Friday | 5 December, 2008
The rocky road of OOXML: News
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Standards Australia denies OOXML bias 26/02/2008 10:29:41
Opinions over objectivity remain at loggerheadsFollowing a Computerworld report on the appointment of a Microsoft consultant as part of Standard Australia's (SA) delegation for this month's Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva, the organization's CEO has defended the objectivity of the decision. - +
The OOXML BRM and Australia: What happens next 26/02/2008 14:57:36
Ballot Resolution Meeting underway in Geneva to address technical comments on OOXML. Will Australia cast a vote or continue to abstain?After its initial submission for fast tracking through the ISO/IEC process for standardisation failed, the technical comments relating to Microsoft's Office Open XML document format are under review this week at the JTC1 Ballot Resolution Meeting in Geneva. - +
ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML 21/02/2008 08:17:04
Supporters of the rival ODF and OOXML document formats should work together, says the editor of the ODF standard.The teams developing the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML) standards should work together, evolving the two in parallel, the editor of the ODF standard said Tuesday in an open letter to the standards-setting community. - +
Microsoft developer joins Aussie OOXML standards delegation 20/02/2008 16:19:47
Both sides of the equation not evenly representedIn what may be a perceived threat to the objectivity of the Office Open XML standards process, Standards Australia will include a Microsoft developer and consultant as part of its delegation for this month's Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva. - +
Microsoft confident leading up to OOXML BRM 19/02/2008 08:48:14
Company says it's taking a "wait and see" approach to BRM. Opponents say Microsoft's hands are dirtyBy the end of this month, national standards bodies from around the world will be returning home from the Ballot Resolution Meeting in Geneva to consider the revised specification for the standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. - +
Microsoft's OOXML: The No vote 15/01/2008 08:19:38
The first of a two-part series examining the arguments for and against the standardisation of Microsoft’s Office Open XML format.The Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales recently hosted a symposium to discuss issues surrounding the proposed Microsoft OOXML document format standard.
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