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Open season on OpenDocument

July 6, 2006 Battle takes turn Microsoft announces sponsorhip of an open-source project to create a OpenDocument converter. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, open-source project, open standard, open source, converter, OpenOffice, XML, 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, representative, government, OpenOffice, standard, IBM Corp., open source, document

Open-source transitions gather steam

July 6, 2006 Microsoft and Sun continue to make an uneasy peace with open-source software as it becomes more and more of a business reality. TAGS: open source, JBoss, OpenDocument Format, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

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: Novell Inc., OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, productivity suite, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, XML, open source, document, 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, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., process, 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, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, development, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp., format, document

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, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

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

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan

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.

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

Microsoft's document gambit moves ahead

December 7, 2006 Standards vote could boost its Office document format in high-stakes race for desktop prominence. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Novell Inc., standards, desktop software, OpenOffice, XML, Microsoft Office, open source, blog, attorney, Microsoft Corp., document, Linux
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