Microsoft Corp.’s Open XML file format cleared a small hurdle Wednesday, after documents released by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) showed fewer countries harboring strong ...

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

In approving the specification, Ecma's General Assembly meeting in Geneva also agreed to submit the standard for adoption by the International Organization for Standardization, or ISO. Approval by the ...

In a reversal, the American representative to the ISO standards body is now tentatively supporting the approval of Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format as an open standard this year. The ...

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. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ...