ECIS welcomes the Commission’s decision imposing fines on Microsoft
“ECIS fully supports today’s Decision by the European Commission finding that Microsoft has failed to comply with its legal obligation to end the abuse of its dominant position. “It is now over two years since the Commission ordered Microsoft to make available complete and accurate interoperability information. This on-going failure to comply is unprecedented in […]
ECIS applauds ISO for approving the OpenDocument Format as an international standard
ECIS, a member of the ODF Alliance, is pleased to hear that the International Standards Organisation (ISO) has approved the OpenDocumentFormat (ODF) as an international standard. ODF is an open XML-based document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents (including memos, reports, and books), spreadsheets, charts, and presentations, and is utilised in an […]
ECIS Media Release – Day 5 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
The European Court of First Instance Hearing on Microsoft’s appeal of the European Commission’s March 2004 Decision is scheduled to conclude here this afternoon. ECIS is an Intervener in these proceedings and is giving evidence in support of the Commission’s Decision. This morning the Court heard the Commission and ECIS/SIIA Advocate James Flynn sum up […]
ECIS Media Release – Close of the Microsoft Oral Hearing Luxembourg
Testimony in the European Court of First Instance Hearing on Microsoft’s appeal of the European Commission’s March 2004 Decision concludes here this afternoon. ECIS has been an Intervener in these proceedings and has given evidence in support of the Commission’s Decision. Concluding Statement by Thomas Vinje Legal Counsel, ECIS “It is no exaggeration to say […]
ECIS Media Release – Day 3 of the Microsoft Oral Hearing in Luxembourg
The European Court of First Instance Hearing on Microsoft’s appeal of the European Commission’s March 2004 Decision continued this morning. ECIS is an Intervener in these proceedings and is giving evidence in support of the Commission’s Decision. This morning the Court heard Microsoft’s argument for why the Commission Decision ordering the supply of interoperability information […]