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OpenDocument Could 'turn The World Inside Out'
News A Sun executive said on Thursday the OpenDocument format has the potential to change the world. Now we have the potential to explode the world again, to turn everything inside out again, if we get the widespread use across the office desktops of...
[September 30, 2005, 12:25]
Opendocument Support?
Talkback There's no mention of Opendocument support natively or via plugin in this review: do you have any extra information? Thanks
[January 4, 2008, 10:07]
Opendocument Format
Talkback There is no mention in this news item about OpenDocument compatibility: do you know what the status is?
[January 11, 2007, 9:19]
Microsoft: OpenDocument Is Too Slow
News The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims its Office Open XML format has significantly better performance. The use of OpenDocument documents is slower to the point of not really being satisfactory," Alan Yates...
[May 25, 2006, 12:45]
OpenDocument Could 'turn The World Inside Out'
Talkback Of course Microsoft will SAY that they won't support OpenDocument format right up to the moment when they DO. If enough governments STIPULATE that tenders, contracts, etc are drawn up in documents which are in OpenDocument format then businesses...
[October 6, 2005, 11:24]
OpenDocument Could 'turn The World Inside Out'
Talkback Of course Microsoft will SAY that they won't support OpenDocument format right up to the moment when they DO. If enough governments STIPULATE that tenders, contracts, etc are drawn up in documents which are in OpenDocument format then businesses...
[October 6, 2005, 11:23]
Opendocument Format
Talkback When reviewing office suites, please provide detailed information on opendocument format compatibility, which is increasingly important, and will hopefully minimise all these tedious file-format incompatibilites in future.
[November 29, 2006, 14:35]
OpenDocument Alliance 'optimistic' About ISO Certification
News The recently formed OpenDocument Format Alliance has expressed its confidence that the file format will be approved by International Organisation for Standardization next month. The Alliance, which was launched last month to promote the use of the...
[April 20, 2006, 12:05]
OpenDocument Threat Emerges In Massachusetts
News The Massachusetts Senate has introduced a provision to an economic stimulus bill that endangers a state decision to standardise on the OpenDocument format. The introduction of the amendment follows a hearing on Monday where the chair of a state...
[November 3, 2005, 16:05]
California Eyes OpenDocument
News California may follow Massachusetts in making the OpenDocument Format the required standard for state agencies. The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is a standard XML-based file format used by OpenOffice, an open source application program supported by...
[March 1, 2007, 8:41]
IBM Backs OpenDocument In Lotus Notes
News IBM has announced an upgrade to Lotus Notes that will include access to office productivity applications and support for the OpenDocument format. These "office productivity editors", as IBM refers to them, all support OpenDocument Format (ODF) files.
[May 17, 2006, 9:45]
Belgian Government Chooses OpenDocument
News The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is to be the standard format for exchanging documents within the Belgian government. The latter may be the simpler task, as the OpenDocument Foundation is already working on a plug-in for Microsoft Office that would...
[June 23, 2006, 11:40]
Microsoft Plans OpenDocument Translator
News Microsoft said it plans to sponsor an open source project to create software that will convert Office documents to OpenDocument, a rival format gaining ground, particularly among governments. The software, developed by a France-based Microsoft...
[July 6, 2006, 10:15]
Microsoft 'must Support OpenDocument'
Talkback Doesn't anyone else see the problem with MS including support for OpenDocument? It would be better if MS didn't come anywhere near OpenDocument. They'll "extend" it has they have every other open format so on paper they'll support it but...
[October 8, 2005, 16:45]
Microsoft 'must Support OpenDocument'
Talkback makes sense i understand your point, but opendocument gives a standard that everyone can use and adapt to.it will only evolve if a majority of stakeholders believe it is necessary.eg for more features.it's better that this standard is handled by a...
[October 16, 2005, 22:06]
Belgian Government Chooses OpenDocument
Talkback I am glad to hear of the support for the OpenDocument format. Over the years many different file formats have come and gone, so (personally) I try to use a standard or open file format rather than a proprietry one, prehaps the only exception being...
[June 26, 2006, 19:56]
Google Joins OpenDocument Group
News Google has joined a group that is promoting an OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard that allows people to open documents regardless of the application they were created in. Although Microsoft Office document formats are the most widely used, the XML...
[July 13, 2006, 8:45]
Microsoft 'must Support OpenDocument'
Talkback > Doesn't anyone else see the problem with MS including support for OpenDocument? To solve this problem, people in the tech community would have to be vigilant about inspecting any OpenDocument format that Microsoft winds up supporting, seeing if...
[October 8, 2005, 18:57]
OpenDocument Wins More Fans
News OpenDocument Format (ODF), the open file format for office documents, is continuing to gather support from local and national governments. OpenDocument Format does away with this need. On Thursday the ODF Alliance announced that more than 280...
[July 28, 2006, 13:55]
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]
