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Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
Test shows that Word documents generated by today's version of Office 2007 don't conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the ISO.
(By Peter Judge of ZDNet UK)
U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML
Microsoft's Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard.
March 27, 2008 7:54 PM PDTMicrosoft: Streaming Office 'infringes license'
Company says British ISP selling a 'streaming' version of Office infringes on license regulations, but Fasthosts denies the claim.
February 11, 2008 2:52 PM PSTMicrosoft makes last-gasp OOXML push
With critical ISO vote on ratification of Office Open XML looming, company maintains it has users' best interests at heart.
January 29, 2008 7:41 PM PSTReport fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate
Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org.
January 18, 2008 12:39 AM PSTMicrosoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'
The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure.
January 7, 2008 6:41 PM PSTSoftware shifts for Microsoft
As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by.
January 4, 2008 6:25 PM PSTOffice 2003 update blocks older file formats
Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.
January 3, 2008 3:38 PM PSTGates still has a long to-do list
Even as he moves to part time, Microsoft's chairman will keep pursuing tech such as tablet computing, speech recognition.
Adobe's designs on the Web
At its Max developer conference, the software maker is outlining its online services as competition with Microsoft heats up.
October 4, 2007 5:37 PM PDTMicrosoft Office heads to the Web
Coming soon: Beta of Office Live Workspace, a free tool for viewing, sharing and storing--but not editing--Office documents online.
Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for Mac
Standard version of the software, now slated for January, will sell for $399, while a Home and Student version will cost $149.
September 25, 2007 4:00 AM PDTOpening doors beyond Microsoft Office
Redmond's desktop software dominance faces an uprising of alternatives from the likes of IBM, Google and Yahoo.
September 20, 2007 7:07 PM PDTGauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users
Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated.
September 20, 2007 5:33 PM PDTRivals make run at Microsoft Office
Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so.
September 18, 2007 6:54 PM PDTMicrosoft boosts Office for Mac's business features
Office 2008 for Mac is starting to get business features that had been lacking, such as out-of-office e-mail capabilities.
September 7, 2007 4:44 PM PDTMicrosoft eyes new ways to sell Office
An ad-supported or online version of the company's profitable software isn't coming soon. But Microsoft is thinking about options.
September 28, 2007 6:06 PM PDTMicrosoft to partners: It's time to change
The software maker says the time has come to offer business software in versions that are both hosted and not hosted.
July 10, 2007 4:50 PM PDTMicrosoft document formats gain Mass. favor
Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards.
July 2, 2007 6:37 PM PDTMicrosoft to support Chinese document standard
The company will sponsor an open-source project to create converter between Ecma Open XML and Chinese standard. Also: new ODF converters.
May 21, 2007 3:56 PM PDT
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