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Open XML: An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA (ECMA 376). It is the default document format for saving applications in Microsoft Office starting with Office 2007....; Full Open XML Definition >>

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Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is tickingRe:IMHO, it should get standardized as technically it's superior again anyone will argue so I'll say it's supports a superset of features than ODF and can accomodate all the features Office offers. But I doubt it will be standardized by ISO. Foolish Governments...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Open XML, FUD, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ISO; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
open xml takes another step forward: Open XML takes another step forwardTipping pointSince the US vote was already approval, it's a safe bet that the US continuing to approve won't change much.How is standing still a step forward?Seems to me that MS already had the US vote Sept 2, so not changing their vote by the...; Tags: Word processors, approval process, Open XML, Microsoft Word; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
U.S. to plug open xml as an ISO standard: U.S. to plug Open XML as an ISO standardOpen XML is now deadThe rest of the world is severely pissed at America right now, and coming right after Bush blocked a law that would have made Torture illegal, I'm expecting the world to take a dim view of anything America...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Durusau, Fast Track, ISO, OOXML, Open XML, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
Microsoft gets another shot at open xml standard: Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardOk..."...argue there is no need for a rival standard to the widely used Open Document Format ODF..."I don't know a single person who uses it.RE: Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardMicrosoft does not need a "standard" for companies to be able...; Tags: Open XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Gets, open standard; Discussion threads 2008-02-25
Microsoft spins OOXML loss as a win: Microsoft lost its effort to win "fast track" approval of its OOXML which it calls Open XML as an international standard, but you wouldn't know that from reading much of the press coverage. Microsoft claims global support for Open XML. Microsoft reports victory in preliminary ISO...; Tags: Game, Microsoft Corp., Global Warming, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-04

ISO vote on OpenXML nears: The International Organization for Standardization ISO is voting this weekend on Microsoft's OpenXML format, which Redmond has been pushing as "open enough," as it competes with Open Document Format, which is already an international standard, Reuters reports. Opponents of OpenXML say the format is needlessly bloated -- running 6,000...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standards, Reuters Ltd., ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-08-28
Denmark to test open xml, ODF in year-long evaluation: More on the file format wars: Denmark will run a test of the two competing formats -- Open Document Format and Office Open XML -- over the next year, in which government agencies will be required to use both formats, InfoWorld reports.Denmark is requiring both standards for the test period...; Tags: Standards, Open source, International; Blog posts 2007-07-05
Microsoft submits XPS alternative to PDF to ECMA for standardization: Like it has done with its Open XML specification, Microsoft is pushing its XML Paper Specification XPS alternative to PDF through the standards bodies. And just like the case with Open XML, Microsoft's competitors are lining up to diss Redmond's standards moves.Even Microsoft's critics admit they don't like the "heavy-handed"...; Tags: Windows client, Vista, Office 2007, Office, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Microsoft keeps the open xml fires burning: Speaking of what works -- and doesnt -- in community building, Microsoft launched a new community Web site on May 8, called OpenXMLCommunity.org. Microsoft is continuing to push its claim that developers and users just cant get enough of Open XML, the new file format that the company has...; Tags: SharePoint Server, Office 2007, Office, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Microsoft criticized for open xml petition: Microsoft criticized for Open XML petitionMicrosoft criticized for Open XML petitionThis guy is not making any sense. He's upset that Microsoft is making a standard too. I thought free software was all about standards and competition and free choice and how its a good thing but now that...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., petition, Open XML; Discussion threads 2007-04-05
Microsoft cranks up its open xml standardization campaign: Microsoft cranks up its Open XML standardization campaignThe way to customer choice and interoperability is a single good standard.MS only wants to create confusion and compatibility problems with a second standard, that is way to complex and ambiguous. A good document standard is not rocket science, and there is no...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, MS Only, Open XML, OOXML, MS-OOXML, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-04
Microsoft cranks up its open xml standardization campaign: Now that Microsofts Office Open XML specification has entered into the official ISO five-month technical review/balloting period, company employees are encouraging Microsoft supporters to lend their support to Microsofts standardization campaign. Ecma approved Open XML as a standard in December. Open XML is an alternative to ODF, the Open...; Tags: Office 2007, Office, Legal, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-04-04
Yahoo shakeup, SAP's ecosystem, open xml, iPhone and more...: This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss the recent shakeup at Yahoo, the latest in the HPgate scandal, the substance of SAPs analyst summit, standardization of Microsofts Open XML format, and whether Apples rumored iPhone can succeed. David starts off the show talking about his ZDNet new...; Tags: podcast, iPhone, Open Source, IT Management, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Dan &, David Show, Legal, Berlind, Apple, Search, SAP, Yahoo, General; Blog posts 2006-12-08
Microsoft's open xml is now an ECMA standard: Whats the worlds dominant software company to do when public agencies turn their backs on your proprietary Office format and adopt an open standard instead? Why, get your format declared a standard too, naturally. Thats what Microsoft has managed to do with Open XML, the format of the new Office...; Tags: Open XML, Microsoft Corp., Standards, State &, Local Govt, Government technology; Blog posts 2006-12-07
World premier video: Format wars yields standards hypocrisy: After pointing out in this blog the mockery that the the International Organisation of Standardisation the ISO is making of standards setting by allowing multiple standards for the same thing, the folks who run the TV studios here at CNET Networks said let's make a video about it. ...; Tags: ISO, standards, Open XML, OpenDocument Format; Blog posts 2006-06-05

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Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated): It's Friday, which means that it's time to look at the latest raft of rumors about our favorite Cupertino company. Atom-powered mini-tablet This one was pretty hot. ZDNet.de reported that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Minitablet PC, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
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