The OpenDocument Format has been submitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according to OASIS, the standards body that developed the format. Patrick Gannon, the ...

Microsoft said it plans to sponsor an open-source project to create software that will convert Office documents to OpenDocument, a rival format gaining ground, particularly among governments. The ...

The group behind the OpenDocument standard has submitted the document format to a key standards organization, a move that could make open-source desktop applications more attractive to governments ...

A lot of misinformation about the OpenDocument digital format has started to appear in the mainstream media and interest groups. Answers to many questions on the topic already have appeared, but they ...

A group of more than 35 U.S. and international IT vendors, organizations, academic institutions and industry bodies is due to announce the formation of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) Alliance ...

OpenDocument proponents hope that widespread use of the standard, which Microsoft does not yet support, will spur adoption of software that competes with the company’s Office productivity suite.

OpenDocument group 'optimistic' on certification Alliance promoting OpenDocument standard says its lobbying will pay off when standardization body meets next month.

ODF developers are still working on the 1.4 release of the popular, open file format for productivity applications, but Microsoft is already adding support for the technology ...

The OpenDocument Foundation, a little-known industry group that was originally created to promote the OpenDocument Format (ODF), has closed its doors after controversially dropping support for ODF ...

The controversy over the OpenDocument format (ODF) in Massachusetts has taken on a new twist: the largest supporter in the state, and Chief Information Officer (CIO), has turned in his resignation ...