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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  OpenDoc at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OpenDoc was a software component framework standard for compound documents, inspired by (and intended as an alternative to) Microsoft's object linking and embedding (OLE).
OpenDoc was initially released to run under Mac OS System 7.5 to provide an document based, rather than application based, computing experience.
OpenDoc had several hundred developers signed up, but the timing was poor.
www.wiki.tatet.com /OpenDoc.html   (427 words)

  
 Steve Jobs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1997 he became Apple's interim CEO after the directors lost confidence in and ousted then-CEO Gil Amelio in a boardroom coup.
In March of 1998, in order to concentrate Apple's efforts on returning to profitability, Jobs immediately terminated a number of projects such as Newton, Cyberdog, and OpenDoc.
In the coming months, many employees developed a fear of encountering Jobs while riding in the elevator, "afraid that they might not have a job when the doors opened.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steve_Jobs   (4013 words)

  
 Political Animal: Massachusetts IT Office on the OpenDoc Defensive
The proposal to standardize on the OpenDocument Format for all state offices in Massachusetts came under scrutiny Monday, when a special committee session was called to discuss the decision.
Microsoft does not support the OpenDoc format type and has no plans to do so in the foreseeable future, company officials have said.
Since Quinn went public with his intentions, a number of Microsoft competitors have rallied around OpenDoc, announcing plans to support the format with their own products.
www.eweek.com /article2/0,1759,1880329,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594   (1140 words)

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