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XML-to-SQL Query Translation Literature: The State of the Art and Open Problems
White Papers Recently, the database research literature has seen an explosion of publications with the goal of using an RDBMS to store and/or query XML data. This diversity renders it difficult to know how the various results presented fit together, and even...
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
Massachusetts to use both Open XML and ODF
News The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is to adopt both OpenDocument Format and Microsoft's rival Office Open XML document format. In a letter posted by the US state's IT division on Wednesday, Henry Dormitzer, undersecretary of administration and...
[August 2, 2007, 18:20]
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]
Microsoft Open XML moves closer to approval
News Ecma International said on Monday that Office Open XML, the document format for the latest version of Microsoft Office, has moved to the next step in the standardisation process at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
[April 5, 2007, 8:43]
Office Open XML Overview
White Papers Office Open XML is an open standard (ISO/IEC 29500, ECMA-376 Edition 2) for word-processing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets that can be freely implemented by multiple applications on multiple platforms.
[May 14, 2009, 1:17]
TechNet Webcast Express: Working With Office Open XML File Format: Microsoft Office Word (Level 100)
White Papers The attendee of this webcast will learn more about the benefits of open XML format. This includes creating a new file in Word and using the Word XML container.
[March 28, 2008, 0:02]
First American Makes Document Generation Speedier, More Stable With Use of Open XML
White Papers To improve system performance, the company developed a Web-based application that uses Open XML Formats to produce documents up to 30 percent more quickly, with increased stability and development flexibility.
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
ISO approval 'unlikely for Microsoft Open XML'
News The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is unlikely to adopt Microsoft Office Open XML format, now that it has approved the OpenDocument Format (ODF), according to analyst group Gartner.
[May 16, 2006, 12:55]
Microsoft loses key vote for Open XML
News Microsoft has failed by one vote to get the backing necessary for Office Open XML to become an alternative to OpenDocument Format as a standard of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards.
[August 13, 2007, 15:46]
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]
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]
Software Developer Safeguards Customers Against Data Loss With Open XML Formats
White Papers MS Technology responded to customer demands for a platform-independent document format by supporting Open XML Formats in its document viewers. With Open XML, the company is providing its customers with better handling of corrupted files, reduced...
[December 19, 2007, 0:01]
Microsoft Open XML Converter
Downloads Open XML Converter allows you to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac.
[August 6, 2009, 22:01]
Office Open XML is the default format of MS Office 2007
Talkback Check the xml files in the OOXML package file (.docx, .xlsx or pptx) and verify them against the official Ecma open standard. This is easily verifiable. Make a new file in MS Office 2007 Put in it everything you like and save in the default format
[February 28, 2008, 19:15]
Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress
Talkback Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress, Yes, and it will.
[December 5, 2005, 0:46]
Solution Provider Uses Open XML to Provide Interoperability, Efficiency for Customers
White Papers THK Solutions used Open XML Formats to develop a solution that is helping a large bank cleanse its data, even though the bank has a mix of operating systems. The use of Open XML meant that THK Solutions didn't need to develop a separate client...
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress
News Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this month, Microsoft said it would be submitting its Open...
[December 2, 2005, 15:20]
Software Developer Makes File Format Conversion Quick and Easy With Open XML
White Papers The company took advantage of Open XML Formats to create docXConverter, which converts .docx files into other formats, and Direction Fixer, which helps with language translation. Panergy Software develops products for customers who use less-common...
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
TechNet Webcast Express: Working With Office Open XML File Format: Microsoft Office Excel (Level 100)
White Papers The attendee of this webcast will learn more about the benefits of open XML format. This includes creating an Excel spreadsheet and using the Excel XML container.
[March 28, 2008, 0:02]
Microsoft criticised for Open XML petition
Talkback M$ is not really interested in anything open. Their only interest lies in making sure that you are forced to use M$ products, at whatever price. There is no guarantee that 30 years from now you will be able to view old documents with their current...
[April 9, 2007, 14:43]
