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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, IBM Corp., XML, U.K., 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, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Office 2007, standard, Microsoft Corp., document

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: OpenDocument Format, standardization, Oslo, committee, XML, standard, attack, open source

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, OpenOffice, government, standard, IBM Corp., representative, document, open source

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, OpenOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, process, Microsoft Office, 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, member, 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, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, agency, bill, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, document, standard, state, presentation, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

IBM to support OpenDocument early next year

December 5, 2005 Big Blue says support for the standard and Web-centric design of desktop software will appeal to emerging markets. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, workplace, desktop software, India, IBM Corp., developing country, open standard, emerging market, Microsoft Office, standard, document, open source, 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, Massachusetts, agency, technology company, XML, standard, interest, IBM Corp., format, 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, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, state, Office 12, Microsoft Office, procurement, standards, XML, Governor, standard, format, office, Microsoft Corp., agency, decision

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

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, XML, GPL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., standard, format

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, standards, OASIS, productivity-application, forum, senator, Microsoft Office, standard, state, IBM Corp., decision, XML, vice president, Sun Microsystems Inc., format

Adobe to send PDF to standards group

January 29, 2007 The Portable Document Format, already a de facto standard, will be headed to the ISO for formal standardization. TAGS: Kevin Lynch, standardization, Adobe Systems Inc., specification, Adobe PDF, OpenDocument Format, standard, government, Microsoft Corp.

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