An XML-based file format developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, Office Open XML is the default document format for saving applications. See Office file ...

More specifically, the Geneva-based organization formed a Technical Committee to produce a formal standard of the work that is compatible with Office Open XML formats. That committee will take on ...

Novell Inc. posted an Open XML translator for the OpenOffice.org productivity suite today, making good on a December 2006 promise to add Microsoft Office 2007 file format capability to the open-source ...

European standards body Ecma International Thursday published the first draft of the Office Open XML specification online, as Microsoft Corp.’s file format for office documents continues the required ...

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

The apparent international standards organization (ISO) vote to approve Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format as an international standard is just the start of a likely lengthy adoption and ...