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IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

March 10, 2008 Big Blue says it's not getting back into the PC market, despite selling "Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe. TAGS: Eastern Europe, IBM Corp., OpenOffice, open source, Linux, Lenovo, Microsoft Corp., PC, brand

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

October 20, 2005 Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, user interface, Microsoft Office, vice president, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., Adobe PDF, Linux, Microsoft Corp., database

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.

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.

Writely warms to OpenDocument

November 21, 2005 Web word processor Writely supports the OpenDocument format in response to customer demand. TAGS: Writely, OpenDocument Format, word-processing, word-processor, OpenOffice, document, IBM Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

OASIS submits OpenDocument as standard

October 10, 2005 The group behind the OpenDocument document format seeks broader government appeal through ISO standardization. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OASIS, government, representative, standard, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., open source, document

Microsoft Office to get a dose of OpenDocument

May 5, 2006 Developers have created a way to save OpenDocument documents from Microsoft Office. The first customer may be the commonwealth of Massachusetts. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Stephen O'Grady, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, development, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., open source, format, document

OpenDocument standard ratified

May 3, 2006 An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, adoption, StarOffice, standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., process, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 2007, project, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, general manager, open source, Massachusetts, France, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, IBM Corp.

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, open source, OpenOffice, Adobe PDF, document, format, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Office

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, AMD Opteron, agreement, Sun Solaris, exec, Java, Linux
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