The group behind the OpenDocument standard has submitted the document format to a key standards organisation, a move that could make open-source desktop applications more attractive to governments.
IBM and Sun Microsystems are considering forming a foundation to increase adoption of the OpenDocument format, which is emerging as a threat to Microsoft's dominant Office suite of software.
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.
The company behind Web-based word processor Writely announced on Monday that it will handle documents saved in the OpenDocument format.
Responding to pressure customers and governments, Microsoft has announced Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for the Open Document Format (ODF), Portable Document Format (PDF), and XML Paper Specification (XPS).
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