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  • Microsoft joins OpenDocument group

    Microsoft has joined a committee that has a key role in the ratification of the OpenDocument format as an international standard.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow

    The OpenDocument Format has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims its Office Open XML format has significantly better performance.

  • EC reluctant to back OpenDocument

    The European Commission is reluctant to recommend the OpenDocument file format, even though the format has been endorsed by international standards groups.

  • OpenDocument standard ratified

    OpenDocument was ratified as a file format standard on Tuesday night by an international standards group, setting the stage for greater worldwide adoption of the open-source file format technology.

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  • 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.

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