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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

XBRL US Consortium Welcomes SEC Financial Analysis Tool Utilizing Interactive Data

Investors anticipate new XBRL tools will improve analysis Washington, D. C. – The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent launch of an online, interactive tool that allows investors to instantly analyze and compare the financial results of public companies was applauded by XBRL US, Inc., the nonprofit consortium for XML standards for reporting […more]

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

XBRL US Consortium Names Al Berkeley Chairman of the 2008 Board

Consortium also releases second draft of the US GAAP Taxonomies Washington, DC – XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting standards in the US marketplace announced today that Alfred R. Berkeley, Chairman, Pipeline Financial Systems LLC, will lead its Board of Directors in 2008. Prior to joining Pipeline Financial Trading, Mr. Berkeley was […more]

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Monday, January 28, 2008

XBRL US Consortium for XML Business Reporting Standards Announces 2008 Board

XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting standards in the US, announced their 2008 board consisting of thought leaders drawn from the investor community, software and service providers, information aggregators and the accounting profession. The members announced were: Al Berkeley, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems Jeff Diermeier, President and CEO, CFA Institute […more]

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

XBRL US Applauds SEC Release of Analytical Tool to Review Executive Pay in XBRL Format

New York, New York XBRL US, Inc., the nonprofit consortium dedicated to the adoption of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), a technology standard for the reporting of financial and business information in the U.S., strongly supports the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) launch of an online, interactive tool that allows investors to instantly extract, compare […more]

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

XBRL US Invites Participation in Public Review of the US GAAP Taxonomies

XBRL US, Inc., the nonprofit consortium dedicated to the adoption of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), published the draft of the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomies (collection of financial reporting concepts) for public review and comment.  The public comment period provides an opportunity for stakeholders such as public company preparers, investors, financial analysts, auditors and software […more]

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

XBRL US Launches Podcast Series on Interactive Data

XBRL US, Inc., the nonprofit consortium dedicated to the adoption of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), a technology standard for the reporting of financial and business information in the U.S., initiated its first two podcasts featuring important stakeholders.  The programs featured Jeff Diermeier, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute, and Barry Melancon, president and […more]

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

XBRL US Standards Consortium Completes Creation of US GAAP Taxonomies

Market Acceptance Testing with Key Stakeholders Initiated New York, September 25, 2007 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced a major step forward in fulfilling a vision for interactive data and more transparent financial reporting with the completion of all development work on data tags for financial reporting in accordance with U.S. […more]

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Media Advisory: 16th XBRL International Conference

XBRL International will be holding a global conference, December 3-6, 2007 in Vancouver, BC, to discuss convergence of business information, accounting and technology to create global standard to better communicate information used by investors, management, analysts and regulators worldwide. The Internet has changed the way we live. Now companies and organizations are harnessing the power […more]


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