Tag Archives: South Africa

Pretoria ODF Users Workshop

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Bob Sutor

I’m a bit tardy in reporting what happened last week at the Second International ODF Users Conference, held in Pretoria, South Africa. This was the first time I was ever in Africa, much less South Africa, and so I was … Continue reading →

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Ah, Pretoria!

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Bob Sutor

I arrived in Pretoria this evening in order to attend the ODF Users Workshop being held here on Thursday and Friday. I’m excited to be here for a couple of reasons. First, I wasn’t able to attend last year’s meeting … Continue reading →

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On to South Africa

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Bob Sutor

I’m in Dulles Airport in Washington on my way to Pretoria, South Africa, for the International ODF User Conference. I flew here from Chicago, where I visited my daughter at college. I’m trying to get more comfortable with finding my … Continue reading →

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India also files appeal on OOXML to ISO and IEC

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Thanks to Russell in a comment to my previous blog entry. PCWorld is reporting that in addition to South Africa, both Brazil and India are appealing the OOXML decision to ISO and IEC. Somehow after this last week’s news regarding … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-02-24

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Open Source E-Commerce News: Software: South African Government Adopts Open Source Policy “South Africa announced Thursday its plan to use open source software on government-run computer systems.” (tags: opensource) JBoss founder departs Red Hat | CNET News.com “As expected, JBoss … Continue reading →

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ODF adoption in South Africa

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Hot on the news about the OpenDocument Format becoming a standard in Italy, we have this about adoption in the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): CSIR President and CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, a well-known proponent of … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-09-19

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Bob Sutor

PDF Adobe Builds on Acrobat Strengths “eWEEK Labs Review: With Acrobat 8 Professional Beta 1, Adobe makes it even easier for users to create, share and secure documents.” (tags: adobe acrobat pdf) Nuance – PDF Solutions (tags: pdf) OpenOffice conference … Continue reading →

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