Microsoft loses key vote for Open XML: related news

Microsoft releases the Open XML Format SDK April CTP

Earlier this month, Microsoft's Office Open XML received the official seal of approval from the ISO. Soon after, the standardization body took control of the standard. Nevertheless, as the SDK roadmap shows, Microsoft still has a lot of work to do. Microsoft's main task is the development and maintenance of the Open XML Format SDK (previously known as "Microsoft SDK for Open XML Formats"), which supports developers that need to manipulate Open XML packages. The full SDK also contains how-to articles and reference documentation for Open XML programming.

Microsoft loses key vote for Open XML

Microsoft has failed by one vote to get the backing necessary for Office Open XML to become an alternative to OpenDocument Format as a standard of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards.

Microsoft Gets a New Open Source Chief

mjasay writes "Microsoft just promoted Sam Ramji to run its growing Linux and open source operations. The former head of Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab, Ramji has a long history with open source, having built out large-scale open-source based applications while at Ofoto, and continuing to run applications like World of Warcraft and Office 2003 on WINE. Microsoft has been putting increasingly open-source savvy people in this role, starting with Jason Matusow and most recently employing Bill Hilf in the role. Ramji has made friends with many in the open-source business and development communities, but will his promotion spell any sort of an about-face for Microsoft in its patent policies? It's unlikely, but at least it demonstrates a step in the right direction.

Open XML Gets ISO Approval to Become a Standard

Microsoft won a key battle over acceptance of its Office Open XML, or OOXML, document standard yesterday when the International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, announced that it passed a recent ratification vote among members. The vote was a big win for Microsoft, which has struggled to promote Office 2007's new file format in the face of Open Document Format (ODF), a competing XML-based standard, increased scrutiny from government regulators, and a previous rejection by the ISO. However, legal hurdles to its adoption remain.

Microsoft's Savvy Open Source Move

willdavid writes to mention Joe Panettieri is reporting that Microsoft is continuing their push for open source software interoperability. In the most recent push Microsoft is partnering with a small Silicon Valley company called SpikeSource to certify open source software on Windows 2008. "Despite growing Linux deployments, Windows Server remains quite popular for running open source applications. SugarCRM, the fast-growing open source application provider, is quick to note that many of its business developments occur on Windows Server. And Microsoft itself has sponsored SugarCRM's conferences, in order to stay in front of open source crowds."

Microsoft and Sourcesense Partner to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft and Sourcesense Partner to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft and Sourcesense Partner to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Ecma Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft and Sourcesense Partner to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Ecma Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft (MSFT) and Sourcesense to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Ecma Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft (MSFT) and Sourcesense to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Ecma Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft and Sourcesense Partner to Contribute to Open Source, Apache POI to Support Ecma Office Open XML File Formats

Microsoft Corp. and Sourcesense, a leading European open source systems integration consultancy, today announced that the two companies will collaborate on the strategy, development and deployment of open source solutions for the Microsoft Office product suite.

Microsoft And Sourcesense Partner To Contribute To Open Source

(RTTNews) - Microsoft Corp. and Sourcesense (MSFT) on Tuesday announced that the two companies would collaborate on the strategy, development and deployment of open source solutions for the Microsoft Office product suite. Companies to collaborate on the development of open source solutions for the Microsoft Office product suite. One of the initial goals of the partnership is contributing to the development of a new version of Apache POI, a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Widely used in financial services and critical enterprise applications across related sectors, Apache POI is a leading open source file format reader and writer to create, edit and read Microsoft Office formats used in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.

Microsoft Released Roadmap for Open XML SDK

Microsoft has released a roadmap for the Open XML Software Development Kit. The Open XML API will be released in two versions. Version 1.0 would include an updated version of the CTP that was released last year in June 2007, to be released in April 2008 with a final release of Version 1.0 in May 2008.

Microsoft wins key standards vote for Open XML

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. has won a controversial standards vote likely to legitimize its file-format technology for use by governments and large organizations worldwide, the International Organization for Standardization said Wednesday.

Office Open XML out of Microsoft's hands-officially

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 will get to see how Microsoft handles having the file format for its flagship office suite no longer under its exclusive command. ISO has now taken official control of the format and has put it under the aegis of the same Joint Technical Committee responsible for the OpenDocument Format.

Microsoft Awaits Vote Results On Open XML Standardization

If the file format does not become a standard, some governments could shy away from using Open XML -- and therefore, potentially, Microsoft Office.

Microsoft-Novell Takes Open-Source to China

Bibek Paudel writes "In a move to tap the growing market of free and open source-softwares in developing economies, Microsoft and Novell have announced they were expanding their alliance into the Chinese market. Microsoft and Novell believe big enterprises in China are willing to pay to have the US firms keep hybrid systems updated and running and for assurances that there is permission to use patented software involved. The companies are marketing 'supported Linux' in which they take a fee to maintain software systems blending the open-source programs with Microsoft products such as Vista, Office, Excel and Outlook.The longtime US computer software rivals unveiled their alliance in late 2006, saying their engineers were 'building a bridge' between Microsoft's proprietary software and Novell programs based on the Linux operating system.

Office Open XML Receives Approval as an ISO/IEC International Standard

ISO announced this morning that Office Open XML has received approval as an ISO/IEC international standard. According to Microsoft, Open XML now joins HTML, PDF and ODF as ISO- and IEC-recognized open document format standards.

Microsoft wins Open XML document certification

Microsoft's Office Open XML open format for electronic documents has been voted in as a global industry standard by the ISO and IEC, the software company said on Tuesday. The decision, to be officially announced on Wednesday, has been over 14 months in the making. Last September, the standardization was rejected as the format did not receive the required two-thirds of votes from participating national body members of the ISO, but a second ballot that closed on Saturday netted a 75 percent majority in favor.

Microsoft's Office Open XML now an official ISO standard

Microsoft's embattled Office Open XML (OOXML) document format received ISO fast-track approval today after receiving support from approximately 86 percent of the national bodies that participated in the vote. ISO approval will be broadly perceived as a sign of validation for the document format which has received widespread criticism from technical experts and standards advocacy groups.

Global Open Source Census Launches to Count Enterprise Use of Open Source Software

BROOMFIELD, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 16, 2008 -- The Open Source Census, a new global, collaborative project to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software, today announced its founding sponsors and launched the Census. With this announcement, companies and individuals are now able to anonymously submit data on their use of open source through The Open Source Census web site: www.osscensus.org. Participants in The Open Source Census will also gain access to reports that benchmark their open source usage.

OSBC Report: Microsoft attempts to cross the chasm to open source

Tonight Brad Smith, general counsel for Microsoft, delivered the "footnote" address at the Open Source Business Conference 2008. I asked Brad to speak because I figured it was the shortest path to getting clarity from Microsoft vis-a-vis open source and the nettlesome legal issues that have plagued Microsoft's relationship with open source.

Another Red Letter Day For Open Source At ... Microsoft?

Time for some open source news from a place where such a thing ought to be an oxymoron: Microsoft. Sam Ramji, who used to head up Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab, has been promoted to the head of that company's worldwide open source / Linux operations team. Great, but what will it really mean for MS's stance on open source?

Document format war ends as Open XML gets ISO nod

The contentious, emotional proxy battle between Microsoft and the open source community came to an end last Wednesday, April 2, when the International Organization for Standards (ISO) announced the approval of the Office Open XML (Open XML) document format as an industry standard.

Microsoft's Office Open XML Becomes ISO Standard

Icon"Microsoft's embattled Office Open XML document format received ISO fast-track approval after receiving support from approximately 86 percent of the national bodies that participated in the vote. ISO approval will be broadly perceived as a sign of validation for the document format which has received widespread criticism from technical experts and standards advocacy groups."

Microsoft's Office Open XML gets ISO fast-track approval

"Microsoft's embattled Office Open XML (OOXML) document format received ISO fast-track approval today after receiving support from approximately 86 percent of the national bodies that participated in the vote. ISO approval will be broadly perceived as a sign of validation for the document format which has received widespread criticism from technical experts and standards advocacy groups," Ryan Paul reports for Ars Technica.

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