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28 May

ODF, OOXML debate continues in India

By sinha No comments

Even though ISO has given it’s go ahead to Microsoft’s OOXML as an accepted standard, IIT Bombay professors are at loggerheads with Microsoft The BIS represented India as a participating member of the ISO. Its LITD 15 committee — of … Read More »

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02 Apr

Microsoft Wins OOXML Race?

By sinha 4 Comments

Microsoft has won the OOXML race by a huge margin (86% of votes were in support of the standard). “In the final round of voting..three-quarters of the core members, including Britain, Japan, Germany and Switzerland, supported Microsoft’s standard, called Ooxml, … Read More »

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10 Mar

Why Microsoft wants Indian NGOs to support OOXML?

By sinha 8 Comments

Microsoft is urging Indian NGOs to support OOXML (i.e. Office Open XML) format – and persuade Indian IT Secretary and the Additional Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards with letters supporting MS’s OOXML proposal. What’s OOXML? What is … Read More »

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