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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, standard, productivity suite, 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, U.K., XML, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard

November 28, 2005 After picking OpenDocument as a standard, commonwealth is "optimistic" that standardized Office formats will pass muster. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, procurement, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, state, Office 12, standards, Microsoft Office, XML, standard, Governor, agency, format, Microsoft Corp., decision, information technology

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, presentation, standard, document, state, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, 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

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, XML, vendor, technology company, standard, Massachusetts, interest, IBM Corp., format, Microsoft Corp.

ISO calls for end to Open XML 'personal attacks'

April 15, 2008 The ISO committee handling OOXML braves open-source protests to meet in Oslo and works out how to ensure interoperability with ODF.(By David Meyer of ZDNet UK) TAGS: standardization, OpenDocument Format, committee, Oslo, attack, standard, XML, open source

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, management software, standards body, data center, network monitoring, IBM Corp., XML, development tool, modeling, specification, standard, vice president, server, Microsoft Corp., HP

Microsoft's standardization move divides experts

November 22, 2005 Office's Open XML is "a tactical move by Microsoft to give its proprietary document formats a glimmer of openness," one researcher says. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Governor, open standard, GPL, Microsoft Office, standard, XML, Microsoft Corp., format

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 Corp., Microsoft Office

Massachusetts says it's open to multiple formats

December 14, 2005 State senators air the issues around its decision to use OpenDocument as the default desktop application format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, OASIS, standards, productivity-application, IBM Corp., senator, standard, state, XML, vice president, Microsoft Office, information technology, decision, Sun Microsystems Inc., forum

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