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...It has since attempted to promote its model, which was developed in a separate white paper, in the ISO committee on AI....
...BAE Systems, the UK-based defence contractor, last year decided against using the Microsoft Office 365 cloud-based service, in part because the Patriot Act meant that Microsoft could not guarantee that the...
...The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is working on sustainability with the development of its ISO 26000 standard. But it is intended as a guidance document, not a certification....
...Little wonder then that companies ranging from Microsoft to Bharti have sought them out as potential partners....
...The formats first got the backing of Ecma, which put them forward for approval by the ISO – a process that drew complaints about how Microsoft packed national standards bodies with its own supporters in...
...The body said members of ISO had had “inadequate information” for making the decision and added that the process of reviewing Microsoft’s submissions had been “poorly conducted”....
...ODF received approval from ISO two years ago, putting pressure on Microsoft to get similar approval for its own format....
...But even hard-line opponents like the Groklaw blog now seem to have conceded Microsoft’s victory and have been left muttering about possible appeals against the way the ISO decision was reached....
...However, in this case, the ISO process was widely criticised, with some members of national standards’ bodies accusing Microsoft and its rivals of attempting to influence the vote....
...Microsoft’s PC software is already a de facto standard, but without formal recognition from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) there was a risk governments and other big customers would...
...Without ISO acceptance, Microsoft could stand to lose business, particularly with government clients, some of which are becoming increasingly keen to use only ISO-certified software....
...Without ISO certification, Microsoft may find it harder to get its software on the procurement list. Its hard to say exactly how much they might stand to lose....
...Delays in Microsoft’s ISO certification process are a selling opportunity for the proponents of ODF....
...He claimed that the initial ISO vote was “a very positive sign of momentum” towards ultimate support....
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...The ISO already recognises the rival Open Document Format, which has been gaining ground, so matching that is a must for Microsoft. How damaging could this be?...
...Its customers include Microsoft and Avaya....
...Include the ”Latin-1” character set from ISO 8859-1, which covers most western languages, and the priceless £ sign, and we get 191 characters....
...Some observers of software standards have expressed concern for ECMA and ISO because their reputations may suffer after an ignominious rubber stamping of Microsoft’s proprietary and insecure format....
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