Microsoft Corp. has achieved a small victory in its effort to make Open XML an open technology standard. Massachusetts, the U.S. state that has mandated the use of open technology formats in its ...

Amman, April 14 th, 2008 - After more than 14 months of intensive review, a Joint Technical Committee of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical ...

Microsoft has scored another victory in its quest to have its XML-based file format accepted as a technology standard. On Wednesday, Massachusetts said it has ratified the addition of Open XML to its ...

Microsoft said Thursday that XML would be the default file format for three applications when it ships Office 12 late next year. The company said its new Microsoft Office Open XML Formats would be ...

Final vote appears overwhelmingly in favor; input from 87 national bodies contributed to an improved specification. Dubai, UAE - April 6, 2008 -- After more than 14 months of intensive review, a Joint ...

It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely unsuccessful ...

Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an ISO standard. The proposal must now be revised to take into account the ...