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How to Ruin a Great Application

Once upon a time (which is how all the best stories start) (well, except for those that start "It was a dark and stormy night . . . " but this isn't one of those) there was a really, really, really cool application called Xcelsius. But then the dark clouds of acquisition did swirl across the commercial landscape and in late 2005 Business Objects purchased Infommersion and Business Objects was, in turn, acquired by SAP AG in January this year. And in all of this swirl and flurry of filthy lucre the Xcelsius product apparently got rather sidelined.

| Opinion | Software | 09/05/08 at 2:34 pm |

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Nations question ISO's merit following dropped OOXML appeals

Countries whose appeals were dismissed regarding the ISO/IEC's approval of Microsoft's OOXML as an international standard are questioning the judgment and relevance of the ISO/IEC and the standards they approve.

| News | Software | 09/02/08 at 8:19 pm |

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| Best practice | Software | 09/02/08 at 12:45 pm |

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Coverity CEO Named by MIT Technology Review as One of World's Top Innovators Under 35

Coverity, the leader in improving software quality and security, announced that the company’s CEO, Seth Hallem, has been recognized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review magazine as one of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35, for contributions in the field of software quality and testing. Selected by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review, those named to the TR35 represents an elite group of accomplished individuals who exemplify the spirit of innovation.

| News | Software | 09/02/08 at 7:52 am |

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