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 Open Document Fellowship was launched on Monday to add momentum to what appears to be a growing movement to support the open standard for the production, storage and dissemination of documents.

The European Commission is reluctant to recommend the OpenDocument file format, even though the format has been endorsed by international standards groups. According to sources familiar with the issue ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australia’s government may mandate that its agencies use software compatible with OpenDocument Format (ODF), an international file standard. The country’s government agencies mostly use Microsoft’s ...