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• ODF finally defeats OOXML in document format war?

  Microsoft will add native support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) instead of OOXML because of compatibility issues but Microsoft refuses to admit that ODF has won the document format war.

• Microsoft: Govts demanded OOXML standard

  The Office Open XML (OOXML) document format exists purely because governments demanded it, according to Microsoft, which is hoping the format will become an international standard by the end of this month.

• Proprietary past may haunt Microsoft in OOXML vote

  More than 30 member countries of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) have attended a ballot resolution meeting in Geneva to prepare for a final decision on Microsoft's contentious OOXML document format.

• OOXML result countdown: one day to go

  The International Organisation for Standardisation is expected to announce the results of an Open XML vote on Wednesday.

• OOXML result: Will it matter in Australia?

  Microsoft's OOXML document format has accrued enough votes for recognition as an international standard, but one observer believes the change will make little difference to users in Australia.

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  APEC and OOXML - both pointless and annoying

  The eyes of the world were on Australia this week as the APEC summit got underway in Sydney, and what they've seen is a city being held under virtual martial law major roads blocked off, police cars outnumbering taxis and snipers openly hanging out on roof tops.

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• War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

  What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

• Microsoft opens up: Everything you need to know

  The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?

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  Microsoft Office executive claims OOXML provides greater security than alternative document formats

  Redmond-based group project manager of Microsoft Office, Gray Knowlton, told ZDNet Australia that OOXML provides higher levels of security. "One of the benefits we have with the OpenOffice XML formats is that we know when we read and write and document because we have an XML based representation of what's in that content -- we know what should and should not be there," he said.

Reviews (2)

• IBM Lotus Symphony 1.2

  While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.

• WordPerfect Office X4

  Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.

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