The latest on Using XBRL Data

Posted Monday, August 1, 2011

Calling All Developers – Learn About the XBRL Challenge and a Chance to Win $20,000

Contest seeks open source applications to analyze corporate financial data What: Every publicly traded U.S. company is now required to tag financial data according to a XML-based business reporting standard known as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The XBRL Challenge is a contest designed to spark innovative ideas for analytical applications that consume XBRL financial […more]


Posted Thursday, July 28, 2011

Philip Moyer Joins Judging Panel on XBRL Challenge, Contest Seeks Most Useful, Creative Open-Source Apps to Analyze Finance Data

Developers invited to Aug 3 Webinar to Learn about Contest and Resources Available for Entrants New York – XBRL US announced today that Philip Moyer, Managing Director in the Technology Group at Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), will join the panel of judges for the XBRL Challenge, a newly announced contest to identify the most useful […more]


Posted Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The XBRL Challenge: Contest Seeks the Top Open Source App for Analyzing Corporate Financial Data

As XBRL Tagging Becomes Standard, Public Company SEC Filings Will Be Available for Number-Crunching Like Never Before New York – XBRL US announced today the introduction of the XBRL Challenge, a contest that seeks to uncover the first generation of open source analytic tools that will mine financial data in ways never before possible. A […more]


Posted Monday, July 12, 2010

XBRL US Announces its National Conference 2010: The Path to Transparency in Philadelphia, PA, November 9-10, 2010

Keynotes to include President of the Financial Accounting Foundation WASHINGTON, July 12 – XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting, announced today that it will hold its annual conference on November 9-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The program will focus on how the use of XBRL can lead […more]


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