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Video: Cloud computing's dirty secret

VMware chief executive Paul Maritz discusses the need for interoperability and standards to prevent proprietary cloud computing.

By Nicole Kobie in Cannes, 27 Feb 2009 at 01:00

Server/News

card security

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.

By Davey Winder, 1 Sep 2010 at 14:15

Security/Analysis & Insight

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?

By Richard Hillesley, 4 Aug 2008 at 14:01

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

WiFi Certified Logo

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?

By Simon Brew, 2 Jun 2008 at 11:52

Networking/Analysis & Insight

standards

JEDEC unveils SSD testing standards

SSD customers now have a yardstick to compare products by.

By Eric Doyle, 23 Sep 2010 at 11:17

Storage/News

Cloud Standards

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...

By Sponsored, 7 Mar 2011 at 15:50

Cloud Power/Analysis & Insight

IBM looks to open standards

Big Blue has formalised its policy when it comes to using open technical standards.

By Nicole Kobie, 23 Sep 2008 at 14:27

Strategy/News

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 29 Mar 2008 at 12:59

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

Opera 10 alpha released

Opera makes song and dance about its latest desktop browser, claiming that it is its fastest and most standards compliant yet.

By Benny Har-Even, 4 Dec 2008 at 14:54

Networking/News

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BCS rebrands as Chartered Institute for IT

The British Computer Society (BCS) this week unveiled a new identity and a plan to make its technology professional standards globally recognised.

By Maggie Holland, 22 Sep 2009 at 10:42

Strategy/News

ISO rejects anti-Microsoft Office Open standards appeal

The International Standards Organisation has rejected an appeal to prevent Microsoft's OOXML from becoming an international standard.

By Stuart Turton, 18 Aug 2008 at 10:09

Desktop Software/News

Web browsing

HTML5 standards deadline set for 24 May

A leading figure from the World Wide Wed Consortium says its HTML5 standards will reach the 'feature complete' stage by the end of next month.

By Jennifer Scott, 19 Apr 2011 at 10:11

Networking/News

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 10 Mar 2008 at 11:37

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

Figure listening to music on their headphones

RNID welcomes EU MP3 volume standards

The new EU standards could protect the hearing of millions of people, according to the RNID. <br>

By Maggie Holland, 29 Sep 2009 at 09:30

Public Sector/News

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 10 Mar 2008 at 12:15

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

headphones

EU to introduce volume caps on MP3 players

Another example of the nanny state, or a sensible precaution to prevent hearing loss?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 28 Sep 2009 at 10:33

Mobile/News

Mobile device management takes off

An analyst firm has tracked strong growth for mobile device management standards support, boosting market growth and enabling better control of...

By Miya Knights, 12 Aug 2008 at 11:36

Mobile/News

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...

By Mary Branscombe, 5 Aug 2007 at 19:19

Mobile/Analysis & Insight

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Dell PowerEdge R610 server review

HP and IBM should be very afraid. Dell’s latest PowerEdge R610 - featuring Intel's new 'Nehalem' Xeon 5500 - sets new standards for rack server...

By Dave Mitchell, 30 Mar 2009 at 16:14

Server/Reviews

Red Hat joins European open platform telecoms project

OPUCE project to produce next generation open standards-based telecoms service delivery platform.

By Chris Green, 19 Oct 2006 at 13:23

Server/News

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