A Canadian XML co-creator says developers might find it easier to create novel applications now that the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) has approved the OpenDocument file format.
Despite the end of mainstream support for Windows 2000, the Microsoft Corp. operating system continues to have a strong following among corporations. So says AssetMetrix Inc., an Ottawa-based IT trend-tracking firm. Last month the company released a report describing Windows 2000
The organization that oversees Java technology standards says Microsoft Corp. is welcome to join, so long as the software giant can play nice with other tech entities. Members of the Java Community Process (JCP), a Java-tech standards body, seemed willing to accept with open arms Microsoft as a JCP member, given certain limitations.