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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). A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of... [23 Jun 2008]
Oxfam International's New Content-Management System Model Extends to Other Nongovernment Organizations
White Paper A proposal for part of the funding by the Cisco Systems Foundation was approved to enable Oxfam International and Oxfam Great Britain to build a scalable, open source CMS for managing Web content and business on a global scale, both for their own... [12 Jun 2008]
Microsoft: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News Microsoft pushed OOXML through as a fast-track International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard, and OOXML became IS29500 in April. Some members of the open-source community were also sceptical about Microsoft's motives. [23 May 2008]
OOXML row continues
News The UK Unix & Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) said on Thursday that the British Standards Institution's controversial decision to vote for approval of OOXML in a recent International Organization for Standardization ballot followed a flawed... [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]
OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'
News The International Organization for Standardization has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML standard. The plenary session was marked by protests outside, largely carried out by delegates from... [15 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard on a knife-edge
News A technical group formed to make a recommendation to the BSI's policy panel has voted five-to-one in favour of OOXML being accepted as an international standard, a source close to the process has told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk. [28 Mar 2008]
FSF slams Microsoft OOXML standards vote tactics
News Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK, FSFE president Georg Greve said unprecedented numbers of Microsoft partner companies from several countries have joined standards organisations and have voted to approve the Office Open XML (OOXML... [31 Aug 2007]
Nuclear Science Group Develops Eclipse-Based App on Linux
White Paper In what appears to be a coup for the IBM-born Eclipse open source Java development framework, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (Ansto) has started using it to build a Linux-based desktop application for controlling... [19 Apr 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News Microsoft, meanwhile, has standardised the OOXML document formats at Ecma International and is in the process of seeking certification with the ISO, or the International Organization for Standardization. [02 Feb 2007]
Adobe to standardise PDF?
News Adobe Systems is today expected to detail plans to submit its PDF specifications to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a body of particular importance to governments and large corporations. [29 Jan 2007]
Word to get 'save as OpenDocument' add-on
News In an effort to appeal to government customers, Microsoft is seeking to standardise Office Open XML at the European standards groups Ecma International and ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. [16 Oct 2006]
Redmond has 'road to Damascus' open source conversion
News Microsoft said it plans to sponsor an open source project to create software that will convert Office documents to OpenDocument, a rival format gaining ground, particularly among governments. The software giant on Thursday is expected to launch the... [06 Jul 2006]
Massachusetts appoints stop-gap CIO
News Open-source productivity suite OpenOffice supports OpenDocument; IBM, Novell and Sun Microsystems plan to support the format as well. Currently, the IT Division's policy mandates documents be saved in the OpenDocument format, a standard developed... [09 Jan 2006]
Sun backs EU push for Office document interoperability
News In a recent letter to the European Commission (EC), Sun President Jonathan Schwartz said he agrees with a recommendation by the EC's Interchange of Data between Administrations (IDA) unit to establish the format used by OpenOffice.org, an open... [01 Oct 2004]
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