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Durusau's Proposal Is Preposterous
Talkback Both ODF and OOXML. I think this is correctly identified also by Partick Durusau of the ODF TC (one of the few non Sun/IBM voting members) who has made a case in these recent weeks for having these two standards together.
[February 29, 2008, 18:25]
Microsoft Loses Key Vote For Open XML
News The vote was split along familiar lines; Intel, HP, EMC and Apple voted in favour of OOXML, while Sun's allies, such as Oracle and IBM, lined up against it. It failed to gain acceptance for Office Open XML (OOXML) on Thursday by the slimmest of...
[August 13, 2007, 15:46]
OpenOffice.org Dismisses Pro-OOXML Report
News The two most prominent examples of XML-based document standards are the OpenDocument Format (ODF), as favoured by free or low-cost office-productivity suites such as OpenOffice.org, and Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) format, which is central...
[January 17, 2008, 11:28]
Microsoft OOXML Finds Favour In Malaysia
News Developed by Microsoft, OOXML is a close rival to the ODF, which is championed by open-source vendors and major IT houses such as IBM and Sun. While the battle between proponents of ODF and OOXML rages on, Microsoft is making some headway...
[January 16, 2008, 10:48]
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's OOXML Limps Through ISO Meeting
News The Microsoft-created specification OOXML is struggling to achieve the two-thirds majority backing of ISO members in order for it to become a recognised standard, the aftermath of a high-profile meeting has revealed.
[March 4, 2008, 15:21]
California Eyes OpenDocument
News While Microsoft has submitted its Office Open XML (OOXML) format for acceptance by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), OOXML is arguably viewed as a format proprietary to Microsoft Office.
[March 1, 2007, 8:41]
Proprietary Past Looms Over Microsoft OOXML Hopes
News More than 30 member countries of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) have attended a ballot resolution meeting in Geneva to prepare for a final decision on Microsoft's contentious OOXML document format.
[February 28, 2008, 15:27]
Microsoft Makes Last-gasp OOXML Push
News It was also argued, on several fronts, that OOXML is a superior standard to ODF. After its first attempt to have Office Open XML (OOXML) approved as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard failed in September, the software...
[January 29, 2008, 7:57]
You've Got To Be Kidding, Albert
Talkback That is why OOXML is a much better choice for people wanting the functionality the MS Office provided or the compatiblity with the existing filebase. By my count, Part 4 of the OOXML specification identifies separate 573 extension points whose...
[March 1, 2008, 14:29]
Standards Expert Defends OOXML Fast-track Bid
News OOXML is the rival document standard to the OpenDocument Format (ODF), which is already ISO-certified and has been championed by open-source vendors and IT giants such as IBM and Sun. Singapore gave its support for OOXML.
[March 25, 2008, 11:51]
Reasons For Lack Of Interoperbility In ODF
Talkback Both ODF and OOXML. I think that especially Sun in the ODF TC is against any changes they cannot implement in StarOffice/OpenOffice at the time that the format specification is standardized. I think this is correctly identified also by Partick...
[February 29, 2008, 9:43]
Not 1,500 Extensions
Talkback As far as international standards go, both ODF and OOXML need to be thrown in the scrap heap and a fresh vendor neutral standard developed. But rooting for either ODF or OOXML is just lobbying against interoperability.
[March 1, 2008, 1:33]
Developers Warned Over OOXML Patent Risk
News Academics studying Microsoft's efforts to promote its Office Open XML (OOXML) specification as an ISO standard have called on the software giant to clarify the language it uses in its licensing specifications, in order to make them easier for the...
[February 14, 2008, 11:56]
OOXML Debacle - Time To Take Away ECMA's Toys?
Blog There's one thing that comes across over and over again in the latest responses to the ODF/OOXML document wars, and that is a deep distrust of ECMA. ECMA is widely seen as pushing vendor-specific standards, and OOXML is just the lastest and most...
[March 4, 2008, 14:42]
Microsoft To Release ODF Translator For Word
News The Microsoft format is called Office Open XML (OOXML), which is the default document format in the company's recently released Office 2007 suite. Novell last year said it will use the Word translator to allow users of OpenOffice, which supports...
[February 2, 2007, 8:34]
Red Hat 'disappointed But Not Surprised' By OOXML Result
Blog Microsoft has faced allegations of 'stuffing the ballot boxes' to push through the document format, and could be under investigation by the EC for anti-competitive practices in ramming home OOXML. ACT and thousands of software developers around the...
[April 2, 2008, 17:25]
Details Emerge Of 'shocking' OOXML Meeting
News Denmark has made a last-minute switch to approve Office Open XML (OOXML), while the British Standards Institution (BSI) has been advised by a technical committee to change its vote to "yes". After working painstakingly through a tiny minority of...
[March 28, 2008, 15:56]
Microsoft: IBM Masterminded OOXML Failure
News As a member of European standards group Ecma, IBM voted against the approval of Office Open XML (OOXML) as an Ecma standard. Paoli said that Microsoft has never been an aggressor in the standards world and did not mobilise against Sun and IBM when...
[January 30, 2008, 7:31]
MS Influencing ODF Development Unrealistic
Talkback Actually influencing the development has been tried before by independant ODF supporters like the ODF foundation but has failed because IBM and Sun have full control over ODF development. This control for instance guarantees that when the new...
[February 28, 2008, 13:11]
