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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, document, format

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, agency, bill, spreadsheet, presentation, standard, Microsoft Office, XML, document, state, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word

February 28, 2007 Bill would require state agencies to adopt ODF as a standard and exclude the use of proprietary file formats. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, California, bill, Massachusetts, XML, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

July 5, 2006 State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Massachusetts, Stephen O'Grady, open standard, state, information technology, decision, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, disability, state, Microsoft Office, information technology, agency, letter, OpenOffice, document, open source, Microsoft Corp.

July 2, 2007 Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, XML, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, policy, standards, state, information technology, document, Microsoft Corp.

October 4, 2006 Louis Gutierrez says he's leaving due to lack of tech funding; move not expected to affect OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, CIO, state, information technology, bond, policy, letter

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

March 28, 2006 Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, open source, open-source software, open-source community, adoption, CIO, Massachusetts, government, Linux, decision, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

April 25, 2006 Minnesota has followed Massachusetts with a bill to adopt open formats, but most states have yet to tackle digital archives. TAGS: Minnesota, CIO, Massachusetts, state, OpenDocument Format, standards, document, agency, office, information technology, IBM Corp., format

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

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