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.
The OpenDocument Format has been submitted to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), according to OASIS, the standards body that developed the format.
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.
Massachusetts state officials have criticised a decision to adopt OpenDocument as a standard, casting doubt over a closely watched initiative.
Microsoft has joined a committee that has a key role in the ratification of the OpenDocument format as an international standard.
Oasis, a Web services standards body has approved version 3 of UDDI, a technology that helps diverse applications to work with each other over a network.
An e-business standards body has proposed a series of definitions for how corporations should create common business documents.
An industry split over a key Web services specification could come to a head next month, when companies backing the proposal meet to hammer out details.
International standards bodies OASIS and W3C have announced that they're teaming up on a forum about security standards for Web services.
International standards consortium OASIS has expanded to include security advocacy group PKI Forum, a move which is being touted as a key driver for the use of public-key infrastructure.
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.
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