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  • Microsoft's 'openness' may hobble OpenDocument

    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 Microsystems.

  • Office standards battle grinds on

    Standards body Ecma International has created a committee to standardise Microsoft Office document formats, handing the software giant a victory in an intensifying struggle over desktop software.

  • Microsoft joins OpenDocument group

    Microsoft has joined a committee that has a key role in the ratification of the OpenDocument format as an international standard.

  • Sun: ODF needed to prevent 'corporate Alzheimer's'

    Having an open, stable document format is necessary to preserve the world's information, top Sun Microsystems executives said on Wednesday.

  • Microsoft's standardisation move divides experts

    Industry observers have expressed concern about Microsoft's decision to submit the file formats for its new Office 12 applications to ECMA International, a European standards body.

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