Tag Archives: China

OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2008) in Beijing

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Next week Beijing will host the OpenOffice.org Annual International Conference (OOoCon). The event runs from November 5 through 7. I will not be attending, though several of my IBM colleagues will be there. I did go to the event two … Continue reading →

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The Forbidden City

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Bob Sutor

I’m about to head off to the Beijing airport for my return trip home, but I wanted to post a few photos from the visit to the Forbidden City, now known as the Palace Museum, in Beijing. I visited the … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-08-08

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Bob Sutor

China and OOXML www.bbj.hu :: Microsoft ‘monopoly’ comes under fire “Chinese academics and software developers gathered in Beijing yesterday to voice their opposition to Microsoft’s latest standard document format Office Open XML (OOXML).” (tags: microsoft ooxml china) Open Source IBM, … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-06-02

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Clever Stuff Gizmoz / The world of animated avatars, buddy icons, Talking Heads and user generated Talking Heads Videos (tags: avatar animation 3D fun) Open Source Highly Flexible Fedora 7 Linux Arrives “On May 31, Red Hat’s sponsored and community-supported … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-05-03

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Music Joan Baez bumped from Walter Reed concert – USATODAY.com “Folk singer and anti-war activist Joan Baez says she doesn’t know why she was not allowed to perform for recovering soldiers recently at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as she … Continue reading →

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IBM, colleges, accessibility

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Bob Sutor

See the IBM press release “IBM to Help Colleges Make Software More Accessible for Disabled and Aged”: NORTHRIDGE, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Mar 23, 2007 — IBM (NYSE:IBM – News) today announced that it will work with academia to build a worldwide repository … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-10

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Bob Sutor

China, ODF, and UOF ConsortiumInfo.org – Another Open Document Format � From China ‘There is already an effort in place to “harmonize” UOF and ODF’ (tags: china odf uof) China’s own document standard: A clear message to US IT vendors? … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-07

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Bob Sutor

open…: Jeff Bezos’ New New Thing – the Old Old Thing The shower mention alone gets this a link. (tags: amazon ibm) Once More unto the Breach: Open Standards, IPR and Innovation Conference, Beijing 2006 Stephe Walli goes to China … Continue reading →

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IBM, Standards, Developers, China

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Several weeks ago I mentioned that there was a new site on IBM developerWorks to help Russian developers get started with free and open source software. There is a new “Kick-start your Java apps” developerWorks site that makes it easy … Continue reading →

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