Abstract :
Recent versions of office suites are using new XML-based formats. OpenOffice.org and GoogleDocs, for example, use the Open Document Format (ODF) and Microsoft Office 2007 uses Office Open XML (OOXML). Both formats have now been accepted as international standards. This article outlines the history of the process that has left us with two functionally similar, but not fully compatible document formats.
Keywords :
XML; integrated software; office automation; GoogleDocs; Microsoft Office 2007; Office Open XML; Open Document Format; OpenOffice.org; XML-based format; international standard; office document format; Application software; History; IEC standards; ISO standards; Internet; Protocols; Standards development; Standards organizations; World Wide Web; XML; ODF; OOXML; XML; document format; office application;
