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OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODF

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Microsoft blames backwards compatibility issues and changes made during the ISO ratification process for its decision to support ODF instead of OOXML in Office 2007. Microsoft’s decision to add support to Office 2007 for the Open Document Format instead of its own OOXML office file format is due to…
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Details emerge of ’shocking’ OOXML meeting

Monday, March 31st, 2008

At last month’s OOXML ballot resolution meeting, 81 percent of the technical issues around the format were apparently resolved without being properly addressed As Microsoft’s bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard the counting of the votes on Monday, more details have emerged of…
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OOXML standard vote down to the wire

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Denmark changed its vote to “yes” taking Microsoft’s document format one step closer to becoming an ISO standard. Plus, the U.K. moves closer to changing its vote. Denmark has decided to back Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format, reversing its previous disapproval and bringing the format closer…
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Microsoft presses on regardless with OOXML SDK

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. However, the OOXML…
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IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Big Blue says it’s not getting back into the PC market, despite selling “Microsoft-free” PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe. IBM has said it is not getting back into the PC market, despite selling “Microsoft-free” PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe. “We’re not…
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U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe’s abundant open-source projects. The Open Solutions Alliance, a consortium working on interoperability of open-source software, has set up a European chapter due to the high number of community-developed software projects that have sprung up in the region. “More…
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Lenovo to make and sell IBM xServers

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Resellers are expressing doubts over the move, saying they might go elsewhere if they can’t get the IBM badge. IBM has licensed its xSeries server technology to Lenovo so the Chinese manufacturer can make its own Intel-based servers, but resellers are expressing doubts over the move. Lenovo…
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