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OpenDocument gets standards stamp

May 23, 2005 The OASIS standards body says its members have ratified OpenDocument, an XML-based file format for desktop applications, as a standard available on a royalty-free basis. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OASIS, OpenOffice, XML, IBM Corp.

IBM chides Microsoft over SOA

August 8, 2007 Big Blue claims Microsoft leans too hard on Windows-oriented, proprietary standards for its service-oriented architecture. TAGS: SOA, OpenDocument Format, ECMA, IBM Corp., XML, open standard, approach, messaging, Microsoft Corp., open source, Microsoft Windows

IBM sits out Office document standards effort

December 21, 2005 Big Blue won't participate in an international committee that is standardizing Microsoft Office document formats. TAGS: ECMA, OpenDocument Format, committee, IBM Corp., standards, Microsoft Office, XML, document, vice president, open source, Microsoft Corp.

OpenDocument format gathers steam

November 10, 2005 Growing cadre of vendors vows to improve alternatives to Microsoft Office, as government customers voice more interest. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Stephen O'Grady, Office 12, desktop software, Microsoft Office, technology company, vendor, XML, agency, Massachusetts, standard, interest, format, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft calls IBM hypocritical on document standards

February 14, 2007 Redmond publishes open letter accusing Big Blue of blocking ISO from considering Office Open XML as document standard. TAGS: standardization, OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp., procurement, representative, standards, general manager, XML, letter, Microsoft Office, activity, format, Microsoft Corp., document

Microsoft's amusing standards stance

February 22, 2007 Opera Software's Håkon Wium Lie says Microsoft's recent letter about IBM undermining standards contradicts its own track record. TAGS: SGML, OpenDocument Format, standards, ECMA, XML, letter, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft-led project to deliver on ODF

October 13, 2006 First converter between Microsoft Word and OpenDocument format set for release later this month. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, technical committee, XML, converter, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office 2007, specification, project, Microsoft Corp., format, IBM Corp.

Microsoft bends on OpenDocument

July 6, 2006 The software giant will sponsor an open-source project to create a converter between Open Office XML and OpenDocument file formats. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, XML, interoperability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, OpenOffice, project, general manager, Massachusetts, France, open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Word

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. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, Peter Quinn, XML, state, agency, standards, OpenOffice, open source, Adobe PDF, document, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., format, Microsoft Office

Massachusetts says it's open to multiple formats

December 14, 2005 State senators air the issues around its decision to use OpenDocument as the default desktop application format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, standards, OASIS, productivity-application, IBM Corp., senator, standard, Microsoft Office, XML, vice president, state, information technology, decision, Sun Microsystems Inc., forum

U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML

March 27, 2008 Microsoft's Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard. TAGS: vote, standard, OpenDocument Format, favor, U.K., XML, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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