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OASIS Submits OpenDocument as Standard
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5892649.html>
OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards,
said it has submitted the standard to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO). OpenDocument is a set of document formats for storing
desktop applications, including word processors, spreadsheets and presentation
software. The first version of the standard was ratified earlier this year by
OASIS and is used by the OpenOffice open-source product suite. Earlier this
month, OASIS said it had submitted the OpenDocument specification to the
Electrotechnical Commission`s Joint Technical Committee at ISO (ISO/IEC JTC1)
for approval as a standard. OpenDocument will continue to be developed and
maintained within OASIS, but the group is seeking the ISO standardization to
make the document formats more accessible: "We believe OpenDocument`s approval
by ISO/IEC JTC1 [...] will serve as a gratifying endorsement, making
OpenDocument even more accessible to adopters -- particularly those implementing
business solutions for governments -- who look to ISO for assurance of long-term
viability," said OASIS representative Carol Geyer. The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts last month announced that it had chosen OpenDocument as the
standard document format for state agencies in the executive branch.
See also: The Massachusetts story
<http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2005-09-26-a.html>
Consortium Launched to Support OpenDocument
Colin Barker, ZDNet UK
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Consortium_launched_to_support_OpenDo
cument/0,2000061733,39216489,00.htm>
The Open Document Fellowship was launched on Monday to add momentum to what
appears to be a growing movement to support the open standard for the
production, storage and dissemination of documents. The Open Document Format for
Office Applications, or OpenDocument, was developed by standards body OASIS.
Last month, it received its first major seal of approval when the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts became the first public body to insist on the use of an open
standard such as OpenDocument. The Open Document Fellowship says it has been
formed to promote the OpenDocument format and that its aims include providing
information about the standard "such as the degree to which companies and their
products are committed to supporting the format" and ensuring the compatibility
of the standard across "any software application or company". [Note: the
article`s assertion "founding members of the fellowship include OASIS" is
inaccurate.]
See also: The ODT Fellowship web site <http://opendocumentfellowship.org/>
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