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An Antic Disposition: ODFDOM 0.7 Released
"I'm pleased to report that the 0.7 release of the ODF Toolkit Union's ODFDOM library has just been released. This is an open source (Apache 2.0 license) Java toolkit for programmatically reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents. The code is 100% Java and does not require that you have OpenOffice or any other ODF editor installed. It operates directly on the document itself."
Three Fixes for Microsoft's Bottom Line 'We' Want - PC World
"Be sure and make the upcoming free Web version of Office 2010 work with the world-standard Open Document Format (ODF) and the open source OpenOffice and its related alternatives from Day 1. The rest of the world believes in ODF and its lovely file compatibility to make it much easier for users anywhere to share their documents without vendor lock-in and problems."
An Antic Disposition: ODF TC timeline
"Those who are not familiar with standards development are sometimes amazed at how long it takes to develop a good standard. Perhaps the single-vendor, 6,000 page, 12-month escapade of OOXML in Ecma has skewed expectations. Fortunately, OOXML is the exception, not the rule. Achieving a multi-vendor consensus around a substantial technical standard will always be time-consuming, but it is time that is well spent."
An Antic Disposition: ODF Lies and Whispers
"So what is one to do? You obviously can't trust Wikipedia whatsoever in this area. This is unfortunate, since I am a big fan of Wikipedia. I want it to succeed. But since the day when Microsoft decided they needed to pay people to "improve" the ODF and OOXML articles, these articles have been a cesspool of FUD, spin and outright lies, seemingly manufactured for Microsoft's re-use in their whisper campaign."
An Antic Disposition: OpenDocument Format: The Standard for Office Documents
"A belated note that an article of mine on ODF was recently published in IEEE Internet Computing, called "OpenDocument Format: The Standard for Office Documents". I think it is a good introduction to ODF, what it is, where it came from and why it is important."
ODF interoperability event - Royal Library, The Hague - June 15/16 2009 — Open Forum Europe
"The first of a series of events that will bring together implementors of OASIS OpenDocument Format/ISO 26300 to unilaterally test and discuss implementation issues of ODF with each other. All ODF implementors and/or those looking into the matter are invited to participate in this event on behalf of the Netherlands government and OpenDoc Society."
The Prognosis for Electronic Health Records - PC World
"At the moment, an effort is under way to create the Continuity of Care Document, an XML-based standard intended to become the equivalent of an RDF or ODF file that lets the various EHR vendors write to the same file format."
SolidOffice » Blog Archive » Latvia and UK Endorse ODF
"According to the latest ODF Alliance Newsletter, the UK and Latvia have made moves in support of OpenDocument Format (ODF)."
SourceForge.net: odtPHP
"OdtPHP is a PHP librairy designed to use OpenDocument file as a template for PHP. It's a kind of PHPLib for OpenOffice document."
Qt Software Releases LGPL'ed Qt 4.5 and Creator 1.0, Provides SDK | KDE.news
"Qt 4.5 brings many new features such as a new pluggable graphics system, ODF support and an updated WebKit component which features HTML 5, Netscape-Plugin (e.g. Flash) support and the SquirrelFish JavaScript engine."
Over ODF-congres 29 januari 2009 | OpenDocument Format Congres (Utrecht)
"Op donderdag 29 januari organiseert NOiV, in samenwerking met Adobe, OpenDoc Society en Media Plaza, een congres over het OpenDocument Format te Maarssen. Aanleiding voor het ODF-congres is de verplichting die overheden hebben om vanaf 1 januari 2009 de open standaard voor bewerkbare documenten (OpenDocument Format - ODF), te ondersteunen binnen hun organisatie."
Another Microsoft watcher joins Microsoft | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
"IT market watcher Peter O’Kelly has joined a number of other former industry analysts who’ve taken the Red Pill and joined Microsoft over the past few years. O’Kelly — a former Burton Group analyst who, more recently, was a self-employed IT watcher — announced on his blog on January 5 that he had decided to become a Microsoft employee."
AbiWord gets funding for ODF development - heise online UK
"AbiSource Corporation is to receive funding to improve the ODF compatibility of AbiWord, the free software word processor. AbiSource Corporation, a company created by some of the AbiWord developers a few months ago, was approached by the Dutch non-profit organisation NLnet which was interested in seeing AbiWord gain better compatibility with the OpenDocument format. This would in turn would boost AbiWord's compatibility with OpenOffice.org."
Open Document Format Has Been Accepted By 16 Governments -- Microsoft Office -- InformationWeek
"The Open Document Format continues to gain ground with governments as the format in which they wish to create important documents, despite Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Office format, OOXML, being recognized as an international standard as well."
Germany Joins Growing Ranks of Governments Adopting ODF - MarketWatch
"The ODF Alliance welcomed the decision by the Federal Government of Germany to implement use of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) by federal agencies beginning in 2010. "2008 will end on a high note, with Germany joining the growing ranks of governments that have adopted ODF," said ODF Alliance managing director Marino Marcich. To date, 16 national and 8 provincial governments have now formally recommended or required the use of ODF by government agencies and with the public."
ODF Workshop @OpenOffice.org 2008 Conference | Open Document
"The OASIS ODF Adoption TC and the new OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC met informally at the OpenOffice.org 2008 conference in Beijing, on November 6, 2008 for an all day workshop. Attached here are (3) of the presentations delivered during the workshop."
Doug Mahugh : ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC (OIC TC)
"I’ve had a few people ask recently whether Microsoft would be participating in the OIC TC, and I’m glad to report that as of today we’ve signed up."
IBM, Sun Microsystems Launch ODF Toolkit Union to Grow Adoption, Community and Software Innovation - MarketWatch
"The ODF Toolkit will use an initial software code contribution from Sun to provide developers with an easy-to-use Application Programming Interface (API) for reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents while accelerating additional application development. One part of the initial code contribution is an ODF Validator, a tool that validates OpenDocument files and checks certain conformance criteria. Capitalizing on the open, elegant nature of ODF, the Toolkit targets developers who want to create new applications and solutions ranging from content management, business workflows and activities to Web-based document solutions."
OASIS Members Form Committee to Advance Interoperability and Conformance of OpenDocument Format (ODF) Applications - MarketWatch
"BOSTON, Nov 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OASIS, the international open standards consortium, has formed a new group to help implementors create applications that conform to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard. ODF defines a genuinely open XML file format for office productivity applications, including text, spreadsheets, charts, graphs, presentations, and databases. The new OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) Committee will work to ensure that the growing number of ODF-compliant applications are able to interoperate and conform to the standard."
py-odftools - Google Code
"This project is a collection of tools for analyzing, converting and creating files in the ISO standard OpenDocument format. The utilities attempt to cover the lightweight portions of OpenOffice.org's ODF Toolkit project (sans UNO), as well as Rob Weir's proposal for an OpenDocument Developer's "
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