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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

XBRL US Announces Grand Prize Winner of XBRL Challenge Developer Contest

Developer team behind Calcbench takes top prize with open source app NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Calcbench, an open source application that consumes corporate XBRL data and performs comparative analytics, was named the $20,000 Grand Prize winner of the XBRL Challenge, a contest for developers to build the most inventive and useful application […more]

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Monday, January 9, 2012

XBRL US’ Detailed Tagging Workshop Announced to Meet Increasing Demand for XBRL Expertise

Interactive program for SEC filers taught by top U.S. XBRL professionals XBRL US, the national consortium for XBRL business information reporting, announced today that it will conduct a one-day workshop focusing on detailed footnote tagging which all public companies must provide in their XBRL submission this year per the XBRL mandate set by the U.S. […more]

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

XBRL Challenge Webinar Series to Feature XBRL Data Management (12/8/11) and Investor Analysis (12/16/11)

XBRL US, the national consortium for XBRL business information reporting, announced today that it will be holding two free XBRL Challenge Webinars to provide entrants to the XBRL Challenge contest and other developers with insights into working with XBRL data.The first webinar, on December 8, 2011 will provide an interview with Christine Tan, formerly XBRL […more]

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Webinar to Feature XBRL Challenge Judge on Venture Capital and XBRL, October 25, 2011, 2pm ET

Join for contest updates and discussion of XBRL opportunities Register now for the XBRL Challenge Webinar featuring Philip Moyer, Managing Director in the Technology Group at Safeguard Scientifics, who will discuss today’s venture capital environment and the opportunities with XBRL applications during the next XBRL Challenge Webinar. Over 60 individuals, companies and academics have already […more]

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XBRL US Supports the Use of Data Standards in the Children and Family Services Innovation and Improvement Act

The Act, H.R. 2883, was signed by President Obama on September 30, 2011 NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XBRL standards, today announced its strong support for the requirement that data standards be used in reporting by states on how they spend child welfare funds received from the […more]

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts Will Take Part in Pilot Program Using XBRL for Corporate Actions

Program to Evaluate Straight-Through Processing Efficiencies, Shareholder Benefits using Depositary Receipts New York, NY September 20, 2011 – The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), SWIFT and XBRL US have announced an expansion of the XBRL pilot program to research the costs and benefits of transforming corporate actions processing. BNY Mellon’s Depositary Receipts business will […more]

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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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