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. Yates cited a study carried out by ZDNet.com that compared OpenOffice.org 2.0 with the XML formats in...
[May 25, 2006, 12:45]
Google: OOXML 'insufficient And Unnecessary'
News Google has claimed that Microsoft's proposed Office Open XML document standard is unnecessary and should be rolled into the rival OpenDocument Format. The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has already been ratified by the International Organization for...
[February 26, 2008, 10:38]
Microsoft File Standard Offers 'minimum Openness'
News But Andy Updegrove, a lawyer at Gesmer Updegrove LLP, claimed last week that Microsoft's patent statement around called Office Open XML, its proposed 'open' file format, is less open than Sun's agreement for
[November 28, 2005, 13:20]
Group Tackles OpenOffice Desktop Spec
News Our goal is to achieve consensus on an open standard that will protect content -- whether it is an 800-page airplane specification or a legal contract -- from being locked into a proprietary file format," Michael Brauer, a Sun employee and chair...
[November 21, 2002, 16:44]
Developers Warned Over OOXML Patent Risk
News Developers wishing to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification may need to brush up on their legal skills. Academics studying Microsoft's efforts to promote its Office Open XML (OOXML) specification as an ISO standard have called on the...
[February 14, 2008, 11:56]
Airline's Profitability Analysis Takes Off With New Flight Timeline Tool
White Papers Gol is using the XML capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and leveraging the XML feeds from its reservation system, Open Skies by Navitaire, to update the Flight Timeline Board every morning so users no longer work with three-day-old data.
[June 3, 2008, 6:16]
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. Our engineers conducted an independent analysis of the OOXML...
[September 18, 2007, 17:16]
Turning Over A New Leaf At Quark
News There are over 160 new features between 6.0 and 7.0, which include elements such as the workflow support that I mentioned earlier and enhanced XML support for content sharing. The DPA approach we have detailed is based on the reality of modern...
[March 25, 2008, 13:49]
IBM Backs OpenDocument In Lotus Notes
News ODF is an XML-based file format that is independent from the particular software application in which it is created and used. The new version of Lotus Notes, codenamed "Hannover", will feature IBM Workplace applications for word processing...
[May 17, 2006, 9:45]
The Push Behind Microsoft's Office Moves
News O'Grady added that governments, particularly in Asia, have been among the most significant adopters of open-source software such as Linux and the OpenOffice productivity package, a direct competitor to Office that includes full and open XML support.
[December 3, 2003, 13:50]
Microsoft Walks The Patent Tightrope
News At the same time, Microsoft has agreed to give away the proprietary XML dialects, or schemas, its new Office 2003 package uses to describe documents. Microsoft thinks Office is the best tool to work with XML.and they're very bullish on their...
[February 4, 2004, 9:00]
Microsoft, Adobe Squabble Over PDF
News In the past, the software maker has raised objections to Microsoft's plans to put its own XML Paper Specification (XPS) format, developed under the code name Metro, into the upcoming Windows Vista update.
[June 5, 2006, 15:40]
