An XML-based document format from Microsoft. Providing full page layout capabilities, XML Paper Specification (XPS) also allows digital signatures and digital rights to be applied to the documents.

European standards body Ecma International Thursday published the first draft of the Office Open XML specification online, as Microsoft Corp.’s file format for office documents continues the required ...

Big news for Microsoft as they find themselves the proud parents of an ISO 29500 certified OOXML specification -- almost. The ISO -- International Organization for Standardization's approval of the ...

An esoteric but key U.S. technical standards committee decided last week not to endorse Microsoft‘s Office Open XML document specification, increasing the odds that the U.S. will vote against ...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the specification for a Microsoft-created file format that caused bitter debate during its path to become an international ...

Final vote appears overwhelmingly in favor; input from 87 national bodies contributed to an improved specification. Dubai, UAE - April 6, 2008 -- After more than 14 months of intensive review, a Joint ...

Continuing the theme started in my last post, Massachusetts' recently ratified a digital document standard that excludes technology backed by the maker of the dominant Office automation solution on ...

) and SAS today announced a new release of the XML for Analysis (XMLA) specification. XML for Analysis Specification Version 1.1 provides an updated specification and API standard for vendors to ...

An advisory group has been established that will take part in a five-day meeting to discuss concerns raised around the Open Office XML specification. The meeting will be held in Geneva in February ...

For proponents of the OpenDocument Format, the long wait from specification publication to supposed international standard is over. Reports and press releases from all parties with an interest in ODF ...