In light of President Obama’s announcement of a new policy to voluntarily disclose White House visitor access records, I’m hoping to see the administration take more steps to expand the use of XML technology standards to aid in creating greater transparency and to create efficiencies for the agencies themselves.

Diane Mueller Appointed to Board of Directors of XBRL International, Dave Raggett Appointed to the XBRL Technical Standards Board.

Diane Mueller, vice president, XBRL development for JustSystems, presented a session at 29th Annual FASB/SEC Accounting Institute Conference offering practical tips for XBRL Survival. The 29th Annual FASB/SEC Accounting Institute Conference brings together industry leaders to discuss and respond to today’s rapidly changing accounting rules. The goal of the event is to provide attendees with the most up-to-date information they need to achieve compliance with today’s accounting standards.

JustSystems, an independent software vendor in Japan and a leader in XML and information management technologies, announced its campaign to help organizations adopt XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), the XML-based standard for communicating financial and business information. The campaign will include JustSystems XBRL solutions for regulatory filing, financial analysis, and document integration; availability of an XBRL Survival Guide; and an upcoming Webinar with CFO Magazine.