Burton Group, in a report that it said wasn't commissioned or funded by Microsoft, recommends that users adopt Microsoft's Open XML file format instead of the rival ODF one.

The company proposes to work with other industry leaders on an Ecma International open technical committee to create an open foundation for innovation with documents by standardizing Office Open XML, ...

Massachusetts has reversed its policy and will support both Microsoft's Office Open XML format and the OASIS Open Document Format.

The Microsoft-created Open XML document format is rapidly gaining acceptance amongst software developers and businesses across the world as it becomes the platform for a new generation of feature ...

Microsoft has won approval for its Offfice Open XML document format from international standards body ECMA International.

Underlining the relevance of Open XML formats in application development, leading Indian IT solution providers are increasingly using Open XML as a preferred technology standard.

Microsoft's Office Open XML Format has officially been put on the fast track and opened up for five months of technical review and balloting.

Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this ...

The movement towards open document formats in government is gaining steam, as a bill was introduced in the California legislature to require state government to use XML formats, BetaNews reports ...

The state of Massachusetts is reversing course with a proposal to allow state agencies to use software based on Microsoft's Open XML format.

Yesterday's big Microsoft news was that the next version of Office will ship with a completely new file format that will be XML and open (unlike the current XML option which is closed meaning you ...