Forget Super Tuesday. Consider Super Friday. Super Friday is February 29, the end of the ISO Ballot Resolution Meeting which will decide the fate of Open XML as an ISO standard. Opponents say ...

Microsoft and Novell have announced that Novell will be providing support for the Office Open XML format—the default file format for Microsoft Office 2007—in its Novell-branded version of the ...

An online petition posted by Microsoft to fast-track the standardization of its Office Open XML document format masks the company's concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source ...

Microsoft has released Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0, a file translator that allows users to open, edit, and convert Open XML files created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for ...

After a weeklong meeting of standards delegates, Microsoft indicates it's well-positioned for ISO approval of Open XML--but foes say issues remain unresolved. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the file ...

An esoteric but key U.S. technical standards committee decided last week not to endorse Microsoft‘s Office Open XML document specification, increasing the odds that the U.S. will vote against ...

Microsoft announced this week that its next version of Office will have increased file format support, including the support promised years ago with the Open XML standard. The announcement was made by ...

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Microsoft Corp.’s Open XML file format cleared a small hurdle Wednesday, after documents released by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) showed fewer countries harboring strong ...