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Daily Links 12/01/2008 (p.m.)

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Some notes post-travel

I’m home from my trip to Italy last week and except for missing a connection in Chicago, all went well. Even the connection problem was not a major issue except that it was a Friday night and I got home … Continue reading

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The end of my business trip to Italy

After two days in Milan, I flew down to Rome last night with an IBM colleague for some business at IBM Rome today. It’s been a good and busy trip, but it’s nearly over. The hotel at which I’m staying … Continue reading

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To Italy

I’m in O’Hare Airport in Chicago now and I board my flight to London in a couple of hours. From there is on to Milan where I’m speaking on Wednesday. This morning when I went to the Rochester, NY, airport … Continue reading

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Can’t buy me (OOXML) love in Italy

See the blog post “OOXML does not buy its way in Italy”. I had been trying to figure out how to get that Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” into a blog entry for a few days, but Carlo beat me … Continue reading

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ODF is now a standard in Italy

According to an Italian colleague of mine, the OpenDocument Format (ODF) is now officially a standard in Italy. It is included now within the catalog of standards as well as on an official information page. Toward the end of the … Continue reading

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Brazil goes with OpenDocument Format (ODF)

The ODF Alliance just issued a press release praising the recent news out of Brazil: With the publication of version of its 2.0 e-Ping Interoperability Framework*, Brazil becomes the first country in South America to officially recommend ODF. The framework … Continue reading

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