ooxml
Australia mandates Microsoft's Open Office XML
Must have "write" capability.
Jan 19 2011 9:58AM
AGIMO moves to lock down government PCs
Tight security controls introduced in revised Common Operating Environment.
Jan 19 2011 9:09AM
Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML
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 of Microsoft's OOXML document formats proposal in defiance of the majority recommendation.
Oct 5 2008 11:26PM
ISO blows fanfare for OOXML
With the elan of an international standards organisation, the International Standards Organisation has declared Microsoft's OOXML document format will be an international standard.
Aug 18 2008 8:16AM
OOXML battle bus is back in action
The UK's challenge to Microsoft's bid to have its documents become an official international standard is back on track.
Jun 19 2008 3:35PM
CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity
Australia may have missed an opportunity to promote open technology by abstaining from the recent OOXML vote, according to Linux distribution vendor Red Hat.
May 20 2008 3:59PM
UK Unix users sue British Standards body over OOXML
A band of British Unix users has issued a High Court challenge over the national approval of Microsoft's OOXML document standard.
May 2 2008 3:36PM
ISO announces OOXML success
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 ISO/IEC International Standard.
Apr 3 2008 3:46PM
The votes are in on OOXML
To all appearances, it seems that the Microsoft’s Open Office XML (OOXML) document format is set to be the next international standard.
Mar 31 2008 3:47PM
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 of the format are intensifying their arguments for a last hurrah.
Mar 28 2008 5:25PM
