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  • MS, Novell talk up technical collaboration

    Microsoft and Novell on Monday fleshed out the technical aspects of their corporate partnership, saying that the two firms are committed to optimising their respective products in the years to come.

  • Microsoft file standard offers 'minimum openness'

    Microsoft has not gone far enough in making its Office formats open, according to a US lawyer.

  • Microsoft's standardisation move divides experts

    Industry observers have expressed concern about Microsoft's decision to submit the file formats for its new Office 12 applications to ECMA International, a European standards body.

  • 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.

  • Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

    Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the company believes also shows sound practical sense.

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