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News Microsoft national technology officer Stuart McKee admitted that the company had no specific department or individuals focused solely on standards prior to beginning the process of fast-tracking Office Open XML (OOXML) to become officially... [24 Jun 2008]
Open source group fights OOXML standard
News The international ballot took place at the end of March, under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). OOXML won enough votes to be accepted as an ISO standard but that process has now been stalled after four... [23 Jun 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News The Commission also said earlier this year it would investigate allegations about Microsoft's behaviour, including allegations of rigged voting during International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) accreditation for Microsoft Office Open XML... [12 Jun 2008]
Microsoft: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News A Microsoft spokesperson said: "We already substantially support IS29500 [the Open XML specification that was recently approved by ISO/IEC members] in Office 2007 and we've announced our plans to update that support in the next version of Office... [23 May 2008]
OOXML row continues
News OOXML is Microsoft's answer to the OpenDocument Format, an established ISO standard based entirely on open specifications. OOXML is also theoretically open, but central to the UKUUG's legal action is ISO's fast-tracking of the format into... [02 May 2008]
Microsoft Office 2007 fails to conform with OOXML
News Word documents generated by today's version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according to tests run by a document standards... [21 Apr 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited as an international standard in order to forward the... [21 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'
News The move came as an ISO committee meeting in Norway attracted protesters, who gathered to call for the retraction of Open Office XML (OOXML) from the ISO standardisation process. At the start of April, the document format won enough votes to become... [15 Apr 2008]
Did Microsoft use desktop dominance in OOXML standard?
News On Wednesday, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced OOXML had received enough 'for' votes for it to be ratified as a standard. The Commission raised its query with Standard Norge in February before the results of the... [04 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard on a knife-edge
News The British Standards Institution (BSI) could change sides, days before voting closes, and register a vote in favour of Microsoft's Office Open XML becoming an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard - having previously voted... [28 Mar 2008]
Itil standard has mass appeal
News Engagement with other best practices drop off sharply after Itil with Microsoft Operations Framework and Six Sigma the next most popular, followed by Prince 2, ISO, CMMi, ASL, CoBIT and TQM. Two-thirds (66 per cent) of companies around the globe... [03 Mar 2008]
South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News It is an international standard recognised by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), and a rival to Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) specification. In a report focused on interoperability, minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi... [29 Oct 2007]
Can Redmond rivals storm the Office stronghold?
News Microsoft failed to get its Office Open XML formats certified as ISO standards through its accelerated process earlier this month. After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors... [19 Sep 2007]
Microsoft's OOXML fails to get ISO stamp
News Microsoft's Office Open XML document specification has failed to achieve ISO certification for now. The software giant's bid to push Office Open XML (OOXML) through the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) fast-track process has... [06 Sep 2007]
FSF slams Microsoft OOXML standards vote tactics
News Votes on ISO certification by national bodies in Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the US have all been influenced by Microsoft, according to Greve. Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK, FSFE president Georg Greve... [31 Aug 2007]
