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Microsoft Criticised For Open XML Petition
News An online petition set up by Microsoft to fast-track the standardisation of its Office Open XML document format masks Redmond's concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source advocate.
[April 5, 2007, 14:12]
Brazil Says 'no' To Office Open XML
News The bid to fast track Office Open XML as an ISO-certified standard has received a setback, with ISO member Brazil casting a 'No' vote. Microsoft is pushing for the Office Open XML (OOXML) document standard to be fast tracked for ISO accreditation.
[August 24, 2007, 16:35]
Standards Expert Defends OOXML Fast-track Bid
News A European standards expert has defended the move to fast-track the International Organization for Standardization approval process for Microsoft's Office Open XML document standard, dismissing criticisms that the decision to do so is flawed and...
[March 25, 2008, 11:51]
BSI Silent On OOXML Vote Result
News The British Standards Institution has sent its response to the International Organization for Standardization on the subject of whether Microsoft Office Open XML should be certified with the ISO, but has refused to say whether it voted "yes", "no...
[September 4, 2007, 10:13]
UK Standards Body Taken To Court Over OOXML
News The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. The UKUUG is also folding in many other complaints...
[May 1, 2008, 16:34]
Websites Claim To Host Leaked OOXML Results
News Office Open XML (OOXML) is Microsoft's "open" document specification, in competition with the OpenDocument Format (ODF) being promoted by the open-source community and companies including IBM and Sun.
[April 1, 2008, 16:44]
Microsoft Office Open XML Gets US Knockback
News On Friday, Office Open XML (OOXML) failed to gain approval in a vote by a sub-group of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), a standards body influential with the US government.
[July 17, 2007, 18:39]
Microsoft OOXML Debacle Continues
News The Swedish Standards Institute has decided to invalidate its Microsoft Office Open XML vote after it found that one of the participants had voted more than once. The move follows criticism of SIS's earlier decision to vote "yes" to Office Open XML...
[August 31, 2007, 12:22]
Critics Brand OOXML A Microsoft 'marketing Tool'
News The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization committee chair have both claimed that Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML accredited as an international standard in order to forward the company's...
[April 18, 2008, 17:00]
Google Welcomes ISO Decision On OOXML
Blog Search and advertising giant Google has welcomed the ISO decision to not approve the fast track of Office Open XML (OOXML) proposed standard DIS 29500 (ECMA 376) at this time. It is also incompatible with the existing ISO standard ISO 26300:2006...
[September 18, 2007, 17:16]
ISO Rejects Microsoft OOXML
News The software giant's bid to push Office Open XML (OOXML) through the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) fast-track process has suffered a serious setback, as OOXML failed to receive enough votes to gain approval, the ISO...
[September 5, 2007, 13:32]
Fast Infoset And The Pragmatic SOA Approach
White Papers Fast Infoset (FI) is an open, standards-based binary format for the efficient interchange of XML that is based on the XML Information Set (Infoset). In general, Fast Infoset can be used when it is necessary to retain the XML property of self...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
ISO May Change Its Processes Following OOXML Debacle
Blog The normally august International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has said that it may change its fast track processes following the controversy around Microsoft's Office Open XML. You can read more in the story I wrote about Tim Bray (XML...
[April 18, 2008, 17:44]
BSI To Give OOXML Vote Results
Blog The British Standards Institute is today to give the result of its vote regarding whether the UK will approve fast track ISO certification for Microsoft's Office Open XML specification. Microsoft has been severely criticised by some members of the...
[September 3, 2007, 12:35]
Database Schema Designer
Downloads Our portable open source XML file format allows you to edit your schema with your favorite text editor. Database Schema Designer has several key features and tools built in to provide fast, accurate, and consistent Database Modeling.
[April 28, 2008, 7:16]
New Zealand OOXML Rejection 'not Final'
News New Zealand has rejected Microsoft's proposal to fast track its Office Open XML document format as an ISO standard, but it may change its vote if certain concerns are addressed. The US Department of Defense recently raised concerns about Office...
[September 3, 2007, 8:54]
Hungary Abstains From OOXML Vote
News Office Open XML (OOXML) is currently being fast-tracked through many countries' standards bodies with the aim of gaining certification from international standards body, the International Organisation for Standardisation.
[September 4, 2007, 15:14]
Raymond Attacks Microsoft Over OOXML Fiasco
News Eric S Raymond, a founding member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), labelled Microsoft's behaviour in pushing Office Open XML (OOXML) for fast track ISO certification as "egregious", and said that he was almost ready to recommend that Microsoft...
[September 3, 2007, 15:53]
Microsoft Admits To Standards Ignorance Pre-OOXML
News Microsoft national technology officer Stuart McKee admitted that the company had no specific department or individuals focused solely on standards prior to beginning the process of fast-tracking Office Open XML (OOXML) to become officially...
[June 23, 2008, 14:21]
Rivals Take Aim At Microsoft Office
News I think there's some blood in the water between Microsoft not getting its [Office] Open XML fast-track standards approval and the European Commission ruling," said Michael Silver, an analyst at Gartner, referring to two recent Microsoft setbacks.
[September 19, 2007, 8:21]
