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Are you ready for PCI compliance?
Davey Winder takes a closer look at the financial transaction security standard and what you need to do to get certified.
MS-OOXML: A format without a future?
Is Microsoft's Office Open XML a functional standard, and if not, why is it being rushed through the process?
802.11n: Is there an end to the saga?
After many years of discussion and debate, the 802.11n standard still awaits final approval. What is going on and why is ratification taking so long?
The growing importance of cloud standards
Microsoft’s Simon May and Steve Plank, along with IT Pro contributing editor Steve Cassidy discuss the importance of standards in the cloud...
Microsoft's last chance for OOXML standard approval
Microsoft's efforts to gain standard approval for its Office Open XML (OOXML) format is about to come to a close. We examine what the International...
OOXML and the future of open standards
Delegates from the national standards bodies who contribute to the International Standards Organisation (ISO) met last week in Geneva to decide the...
OOXML: Standards for accepting standards
After the Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) failed to resolve the differences around Microsoft's...
2.5GHz - taking wireless broadband mobile
For all the talk of 4G services like WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE), the first services we see in the 2.5GHz spectrum in the UK may be based...
What does Internet Explorer 8 mean for you?
Plan ahead for Internet Explorer 8 so you can take advantage of the security and deployment features – and update your web sites and applications...
Wrestling with the monopoly
Thanks to the EU we can now hope for a positive expansion of open standards, innovation and competition on the desktop. In this new environment...
Double standards for Microsoft and OOXML
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to fast track OOXML as a second international standard for office applications. Two into one won't go, yet...
Interoperability in the real world
The growth of open source operating systems, adoption of recognised standards and the impact of proprietary formats and systems on accepted...
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