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Monday, September 12, 2011

Call to Developer – XBRL Challenge Webinar and In-Person Event 9/26

Learn about Open Source XBRL Tools Now Available, Contest Requirements Join the second XBRL Challenge event and webinar to learn about contest requirements, the XBRL database and other tools available, and how contestants have a chance to win the $20,000 Grand Prize. The XBRL Challenge is a contest designed to spark innovative ideas for analytical […more]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

XBRL US Launches XBRL for Corporate Actions Taxonomy

XBRL US today announced that the Corporate Actions Taxonomy, which can be used to report corporate actions announcements and events, has been finalized and is available for use.The taxonomy is a collection of data tags that are aligned with elements of the ISO 20022 global corporate actions standard.It was developed as part of the Issuer […more]

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Citi Securities and Fund Services’ Managing Director Alan Smith to Join XBRL US Board of Directors

Citi Global Transaction Services and XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XBRL business reporting standards in the U.S. market, announced today that Alan Smith, Managing Director, Citi Securities and Fund Services (SFS), is joining the board of directors of XBRL US. In his current role at Citi, Mr. Smith is responsible for Citi’s Agency and […more]

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

XBRL US Announces National Conference 2011

Get More Out of XBRL, Strategies for Public Companies Nashville, TN, September 26-27, 2011 Frank Brod, Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft, to Keynote New York, April 13 – XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting, announced today that it will hold its annual conference on September 26-27, 2011 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in […more]

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Friday, February 11, 2011

XBRL US Expands Education Program to Meet Growing Public Company Filer Demand

New York, February 11 – XBRL US, the national consortium for XML standards in business reporting, has increased the number and coverage of educational programs offered in 2011 to meet rising demand from an estimated 8,000 public companies that will be filing XBRL-formatted financials in 2011 for the first time. A new monthly webinar ‘Detailed […more]

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

XBRL US Launches Program to Expand Adoption in U.S. Markets

PHILADELPHIA, November 9, 2010 — XBRL US, the national consortium for XML business reporting standards, announced today an initiative to increase the momentum behind XBRL implementations in the United States. The program, which was announced at the XBRL US National Conference: The Path to Transparency, in Philadelphia, PA, takes a two-pronged approach to expanding XBRL […more]

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

XBRL US Announces New President and CEO, Campbell Pryde

CEO Mark Bolgiano to Take Technology Strategy Position at Research Organization WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 — XBRL US, the national consortium for XML business reporting standards, announced today that Campbell Pryde, the current Chief Standards Officer and head of development, has been named to lead the organization going forward. Mark Bolgiano, who served as the […more]


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