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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.

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.

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, format, document, Microsoft Corp.

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., StarOffice, migration, XML, approval, Microsoft Office, document, format, 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, California, XML, 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, desktop software, Microsoft Office, agency, technology company, vendor, XML, Massachusetts, interest, standard, format, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Oregon eyeing open formats

March 28, 2007 Electronic document standards proposed for state agencies, but not ODF exclusively. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Oregon, agency, bill, XML, open source, freeware

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, representative, format, Microsoft Office, XML, 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, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow

May 25, 2006 Office maker takes a swing at the open-source format, but ODF Alliance says Open XML's performance can't yet be measured. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, Gartner Inc., documentation, SVG, OpenOffice.org, XML, analysis, format, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, XML, Massachusetts, Microsoft Office, standards, state, policy, document, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Microsoft-led project to deliver on ODF

October 13, 2006 First converter between Microsoft Word and OpenDocument format set for release later this month. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, technical committee, XML, converter, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office 2007, specification, project, format, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

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

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., StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office 2003, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

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, XML, enterprise, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, research, 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: Novell Inc., OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, productivity suite, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, XML, open source, document, 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, agency, standards, open source, OpenOffice, Adobe PDF, document, Microsoft Corp., format, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office

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.

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