Malaysia formally embraces open doc format
,----[ Quote ]
| The Malaysian government today announced plans to adopt open standards and
| the Open Document Format (ODF) within the country's public sector.
|
| [...]
|
| In July this year, Japan became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region
| to embrace open software standards. Last August, the United Nations urged
| countries in the region to adopt the ODF.
`----
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62030781,00.htm
Related:
Government of Japan Embraces Open Software Standards
,----[ Quote ]
| The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance), the leading organization
| advocating for openness and accessibility to government documents and
| information, today congratulated Japan for adopting a policy under which
| government ministries and agencies will solicit bids from software vendors
| whose products support internationally recognized open standards.
`----
http://www.govtech.com/gt/126612?topic=117674
New lab for open-source developers
,----[ Quote ]
| Technopreneurs working with open-source technology can now develop their
| applications further, with the opening of the Basis Bay-MSC Malaysia Open
| Source laboratory here.
`----
http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F8%2F1%2Ftechnology%2F20070801120346&sec=technology
Malaysia suspends ODF approval process
,----[ Quote ]
| According to an article originally published earlier this week in
| the International Herald Tribune, a close observer to the Malaysian
| approval process said Sirim would actually prefer a merger between
| Open XML and ODF to create a single standard rather than two
| competing ones.
`----
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015902&intsrc=hm_list
http://tinyurl.com/3xp8tj
Do we need two ISO standards for document format? - Part 4
,----[ Quote ]
| Mr. Alan Bryden said that ISO will not approve two standards in the same
| area and ISO has its own "consensus" process to ensure that. Into
| this consensus process, Malaysia should give input that ODF is
| the single standard Malaysia needs and the single standard ISO needs.
`----
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/06/do_we_need_two_.html
Malaysia Lab to Build Enterprise Products Using Novell, Red Hat
,----[ Quote ]
| The facility is equipped with Basis Bay's Jazz Series servers, which will
| allow technopreneurs to use open source tools to develop high-end and
| mission-critical applications based on the Novell and Red Hat platforms for
| commercialization. Multimedia Development Corporation will provide pre-seed
| funding for the startups, CEO Datuk Badlisham Ghazali pointed out.
`----
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/58682.html
Outlook: Putting Malaysia on open source map
,----[ Quote ]
| Q: What is the best way to implement open source in an
| enterprise environment?
|
| A: You don't have to go 100 per cent open source. In an
| environment, 80 per cent of the IT expenditure would go to the
| business software such as ERP, SCM, business intelligence,
| reporting tools, etc. This is where open source should be
| targeted at, where you can save the most.
`----
http://www.ctimes.com.my/Outlook/20061226102217/wartrevamp
Maylasia Open Source Software Alliance Releases Position Statement
,----[ Quote ]
| In a sign that the battle for the hearts and minds of both government
| and business clients is hotting up in Malaysia, the Malaysia Open
| Source Software Alliance has released and Open Statement on
| "Software Nuetrality and Openness".
`----
http://www.localfoss.org/MOSSA_Releases_Open_Statement
OS Backers Prod Malaysian Government to Level Playing Field
,----[ Quote ]
| The Malaysian government's adoption of a neutral technology
| platform policy must ensure that a more level playing field
| is established, which benefits the consumers in terms of
| quality of service received and long-term gains, according
| to the newly established Malaysian Open Source Software Alliance (MOSSA).
`----
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54735.html
ADempiere Project's Red1: Malaysia Primed for Open Source
,----[ Quote ]
| "In enterprises, you don't have to go 100 percent open source."
| said ADempiere founder Redhuan D. Onn, aka Red1. "Eighty percent
| of the IT expenditure would go to the business software such as
| ERP, SCM, business intelligence, reporting tools, etc. This is
| where open source should be targeted at -- where you can
| save the most."
`----
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/54914.html
|
|