Erwin's StarOffice Tango

Now it's official! Time to celebrate!
OASIS today finally announced that the OASIS members approve the OpenDocument as an OASIS standard:

"XML doesn't always mean open. You can hide a lot in a file format. OpenDocument represents an opportunity to ensure truly open file formats for productivity applications, which is why it will receive the enthusiastic support of public sector steering organizations on a global basis," commented James Governor, principal analyst at RedMonk. "The participation of enterprises in vertical industries, such as aerospace, will also ensure adoption in the private sector. One key to success will be the royalty free status of the spec; there are no financial penalties associated with developing to it." [...]

"IBM recognizes the importance of a standards-based document format. Use of open, non-proprietary formats will facilitate seamless collaboration between vendors, customers and partners and ensure the maintenance of corporate and government knowledge," said Karla Norsworthy, vice president, Software Standards, IBM. "IBM supports the OASIS OpenDocument formats, and we believe the standardization is a major accomplishment in an important area."

"Sun believes in the power of open standards to enhance business productivity and to stimulate innovation by preserving the intellectual property rights of content creators," said Tim Bray, Technology Director at Sun Microsystems. "Sun is a founding member of the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee, and Sun's StarOffice 8 productivity suite, based on the OpenOffice.org project, uses OpenDocument as its default file format."

For more background information read also this!
( Mai 23 2005, 06:21:39 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

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Erwin, I believed this was announced previously, Open Document (.odx) format works well within SO8 and OO2. Save all files in this new 'OPEN' FORMAT! Congratulations to ALL SUN personnel involved with SO and OO 'open document' format efforts! The global press should mark this day as historic! Chuckel - "When is a standard NOT a standard, when it's comes from ARMONK, OTTAWA or REDMOND!" :)

Gesendet von William R. Walling am Mai 23, 2005 at 08:17 PM CEST #