The Ecma International standards body has completed a 2,300-page document with responses to comments about its proposal to have Microsoft's Office Open XML file format accepted by ISO.

Despite an impassioned speech by the representative from IBM criticizing Open XML’s technical merit, the INCITS board plans to stick with the results of a vote last Thursday, in which it ...

The decision by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to consider adopting a second open document format could lead to integration issues but could also help revive similar legislation in other states.

The Commonwealth has been at the forefront of open-document format adoption and for the first time is considering Microsoft-developed technology standardized by Ecma.

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the ...

But Ecma's approval wasn't unanimous -- IBM voted against Open XML, saying OpenDocument, which is the default format in OpenOffice, is a "vastly superior" format, and another standard was unnecessary.

Microsoft has scored another victory in its quest to have its XML-based file format accepted as a technology standard. On Wednesday, Massachusetts said it has ratified the addition of Open XML to ...