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List:       suse-linux-uk-schools
Subject:    Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Schools Interoperability Framework and UK/Linux
From:       Malcolm Herbert <mherbert () redhat ! com>
Date:       2001-05-21 12:06:07
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hi 

the SIIA are a US-based trade association (like i guess BESA in the UK). 
Commercial orientated and really going nowhere (Microsoft and others agreeing 
on XML hmmmm). 

there are moves afoot in the UK within the e-envoys office to standardise on 
document formats etc, although i think the NHS has just moved away from going 
to XML-based approach, while the cabinet office has...

no effect in the UK, as RM aren't members

Malcolm

On Monday 21 May 2001 12:29, kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com wrote:
> Does anyone know what affect the Schools Interoperability
> Framework is going to have on UK Schools (if any) ?
>
> If there really is a push towards common data formats (XML)
> for tools within education, then this can only be good for open
> source solutions (I would say).  Anyone looking into this?
>
> http://www.siia.net/sif/default.htm
>
> (Thought I would mention it - I don't recall there being any
> comments about this in the past ... but could be wrong).
>
> Kevin.

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