Is Microsoft’s Open XML document standard “so complex and so geared towards compatibility with legacy Office compatibility that it could never be implemented as a fully functional file format ...

To join the Open XML Community, applicants must “register” their support for the file format by filling out an online form and providing an optional quote that Microsoft is free to publish and ...

Observers note that a standard Open XML will not solve a key problem faced by Office 2007 users: Files that are written in previous versions of Office can be opened as OOXML .docx files in Office ...

Microsoft has posted a message to its Mactopia site making two announcements: the Open XML File Format Converter Update to Office 2004 for Mac will be delayed until June (the second major delay ...

The Open XML Translator allows Microsoft Word documents based on Open XML to be translated into ODF and vice versa, Matusow said. Once downloaded, it can be used as a plug-in for Microsoft Office ...

Microsoft’s bid to have its Open XML file format approved as an ISO standard took another step forward Monday when that organization put the measure on a voting ballot sent to its member countries.

The Microsoft-backed file formats are now an official standard, despite objections from those who feared that the status would give Redmond yet more market power. ISO: Office Open XML ratified as ...

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 ...

Microsoft launched a new community Web site on May 8, called OpenXMLCommunity.org, another venue for Microsoft to back its claim that developers and users just can't get enough of Open XML, the ...

The Microsoft-created Open XML document format is rapidly gaining acceptance amongst software developers and businesses across the world Open XML ’here to stay’ – MyBroadband Subscribe ...

A couple of weeks ago, ISO members voted to make Microsoft's Office Open XML format an official standard. The vote was not without its share of controversy, but it's a done deal and now the world ...