A follow up comment on the Podcast previously noted. Jon Udell: Column catchup: XAML and XBRL

This podcast by Infoworld is an interview of Charles Hoffman by John Udell on the growth of XBRL and the issues it faces and research being done. ju_xbrl.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

A free Webinar on XBRL will be held on Sept 13th at 2:00PM ET at the site linked below. It features a number of XBRL leaders, including Corey Booth of the SEC, Mike Willis of PWC, Mark Schnizer of Morgan Stanley and John Turner of Corefiling. It's worth bookmarking and will certainly be an hour well spent. Business Wire: public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

Outsourcing the tagging of data and preparation of instance documents for filing works well, according to some of the companies that have filed with the SEC under its voluntary program. Costs and time considerations under this approach are minimal. Also the referenced article offers an excellent summary of the state of XBRL in the US. XBR-What? - CFO Magazine - August Issue 2006 - CFO.com

XBRL has been a promising new technology for several years. When and how will it meet that promise? Will it happen when companies realize the data integration benefits of this powerful technology or when the SEC mandates it? We'll find out within the next year, according to this CEO Mag article. XBR-What? - CFO Magazine - August Issue 2006 - CFO.com