been posted on the popular website.

Google Tightens Standards for YouTube Videos in Response to Lieberman's Pressure

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday hailed Google's decision to strengthen the standards required for videos to appear on YouTube - a move taken in direct response to the Senator's complaints about violent Islamist videos that have been posted on the popular website.

CEA to Discuss Standards for Portable and Handheld Devices

today announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays and cameras. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting to consider the issue at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The meeting will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT.

CEA To Discuss Standards For Portable And Handheld

Arlington, VA -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays and cameras. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting to consider the issue at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The meeting will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT.

CEA to Discuss Standards for Portable and Handheld Devices

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays an

CEA to Discuss Standards for Portable and Handheld Devices

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 4, 2008--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays and cameras. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting to consider the issue at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The meeting will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT.

CEA to Discuss Standards for Portable and Handheld Devices

CEA Invites Industry to Discovery Group Meeting During Industry Forum ARLINGTON, Va.--(Business Wire)-- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)(R) today announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays and cameras. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting to consider the issue at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The meeting will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT. An industry standard for portable and handheld devices could make it easier for consumers to connect these devices with home audio and video systems, in-vehicle audio, video and navigation systems and other consumer electronics (CE) products.

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