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Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop
September 1, 2005
State intends to phase out office applications from Microsoft and others in favor of software based on "open" standards.
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OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota
February 7, 2007
States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
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States struggling to deal with digital documents
April 25, 2006
Minnesota has followed Massachusetts with a bill to adopt open formats, but most states have yet to tackle digital archives.
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Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor
July 2, 2007
Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards.
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Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan
August 24, 2006
In letter seen by CNET News.com, commonwealth says it'll use Office suite plug-in as it moves to standardized format.
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Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard
November 28, 2005
After picking OpenDocument as a standard, commonwealth is "optimistic" that standardized Office formats will pass muster.
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Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIO
January 31, 2006
Louis Gutierrez becomes chief information officer in Bay State, where he will take charge of OpenDocument policy.
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