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Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this ...

As expected, the ISO on Wednesday announced that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been approved as a standard, marking the end a long and sometimes contentious path. The Geneva-based International ...

Microsoft launched a new community Web site on May 8, called OpenXMLCommunity.org, another venue for Microsoft to back its claim that developers and users just can't get enough of Open XML, the ...

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the ...

The Open XML Translator allows Microsoft Word documents based on Open XML to be translated into ODF and vice versa, Matusow said. Once downloaded, it can be used as a plug-in for Microsoft Office ...

But Ecma's approval wasn't unanimous -- IBM voted against Open XML, saying OpenDocument, which is the default format in OpenOffice, is a "vastly superior" format, and another standard was unnecessary.

Accusations of irregularities in voting to standardize Office Open XML could mean the results will be challenged. Microsoft expects IBM to push others to appeal.

Ecma, the international standards body accepted Microsoft's proposed Open XML File Format submission for standardization.

Microsoft’s quest to have Open XML approved by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) as a global technology standard seems to have recovered from a setback it suffered last week as ...

Opinion: Congratulations, Microsoft; you've got everyone believing the big lie that Open XML is an open standard.

The royalty-free license under which Microsoft Corp. plans to make its upcoming Office Open XML Formats widely available is incompatible with the GNU General Public License.