A Glimmer of Hope on the Patent Mess Horizon
IBM and other companies have announced three new initiatives with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that are intended to stop bad patents from issuing, and rank those that do anyway.
Emerging Giant – Reemerging Issue
A major trade dispute erupted between the United States and China in 2004 over a wireless standard, and then dropped out of sight. Is it about to reemerge?
New Acting MA CIO Appointed, and Full Speed Ahead with ODF
Massachusetts appoints an acting successor to Peter Quinn, and says more concretely than ever "full speed ahead with ODF"
News Sources of the Year Awards for 2005
Each year I recognize the most newsworthy standards organizations and the news services that did the best job covering that news. This year, I'm also recognizing the best individual journalists, bloggers and community sites as well.
MA Secretary Trimarco Confirms Administration Support for ODF
I'm happy to exclusively report that the senior administration official in charge of the Information Technology Division has confirmed that the deployment of OpenDocument will go forward.
Objectivity and my Secret Life as Simon Hoggart
On this New Years Day weekend, an alert reader and blogger in his own right forces me to reflect on the timeless question posed in 1969 by the Firesign Theatre, "How can you be two places at once, when you're really no where at all?"
Thanks, Peter; Hail and Farewell
As Peter Quinn steps out of the spotlight, we owe him our thanks. And we should have respect for his privacy.
Lest Things Fall Apart
Out of a hundred "me too" articles is one that has something new and important to say
From Blogs to the Media: News of Quinn’s Resignation Spreads (Slowly)
It's been 24 hours since I first reported that Peter Quinn had resigned as the CIO of Massachusetts. In this entry, I pull together all of the additional information of note that has appeared on line thus far, including further details regarding why Quinn resigned, an official statement regarding what Massachusetts will do next regarding ODF, and the first report from the Boston Globe. I also follow the bread crumbs that show how news travels from the Blogosphere to the traditional media when a story breaks - in a word, it travels "slowly".
Peter Quinn Resigns
I'm very sorry to report that Peter Quinn, the CIO of Massachusetts who has been at the center of a controversy relating to his efforts at the Information Technology Division (ITD) to adopt the OpenDocument format for the use of the Commonwealth's Executive Agencies, has resigned [Updated 12.28.05]