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InternetNews May 21, 2007 Clint Boulton	Microsoft, China Translate Files in Open Source Microsoft today said it is funding an open source translator project between China's Unified Office Format and the Ecma Open XML file formats.
InternetNews December 7, 2006 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Office Open XML Sparks Standards Fight The Ecma standards organization approved Microsoft's document format, opening the door for certification by ISO, which has already approved a competing standard.
InternetNews May 5, 2006 Clint Boulton	Open Documents Get Unanimous Nod The International Standards Organization blessed the OpenDocument Format in a rousing 23-0 vote this week, making the digital document format a worldwide standard.
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Clint Boulton	Tech Rallies Around Open Document Format Several high profile and groups have banded together to show solidarity for the OpenDocument Format, a collection of office document formats to help organizations share digital information.
InternetNews February 2, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Produces One-Way ODF Translator Microsoft has produced a translator allowing competing word processing programs to read Open XML Word documents.
InternetNews February 28, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Closer on 'Office Open' Blessing Microsoft is one step closer to having its Office Open XML format adopted as an international standard in short order.
InternetNews September 12, 2005 Jim Wagner	Open Season in Massachusetts Expect short-term pain before long-term gain with the commonwealth's proposed switch to the OpenDocument standard.
InternetNews September 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Massachusetts Eyes Open Office Standards The state is considering a move from Microsoft to open standards office software. The goal is to make sure state documents and government records are accessible.
InternetNews December 5, 2005 Clint Boulton	IBM Open to Office Docs IBM will support the Open Document format in its Workplace Managed Client software next year.
InternetNews October 3, 2005 Jim Wagner	PDFs Native to The New Office Microsoft's upcoming Office suite will include support for the format. Will Adobe feel the pressure?
InternetNews May 23, 2005 Jim Wagner	A Standard Set For The Office Officials at the non-profit standards body OASIS, announced its approval of the OpenDocuments 1.0 specification as a standard XML format for text, spreadsheets, charts and graphical documents.
InternetNews July 3, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Massachusetts to OK Microsoft OpenXML Formats Massachusetts' Information Technology Division published its proposal mandating the use of open formats for all public documents, and included Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list as well as the OpenDocument Format.
InternetNews September 28, 2004 Michael Singer	Open Office XML May Satisfy ISO A letter to Sun Microsystems' COO Jonathan Schwartz by the European Commission this week may set the stage for the International Organization for Standardization to adopt the Open Office XML format as an ISO standard.
InternetNews February 15, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft 'Frees' Office Formats Microsoft places code and specs for its old Office binary file formats under its "no lawsuit" program; begins open source project.
InternetNews May 17, 2007 Clint Boulton	Microsoft Steps Up With OpenDocument Format Microsoft Corp. today voted to support the addition of the OpenDocument Format 1.0 to the non-exclusive American National Standards list.
Information Today July 7, 2008	PDF Format Becomes ISO Standard This move follows a decision by Adobe Systems, Inc., original developer and copyright owner of the format, to relinquish control to ISO (International Organization for Standardization.
InternetNews August 2, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Massachusetts Adopts Office Open XML Despite negative comments, Massachusetts decides that Microsoft's Office formats will share "open" standard status with ODF.
InternetNews February 7, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft's New Standard Stumbles The Open Office XML format that Microsoft has proposed may not get speedy approval from the International Organization for Standardization after all.
InternetNews December 6, 2006 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Soothes Mac Attack Microsoft announced that it will release a free public beta of file format converters between Office 2007 and Office for Mac in the spring of 2007.
InternetNews June 2, 2005 Clint Boulton	Microsoft to Adopt XML Formats in Office 12 Microsoft said it will use XML technology as the default file formats for the next version of its productivity software, Office 12.
InternetNews March 11, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	U.S. Likely to Re-affirm OOXML Vote The committee that advises the U.S. delegation to the International Organization for Standardization, which last fall voted to approve Microsoft's bid to make Office Open XML an ISO standard, has decided not to change its vote to 'disapprove.'
InternetNews March 21, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	OOXML Stalemate May Lead to Cliff-Hanger Ending Microsoft officials confirmed that India will not change its vote against approval of OOXML as an ISO standard.
InternetNews February 25, 2008	Microsoft Gets Another Shot at Open XML Standard Two-thirds majority needed as international delegates meet again on software company's proposal.
InternetNews July 20, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Office Open XML Standards Push Not Dead Yet A U.S. body is to vote on a standards status for Microsoft's document formats despite earlier deadlock by a consideration committee.
InternetNews March 21, 2006 David Needle	Gates Sees Rapid Office Adoption Will corporate buyers double-dip when Vista and the next version of Office ships later this year? Microsoft hopes so.
InternetNews April 15, 2004	Microsoft Shows Openings, DoJ Not Impressed The trustbusters raise concerns about the protocol-licensing program even as Microsoft releases its Office Visio 2003 XML schema.
InternetNews February 29, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	OOXML Meeting Wraps Up -- Who Won? A crucial meeting on the future of Microsoft's OOXML file formats wrapped up Friday, but what actually transpired is still a matter for debate.
InternetNews August 7, 2009	A Ballot for Microsoft Office Users In Europe? Office may let users choose to set the default to save files in either ODF or OOXML.
InternetNews April 4, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft's Open Standard in Global Hands Microsoft is one step closer in its bid to having its Office Open XML format anointed by the International Standards Organizations.
InternetNews April 28, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston	BizTalk 2009 Arrives, Office 2007 SP2 Up Next Microsoft's software elves have been busy turning out product updates for release this week.
InternetNews February 9, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Standard-Bearer Faces Tight Deadline Ecma International has its work cut out if it still hopes to fast-track Microsoft's Open Office XML format.
InternetNews January 29, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Adobe Ramps Up PDF Standards Push On the eve of the unveiling of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Adobe announced it will push for its ubiquitous PDF format to become an international standard.
New Architect October 2002 Paul Sholtz	Tame the Information Tangle A new breed of document storage and management systems has appeared that's been specially optimized for publishing XML documents on the Web. A look at native XML databases and XML-enabled databases.
InternetNews January 18, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Defends OOXML In the run up to a final standards determination for its Office Open XML file formats, Microsoft makes its case.
InternetNews December 14, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Adobe Takes PDF Format to Mars Adobe Systems is giving its ubiquitous Portable Document Format a boost with the addition of XML support.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2005 Francois Olivier	Microsoft's New England Nemesis How will Massachusetts' move toward open source documents affect the software giant?
InternetNews July 17, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	More Trouble for Office OpenXML Microsoft fails to get enough votes to earn a key U.S. recommendation that its Office OpenXML be considered as an ISO standard.
PC World October 22, 2002 Yardena Arar	Microsoft Unveils Office 11 First beta reveals XML support enhancing collaborative functions, plus updated Outlook.
InternetNews September 4, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Office Formats Defeated in First ISO Vote The vote tally over the weekend appears to show Microsoft's Office Open XML formats did not receive enough votes to be approved by ISO.
Linux Journal February 1, 2007 Marcel Gagne	Cooking with Linux - Words, Words, Words... When it comes to being understood and sharing information, it's not just about open source, it's about open standards.
PC Magazine December 28, 2004 Richard V. Dragan	Ease into XML with Microsoft Word 2003 Office 2003 is XML-aware, and Word is a good place to get your feet wet.
InternetNews April 7, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	EC Investigates OOXML 'Process' Microsoft's ISO win with OOXML falls under the European Commission's magnifying glass.
InternetNews August 28, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	U.S. Will Vote 'Yes' on OOXML Microsoft will get the U.S.'s vote on its pitch to make Office Open XML an International Organization for Standardization standard.
InternetNews March 13, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Speeds Toward Office Standard Approval Microsoft is today one step closer to seeing its Office Open XML format anointed as a standard.
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The Motley Fool May 27, 2008 Anders Bylund	The Fall of Microsoft Office It will be long, slow, and painful, and Redmond won't know how to stop it.
New Architect September 2002 Aaron Walsh	Standard Practice As the host of available standards continues to grow and change rapidly, it becomes increasingly difficult to choose among them. Which standards should we adopt today? Which should we let bake a little longer in hopes of using them tomorrow? And which should we ignore altogether?
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