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Microsoft sails through document standard vote

December 7, 2006 Office Open XML, the default file format in Office 2007, was certified Thursday as a standard at Ecma International. TAGS: ECMA, OpenDocument Format, XML, productivity suite, standard, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, 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.

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, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, IBM Corp., process, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Microsoft photo standard comes into focus

July 31, 2007 The company is optimistic that its HD Photo format will be renamed JPEG XR and standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. Image: HD Photo versus JPEG Turf war between Microsoft's JPEG XR... TAGS: JPEG, standardization, camera maker, standard, organization, format, Microsoft Corp., camera, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Systems Inc., photograph, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

OpenDocument group 'optimistic' on certification

April 20, 2006 Alliance promoting OpenDocument standard says its lobbying will pay off when standardization body meets next month. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, certification, alliance, standard, Microsoft Corp.

Finding harmony among iPod rivals

November 30, 2005 Push to develop a universal dock that a range of music players can plug into could help loosen Apple's grip. TAGS: music player, Creative Technology Ltd., iRiver, digital media, Apple Computer, Sirius, Bose, Apple iPod, digital music, connector, standard, accessory, Belkin Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc., car, Microsoft Corp.

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, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, standard, Microsoft Corp., document

British standards body mum on OOXML vote

September 4, 2007 The British Standards Institution won't divulge who's on its technical committee or discuss the outcome of its vote on OOXML. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, committee, specification, standard, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Heavies float data center standard

July 31, 2006 Microsoft leads proposal for XML-based model to share performance information between disparate resources. TAGS: systems management, standards body, management software, data center, IBM Corp., network monitoring, XML, modeling, development tool, specification, standard, vice president, server, Microsoft Corp., HP
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