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IBM warns ISO to shape up
News The IBM-led discussion began in the aftermath of the approval of Microsoft Office Open XML (OOXML) as a formal document standard by ISO in April. Supporters of the rival ODF... [24 Sep 2008]
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News According to a statement late last week from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), "none of the appeals… received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the... [19 Aug 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... [23 Jun 2008]
Microsoft: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News Following controversy over Microsoft's conduct in pushing through OOXML as an ISO document standard, the Commission announced it would probe OOXML as part of its ongoing antitrust investigation. A... [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... [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),... [21 Apr 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News Critics of the OOXML standard include the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), which has argued that OOXML achieving ISO certification will result in governments accepting OOXML as a recognised... [21 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'
News At the start of April, the document format won enough votes to become a fully fledged ISO standard. Last week the ISO committee in charge of document standards, SC 34,... [15 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment News this week that Microsoft's OOXML document format has been adopted as an ISO standard has sparked outcry and frustration in the anti-Redmond camp. The most obvious one is that a perfectly good... [04 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... [04 Apr 2008]
South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News In a report focused on interoperability, minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi wrote that ODF adoption would "ensure the enhancement of interoperability across government", adding: "To this end, this updated [report] contains an explicit... [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. Michael Silver, an analyst at Gartner, said referring to two recent... [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 ISO's statement said: "The objective of the meeting will be to... [06 Sep 2007]
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... [31 Aug 2007]
Massachusetts opts for open docs 'third way'
News At the beginning of July, Massachusetts proposed using both ODF, which is an open International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified standard, and OOXML as office document formats. The... [03 Aug 2007]
