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    The ISO's OpenDocument Format (ODF) is broken and needs to be mended, according to an expert who claims to have carried out tests on the standard.

  • Microsoft Office 2007 is incompatible with OOXML

    Word documents generated by the latest version of Microsoft Office 2007 do not conform to Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard, according to tests run by a document standards specialist.

  • OOXML just a Microsoft 'marketing tool'

    The developer of XML and a former ISO committee chair have both claimed that Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML accredited as an international standard in order to forward the company's wider interests.

  • Microsoft OOXML becomes an ISO standard

    Microsoft's bid to make the Open XML (OOXML) file formats international standards has succeeded, barring any last-minute changes. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is scheduled to issue the official communique today.

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    Microsoft's bit to make its Office Open XML (OOXML) document format an international standard has been successful, but the road was far from smooth. ZDNet.com.au has compiled all the headlines that track the arduous journey of what is now known as IS 29500.

  • Can Microsoft be trusted on OOXML covenants?

    Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.

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    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

  • Mono-man brings .NET to Linux

    Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

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    At one stage it seemed that .Net was simply a prefix for every new Microsoft product release but, while still not perfect, it is evolving into a stable platform for Web services development.

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