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Countries Line Up Against OOXML as Global Standard

"I am not surprised by the number of appeals given the reported irregularities," Marino Marcich, managing director for the ODF Alliance, told LinuxInsider. The ODF Alliance seeks to promote and advance the use of OpenDocument Format (ODF) "Countries felt their concerns were no...

Shenanigans Alleged on Road to OOXML Vote

"Microsoft's jumped the gun again," Marino Marcich, managing director of the Open Document Format (ODF) Alliance, told LinuxInsider The ODF "won't make any official statement until the ISO has announced their decision," he added....

Whither OpenDocument Format?

Meanwhile, the ODF Alliance, led by executive director Marino Marcich, continues its effort to promote the format. All of this leaves industry watchers to wonder what is going on. Is ODF still viable? Is CDF the right answer? Which voices are rising above the cacophony? "CDF i...

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The Worldwide Search for a Standard Document Format

The reaction to ISO's recent rejection of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) ranged from triumphant: "Microsoft trounced in document format vote," to cautious: "not so fast." ...

OpenDocument Format Finds Favor With International Standards Group

"Approval of the OpenDocument Format by ISO marks an important milestone in the effort to help governments solve the very real problem of finding a better way to preserve, access and control their documents now and in the future," said Marino Marcich, executive director of the ODF Alliance, a group of associations, academic institutions and industry executives aiming to solve the problem of improving access and retrieval of electronic government documents...

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