Read more ODF stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28308/odf.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:39:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28170/microsoft-promises-to-add-access-to-open-format.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=106616&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401012708' border='0' />Microsoft says it will allow documents created in a competitor’s interchangeable format to open in its Office 2007 software package by mid-2009, but European officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude, the New York Times reports. “We have heard a lot of promises from Microsoft, but as of yet, we are...Workers walk outside of a Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif.http://www.newser.com/story/28170/microsoft-promises-to-add-access-to-open-format.htmlThu, 22 May 2008 14:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23204/microsoft-prevails-in-document-standards-fight.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=89923&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015511' border='0' />Microsoft has won a heated battle to have one of its document formats made into a global standard, disappointing many who lobbied against the company and making the software giant more likely to win government contracts. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) okayed OOXML, leading a Microsoft rep to boast...Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, gestures while giving a speech during the opening ceremony of the CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, on Monday, March 3, 2008. The world's biggest IT fair will open its doors for public Tuesday, March 4, 2008. http://www.newser.com/story/23204/microsoft-prevails-in-document-standards-fight.htmlWed, 02 Apr 2008 13:47:52 CDT