Norway News

“People shouldn't have to pay money to Microsoft to be able to read my documents”

Last week, the International Standards Organization narrowly voted in favor of using Microsoft's Office Open XML, or OOXLM, format as a world standard. via SF Gate

“It was almost tame. This one comes over when you open the cage, so capturing it was no big feat.”

OSLO, Norway -- A dwarf crocodile has been snatched from the Bergen aquarium by apparently knowledgeable thieves who broke into its cage and walked out with the 27-inch reptile named Taggen, the aquarium ... via KFMB-TV San Diego

“We see great synergy from a technology and market perspective with the combined strengths of Vizrt and Escenic”

By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/2/2008 7:49:00 PM Vizrt , a Norwegian supplier of high-end graphics tools used by the likes of ESPN, CNN and CBS, entered into a tentative agreement worth as much as ... via Broadcasting & Cable

“You will have been notified that Norway voted to approve OOXML in this ballot”

Due to 'serious irregularities,' Norway's OOXML vote could be suspended pending an investigation, adding further intrigue to the ongoing standards debate Members of the Norwegian technical committee that voted ... via Infoworld

South Africa cut a lone figure in Zambia's tourist capital of Livingstone as the only African country not to endorse a global ban on the use of all cluster munitions. via IRIN

“This order demonstrates our commitment to both Petrobras and the Brazilian market”

OSLO, Norway : Norway's Aker Kvaerner ASA announced a US$223 million deal Thursday to provide offshore oil production equipment to Brazil's government-run oil company Petrobras over the next three years. via International Herald Tribune

“There has been enormous focus on journalists not getting free access to Tibet. The other side of the coin is that information from the outside is not getting into Tibet.”

China has intensified its jamming of a Tibetan exile radio network's news broadcasts into Tibet during a crackdown on anti-government protests there, the network charged Wednesday. via Newsday.com

“There's a reason Opera Mini has made such an impact around the world - our community”

OSLO, NORWAY and LAS VEGAS, USA: Opera has released the beta preview of Opera Mini, the newest version of the browser that works on almost every mobile phone. via CIOL

The Scandinavian-based drug development company Lytix Biopharma announced its intention to take its lead anti-cancer molecule LTX-315 through to clinical trials. via Business Wire

“There is a long way between fleeting thoughts and (carrying out attacks) in practice”

OSLO: Norway's first ever "organised terrorism" trial opened in Oslo on Monday, with three men accused of shooting at a synagogue and plotting attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Oslo. via Daily Times

“Three of the passengers are confirmed dead and two others are seriously injured”

A Russian helicopter crashed in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic on Sunday, at least killing three of the nine people on board, according to reports reaching here from Oslo. via People's Daily Online

Five people were missing after landslides smashed into a residential complex in Alesund, Norway, tearing one building off its foundation, officials said. via The Post Chronicle

Daily Firefighter News and Photos Article Firefighters in Alesund, Norway, worked to douse fires inside a residential building destroyed by a landslide, trapping people inside, officials said Thursday. via FireFightingNews.com

“A considerable number of breech presentations are not detected before labor, despite careful antenatal surveillance”

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter Friday, March 28, 2008; 12:00 AM FRIDAY, March 28 -- If one or both parents were born bottom first or feet first -- called a breech delivery -- their children are twice as ... via The Washington Post

“Nobel Prize for mathematics."The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters cited their "profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory.”

Oslo - French mathematician Jacques Tits and US mathematician John Griggs Thompson were Thursday named winners of the Abel Prize, sometimes known as the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."The Norwegian Academy of ... via Earth Times

“Instant collaboration, configuration management and integration make Teamcenter a natural choice for winning companies like Leirvik Module Technology. This selection underscores our leadership in this important region of the world.”

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management software and services, today announced Leirvik Module Technology, ... via The Auto Channel

Rescue officials say an apartment building with 20 people inside collapsed in the coastal city of Aalesund in western Norway, and at least six people are unaccounted for. via Guardian Unlimited

Russia takes majority stake in three Aker yards Aker Yards ASA says it is to sell 70 percent of the ownership of three of its shipyards to FLC West, a Russian investment company, for EUR 291.9 million. via Marine Log

“Her coat was black rabbit fur and she was carryng a black Marc Jacobs bag.”

Comments An attractive socialite is believed to have been murdered after leaving a party at a celebrity nightclub. via Daily Mail

“That's approximately equivalent to the energy of a magnitude 5 earthquake”

March 20, 2008: What are the signs of spring? They are as familiar as a blooming Daffodil, a songbird at dawn, a surprising shaft of warmth from the afternoon sun. via NASA