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Proprietary past looms over Microsoft OOXML hopes
News Among a number of criticisms of the format is that it represents an unnecessary intrusion by Microsoft into the open document marketplace, which already has its own international standard in the form of IBM and Sun's Open Document Format (ODF).
[February 28, 2008, 15:27]
Cruel truth surfaces in the OOXML war
Leader Microsoft has said all along that OOXML will be just as open as OpenDocument Format (ODF). "You took my ship by surprise, captain," Von Hellmuth said slowly. Otherwise…" His tone hinted at treachery, unfair tactics, a course of conduct outrageous...
[January 30, 2008, 17:03]
IBM pushes into Africa with Ubuntu alliance
News According to IBM, the use of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard makes desktops using the new package cost around half as much per seat as Microsoft-based desktops, based on administration, licensing and maintenance costs.
[September 23, 2009, 16:52]
Browser-based OpenOffice.org released
News It uses the ISO-approved OpenDocument Format (ODF) by default to read and write documents, although it also works with the document formats used by rivals like Microsoft. The free office tools suite OpenOffice.org has gone online for the first time...
[December 18, 2007, 11:30]
Open-source community reacts to Microsoft move
News Commit to open standards: Rather than pushing forward its proprietary, Windows-based formats for document processing, OOXML, Microsoft should embrace the existing ISO-approved, cross-platform industry standard for document processing, Open...
[February 22, 2008, 12:42]
Report backs PDF variant for long-term archiving
News Although the report addresses many rival document formats, including the OpenDocument Format (ODF), it highlights two Microsoft formats in its conclusion as being worth monitoring in the future: the XML Paper Specification (XPS) and Office Open...
[April 24, 2008, 17:22]
Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
News In future, Brown hopes to repeat the test to see if the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, conforms with the ISO version of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) document standard — ISO/IEC 26300.
[April 21, 2008, 8:55]
