Hi
This is a double posting of two news items. The first is a ZDNet
article stating that Mass. has confirmed the use of ODF in their
policy. There are quotes that MS is seeming to organise some
resistance by ?representatives? to this move. Some of the comments to
the article are denouncing it as a pro-MS placement though.
The 2nd link is more interesting - it is a recording of a meeting with
the CIO of Mass. about the ODF policy, and is apparently a fairer
representation of the meeting reported by the ZDNet article.
Deepankar
Begin forwarded message:
From: Deepankar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 September 2005 10:38:20 BST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [The OpenOffice.org Newsletter] "Massachusetts moves ahead
sans Microsoft"
ZDNet posts news the the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made their
final decision to go with open standards in file formats, such as OOo
2.0's native OpenDocument format, rather than with proprietory
formats:"The commonwealth of Massachusetts has finalized its decision
to standardize desktop applications on OpenDocument, a format not
supported by Microsoft Office.
The state on Wednesday posted the final version of its Enterprise
Technical Reference Model, which mandates new document formats for
office productivity applications.
"http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5878869.html
Massachusetts Enterprise Technical Reference Model:
http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?
pageID=itdsubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Policies%2c+Standards+%26+Legal&L2=En
terprise+Architecture&L3=Enterprise+Technical+Reference+Model+-
+Version+3.5&sid=Aitd
More reporting:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Loses-the-War-in-
Massachusetts-9146.shtml
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Posted by Deepankar Datta to The OpenOffice.org Newsletter at
9/24/2005 10:33:00 AM
Begin forwarded message:
From: Deepankar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 September 2005 10:44:38 BST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [The OpenOffice.org Newsletter] Massachusetts Technology
Leadership Council Open Format Meeting, September 2005
The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council held an Open Format
Meeting on 16 September 2005 about the State of Massachusetts's new
Enterprise Technical Reference Model, with special interest about the
move to open document formats:"In attendance were Massachusetts
Secretary of Administration and Finance Eric Kriss and CIO of the
Commonwealth Peter Quinn, as well as representatives from a wide
variety of Council member software companies.
The meeting was recorded in its entirety by the Council, with no
requested deletions. The MP3 version of the recording is 53.2MB in
size and has a duration of 1:56:16.
"http://www.softwaregarden.com/cgi-bin/oss-sig/wiki.pl?
OpenFormatMeetingSept2005
The recording of the meeting is available in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format.
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Posted by Deepankar Datta to The OpenOffice.org Newsletter at
9/24/2005 10:39:00 AM
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