Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this ...

Ecma International has completed a 2,300-page document containing responses to comments about its proposal to have Microsoft's Office Open XML file format accepted as an ISO standard.

Open XML now joins HTML, PDF and ODF as ISO- and IEC-recognized open document format standards. "With 86 percent of voting national bodies supporting ratification, there is overwhelming support for ...

Burton Group, in a report that it said wasn't commissioned or funded by Microsoft, recommends that users adopt Microsoft's Open XML file format instead of the rival ODF one.