EC takes own sweet time backing Microsoft ODF move

                   
channelregister.co.uk     22-May-2008            

The European Commission is investigating Microsoft’s interoperability pledge that it will support OpenDocument Format (ODF) in Office 2007 service pack two (SP2). Regulators at the anti-trust arm of the EC said in a statement today that it welcomed “any step that Microsoft took towards genuine... [read full story]                

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Microsoft to suport ODF and PDF in Office and standards work

channelregister.co.uk     21-May-2008          

ODF champion skeptical of commitment A Microsoft pledge to support current and future versions of Open Document Format (ODF) in Office has been greeted with skepticism by the industry group leading ODF. Microsoft said Tuesday its planned Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for ODF 1.1 -...                

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Microsoft to support ODF and PDF in Office and standards work

channelregister.co.uk     21-May-2008          

ODF champion skeptical of commitment A Microsoft pledge to support current and future versions of Open Document Format (ODF) in Office has been greeted with skepticism by the industry group leading ODF. Microsoft said Tuesday its planned Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for ODF 1.1 -...                

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Microsoft says aids Office/open-source interaction

reuters.co.uk     21-May-2008          

By David Lawsky ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them...                

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Microsoft in move to pacify critics of Office

ft.com     22-May-2008          

By Nikki Tait in Brussels, Maija Palmer in London, and Richard Waters in San Francisco Microsoft on Wednesday night attempted to appease critics who claim the software company is abusing its dominant market position by detailing plans to improve the way its flagship Office product works with...                

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Office 2007 SP2 - Open XML, ODF, PDF, and XPS

markharrison.co.uk     22-May-2008          

From Jason Matusow ...Clearly the Press Announcement today from Microsoft will bring about another wave of discourse on the future of document formats. The really short version of this announcement is that Office is going to support ODF, PDF, and XPS in the product directly and Microsoft...                

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Microsoft Office 2007 to support ODF, PDF

cnet.com     22-May-2008          

Mike Ricciuti CNET News.com Published: 22 May Microsoft is opening up Office to other file formats, slowly but steadily. On Wednesday, the company said it plans to add new formats to Office 2007, including OpenDocument Format (ODF), Portable Document Format (PDF), and XML Paper Specification...                

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Microsoft holds back on OOXML for Office

pcpro.co.uk     22-May-2008          

Microsoft holds back on OOXML for Office 9:05AM, Thursday 22nd May 2008 Microsoft will include native support for the ODF and PDF formats in the next Service Pack for Office 2007 - but won't support the new, ratified version of its own OOXML formats until "Office 14". Office 2007 Service Pack 2,...                

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Microsoft to ODF, PDF - let's get it on together

channelregister.co.uk     21-May-2008          

ODF champion says 'put your tongue away' A Microsoft pledge to support current and future versions of Open Document Format (ODF) in Office has been greeted with skepticism by the industry group leading ODF. Microsoft said Tuesday its planned Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for ODF 1.1...                

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EC takes own sweet time backing Microsoft ODF move

theregister.co.uk     22-May-2008          

Interoperable? We'll be the judge of that Published Thursday 22nd May 2008 11:51Â GMT The European Commission is investigating Microsoft’s interoperability pledge that it will support OpenDocument Format (ODF) in Office 2007 service pack two (SP2). Regulators at the anti-trust arm of the EC said...                

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Microsoft will expand ODF and PDF file support in Office

guardian.co.uk     22-May-2008          

Microsoft is trying to make it easier for customers to use their file format of choice Although the Microsoft Office OOXML format has been ratified by both the ECMA and ISO standards bodies, Microsoft is still expanding its coverage of file formats. With a Service Pack next year, this will extend...                

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