Comments on: A Roundup of Recent XBRL Developments http://hitachidatainteractive.com/2007/12/19/a-roundup-of-recent-xbrl-developments/ XBRL News and Commentary from the Hitachi XBRL Business Unit Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: With XBRL, more IR jobs will go to communicators - IRWebReport.com http://hitachidatainteractive.com/2007/12/19/a-roundup-of-recent-xbrl-developments/#comment-7787 With XBRL, more IR jobs will go to communicators - IRWebReport.com Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:11:30 +0000 http://blog.hitachixbrl.com/2007/12/19/a-roundup-of-recent-xbrl-developments/#comment-7787 [...] THIS XBRL thing has legs. The hype-o-meter is in overdrive and I can’t imagine anything is going to stop it. [...] [...] THIS XBRL thing has legs. The hype-o-meter is in overdrive and I can’t imagine anything is going to stop it. [...]

]]> By: Eric E. Cohen http://hitachidatainteractive.com/2007/12/19/a-roundup-of-recent-xbrl-developments/#comment-7773 Eric E. Cohen Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:09:47 +0000 http://blog.hitachixbrl.com/2007/12/19/a-roundup-of-recent-xbrl-developments/#comment-7773 You ask if this CNBC mention is the first known mention of interactive data on mainstream television. Would that count CSPAN? If so, we go back to April 2006, at least. I think it may even precede that, but I don't have access to my archives anymore. Senate Committee State of the Securities Industry Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Richard C. Shelby , R-AL Christopher Cox , Securities and Exchange Commission http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=146202039 CSPAN2 4/28/2006 - 3:11 PM... commission, back before the committee. i think the first time since we did the confirmation. already he's worked to improve the disclosure of executive compensation, to streamline accounting rules and to enhance the usefulness of data filed with the sec through xbrl. baltimore sun in an article said the sec chief seeks data to empower tiny investor. and went on to note that it also should vastly improve the analysis of firms by professionals in the field. the chairman has met with other regulators to address issues raised by the cftc reauthorization and by regulation b and given is skills in the congress, it's working at developing consensus, we think you, mr. chairman, can be a very constructive person in the regulatory environment. we appreciate the war on complexity. things should be written in simple english. it's a new departure in this area. he's also enhanced protection of vulnerable groups, particularly elderly investors, i think that's extremely important.... You ask if this CNBC mention is the first known mention of interactive data on mainstream television. Would that count CSPAN? If so, we go back to April 2006, at least. I think it may even precede that, but I don’t have access to my archives anymore.

Senate Committee
State of the Securities Industry
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Richard C. Shelby , R-AL
Christopher Cox , Securities and Exchange Commission

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=146202039

CSPAN2 4/28/2006 - 3:11 PM… commission, back before the committee. i think the first time since we did the confirmation. already he’s worked to improve the disclosure of executive compensation, to streamline accounting rules and to enhance the usefulness of data filed with the sec through xbrl. baltimore sun in an article said the sec chief seeks data to empower tiny investor. and went on to note that it also should vastly improve the analysis of firms by professionals in the field. the chairman has met with other regulators to address issues raised by the cftc reauthorization and by regulation b and given is skills in the congress, it’s working at developing consensus, we think you, mr. chairman, can be a very constructive person in the regulatory environment. we appreciate the war on complexity. things should be written in simple english. it’s a new departure in this area. he’s also enhanced protection of vulnerable groups, particularly elderly investors, i think that’s extremely important….

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