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 president ...

The recently formed OpenDocument Format Alliance is expressing its confidence that the file format will be approved by the International Organisation for Standardisation next month. The alliance, ...

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A group of high-profile technology vendors have formalized plans to promote Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) as a global standard after a meeting at IBM Corp. last week, an ...

Speaking about globalization before technology executives gathered at Forrester Research's summit in Boston, Romney was asked about a controversial, local policy decision that could have international ...

Windows only: Open OpenDocument Format (ODF) files in Microsoft Office using the OpenXML/ODF Translator, a free plug-in for Microsoft Word. One of the most obvious benefits is being able to open ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

In context: OpenDocument is an ISO standardized format for saving word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics using ZIP compression and XML metadata. ODF is the native file ...

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 in ...

IBM plans to support the OpenDocument standard in its desktop software from early next year. The company intends to market aggressively the product in developing countries, reports CNet. IBM ...