Tag: ooxml

Australia mandates Microsoft's Open Office XML 
By Liam Tung | Jan 19, 2011 | 31 Comments 
Must have "write" capability.
 
AGIMO moves to lock down government PCs 
By Brett Winterford | Jan 19, 2011 | 14 Comments 
Tight security controls introduced in revised Common Operating Environment.
 
Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML 
By Egan Orion | Oct 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
Norwegian members of the Technical Committee of that country's International Standards Organisation (ISO) body Standard Norge have resigned their posts to protest the approval ...
 
ISO blows fanfare for OOXML 
By Mark Ballard | Aug 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
With the elan of an international standards organisation, the International Standards Organisation has declared Microsoft's OOXML document format will be an international ...
 
OOXML battle bus is back in action 
By Mark Ballard | Jun 19, 2008 | Comment Now 
The UK's challenge to Microsoft's bid to have its documents become an official international standard is back on track.
 
CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity 
By Liz Tay | May 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Australia may have missed an opportunity to promote open technology by abstaining from the recent OOXML vote, according to Linux distribution vendor Red Hat.
 
UK Unix users sue British Standards body over OOXML 
By Mark Ballard | May 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
A band of British Unix users has issued a High Court challenge over the national approval of Microsoft's OOXML document standard.
 
ISO announces OOXML success 
By Liz Tay | Apr 3, 2008 | Comment Now 
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has announced that Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) file format has received the necessary number of votes for approval as an ...
 
The votes are in on OOXML 
By Liz Tay | Mar 31, 2008 | Comment Now 
To all appearances, it seems that the Microsoft’s Open Office XML (OOXML) document format is set to be the next international standard.
 
OOXML decision two sleeps away 
With less than two days to go before the International Standards Organization (ISO) decides on whether or not to approve Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML), lovers and haters ...
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