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Microsoft's backward route to ODF support

May 23, 2008 The changes Redmond's own OOXML underwent in becoming a standard make it more difficult for the company to support OOXML, rather than ODF, in Office 2007.(By Tom Espiner of ZDNet UK) TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Jason Matusow, Microsoft Office 2007, commission, interoperability, Microsoft Office, Service Pack 2, announcement, antitrust, XML, Microsoft Corp., document, support, Adobe PDF

Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push

January 29, 2008 With critical ISO vote on ratification of Office Open XML looming, company maintains it has users' best interests at heart. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Office 2007, standard, Microsoft Corp., document

Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test

April 21, 2008 Test shows that Word documents generated by today's version of Office 2007 don't conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the ISO. (By Peter Judge of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Alex Brown, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format, XML, specification, Judge, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., blog, open source

Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate

January 17, 2008 Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, research, enterprise, document, Microsoft Corp.

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, XML, U.K., IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, agency, Microsoft Office, XML, Massachusetts, policy, state, standards, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

U.K. standards body taken to court over OOXML

May 1, 2008 Group launches court challenge against decision by British Standards Institution to approve Microsoft's nascent document format. TAGS: standards body, decision-making, OpenDocument Format, approval, consortium, specification, decision, XML, U.K., document, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Corel to support Microsoft Office, ODF formats

November 29, 2006 Maker of the WordPerfect word processor and productivity suite will support Microsoft's Office Open XML, OpenDocument format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Corel Corp., Corel WordPerfect, word-processor, productivity suite, Microsoft Office, XML, spreadsheet, format, Microsoft Corp.

Google joins OpenDocument group

July 13, 2006 OpenDocument Format Alliance adds search giant to member list, touting application-indifferent document-reading skills. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Google Inc., spreadsheet, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Office, Massachusetts, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., development, Microsoft Corp., format, document, open source

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. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, bill, agency, spreadsheet, document, standard, state, Microsoft Office, presentation, XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word

ISO approval 'unlikely for Microsoft Open XML'

May 16, 2006 ISO approval of OpenDocument will thwart standards-group certification of Microsoft's XML document, research firm says. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Gartner Inc., migration, StarOffice, XML, approval, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., document, format

Sun to release ODF translator for Microsoft Office

February 7, 2007 StarOffice plug-in for Office 2003 translates Word and ODF Writer files; spreadsheet, presentation translators set for April. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, OpenOffice, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, XML, Microsoft Corp.

California may adopt OpenDocument

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, bill, Massachusetts, XML, California, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, 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, Microsoft Office, vendor, desktop software, agency, Massachusetts, XML, technology company, standard, interest, IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Corp.

Novell to support Microsoft Office documents

December 4, 2006 Company joins project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice customers to work with Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Novell Inc., OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, productivity suite, Microsoft Office, document, XML, open source, Microsoft Corp.

IBM backs OpenDocument in Lotus Notes

May 16, 2006 Big Blue announces an expansion of Lotus Notes to include office productivity links. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, IBM Lotus Notes, Hannover, workplace, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, format, server, Microsoft Corp.

EC reluctant to back OpenDocument

May 8, 2006 Microsoft's drive to get its own file formats standardized may deter EC from endorsing OpenDocument, sources say. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ISO standards, format, Microsoft Office, representative, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft joins OpenDocument group

March 27, 2006 Software giant joins group involved in standardization for OpenDocument, but says it "will have no impact on the voting." TAGS: OpenDocument Format, standardization, committee, XML file, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

IBM, Sun to create 'OpenDocument Foundation'?

November 1, 2005 Two companies will hold a meeting this week to evangelize adoption of the document format, which Microsoft does not support. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OASIS, invitation, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., adoption, foundation, Microsoft Office, Massachusetts, Novell Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp.