Czech Republic gives nod to OOXML

The Czech Standards Institute (CSI) has voted to make Microsoft's Open Office XML format a standard, the organization said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Czech Republic gives nod to OOXML'

ODF editor: ODF loses if OOXML does

The editor of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard has written a letter that strongly supports recognizing Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) file format as a standard, arguing that if it fails, ODF will suffer. ...continue reading 'ODF editor: ODF loses if OOXML does'

Changes to OOXML draft standard waved through

About four-fifths of the proposed changes to a draft standard for the OOXML document format were waved through, undiscussed, at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Geneva. ...continue reading 'Changes to OOXML draft standard waved through'

Document format battle takes shape ahead of meeting

Microsoft faces a tough battle starting Monday at a meeting in Geneva that will influence how widely the company's latest document format will be used in the future. ...continue reading 'Document format battle takes shape ahead of meeting'

ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML

The teams developing the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML) standards should work together, evolving the two in parallel, the editor of the ODF standard said Tuesday in an open letter to the standards-setting community. ...continue reading 'ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML'

Study: Open Document Format gained momentum in '07

The Open Document Format saw a marked uptick in use last year across the globe, according to the ODF Alliance's 2007 report. ...continue reading 'Study: Open Document Format gained momentum in '07'