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  • Massachusetts to use OpenDocument, Microsoft Office

    Massachusetts will begin using OpenDocument as the default document format later this year as planned, but it will be sticking with Microsoft Office in the near term, the state's top technology executive said.

  • 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.

  • ISO approval 'unlikely for Microsoft Open XML'

    The International Organisation for Standardisation is unlikely to adopt Microsoft Office Open XML format, now that it has approved the OpenDocument Format, according to analyst group Gartner.

  • IBM backs OpenDocument in Lotus Notes

    IBM has announced an upgrade to Lotus Notes that will include access to office productivity applications and support for the OpenDocument format.

  • Heed Microsoft's move, adopt OpenDocument: OSIA

    Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA) has welcomed Microsoft's move to create a "translator" that will allow people to use Office to open and save documents in the OpenDocument, or ODF, format.

  • Sun launches StarOffice 8

    Sun released StarOffice 8, the next version of its office productivity application that provides improved compatibility with Microsoft Office files, on Tuesday.

  • Writely warms to OpenDocument

    The company behind Web-based word processor Writely announced on Monday that it will handle documents saved in the OpenDocument format.

  • How open is the new Office?

    Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.

  • Microsoft to standardise Office formats

    Microsoft intends to submit file formats for its new Office 12 applications to the European standards body ECMA International. The company hopes this will allay concern about its level of control over document formats.

  • Office SP3: Are new formats more secure?

    Blocking old file formats in the Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) release was meant to bolster security for Microsoft customers, but whether the new formats are any more secure than older ones is debatable.

  • ECMA approves Microsoft document format

    The certification from ECMA -- formerly known as the European Computer Manufacturers Association -- marks a year of work for a technical committee set up to standardise Office Open XML.

  • OpenOffice 3.0 demand crashes servers

    Servers hosting the new version of OpenOffice.org have crashed, under the weight of demand for the latest version of the open-source office productivity suite.

  • New MS Office will debut next week

    Windows 7 and Windows Strata may be the stars of Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference next week, but the next version of Office has also landed a role in the production.

  • Microsoft Office for Mac sales triple

    Microsoft's Mac unit is set to disclose this week that copies of Office 2008 for Mac are flying off the shelves at three times the rate of its predecessor.

  • Microsoft unleashes first Office 2008 for Mac fix

    Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has released its first update to Office 2008 for Mac, fixes that should boost stability and performance in some areas, while closing some security holes.

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