An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, Office Open XML is the default document format for saving applications. See Office file ...

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 ...

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 21, 2005 – Millions of people around the world have created billions of business productivity documents using Microsoft Office over the years – many of which are in the process of ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft Office standards chief Jim Thatcher quietly announced that Microsoft would add ”two additional formats for use: Strict Open XML and Open Document Format (ODF) 1.2. … [and] ...

XML refers to Extensible Markup Language, which is a language similar to HTML. If you have an XML document, you may be wondering how to open it. Although you can open an XML file in Notepad, the ...

The OpenDocument Format (ODF) remains “more of an anti-Microsoft political statement than an objective technology selection” by users, according to a report released Monday by analysts at Burton Group ...

After more than 14 months of intensive review, a Joint Technical Committee of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) concluded ...

OPINION - Electronic documents are at the centre of every modern organisation, capturing critical business information for use now and in the future. While each business controls their own information ...

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Ecma International has stated that Office Open XML, Microsoft's next-generation Office document format, has moved closer to certification by the ISO. The five-month balloting phase has begun; ...

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