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UPDATED: OOXML Approved, but Battle With ODF Begins

Controversy may continue over Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, which underwent fast-track approval by ISO/IEC.

OOXML Approved, but Battle With ODF Begins

Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was accepted as an international standard, according to an announcement issued today by the International Organization for Standardization.

Leaks Suggest OOXML Approved as ISO/IEC Standard

Microsoft itself is pointing to publicly disclosed information.

Microsoft Joins MIT Kerberos Consortium

Redmond gets behind open source network authentication protocol, which is already used in its operating systems.

ISO Plans To Announce OOXML Decision This Week

Vote count is close on ratifying Microsoft's Office Open XML document format as an international standard.

Windows Search 4.0 Preview Unveiled

The trial version can improve desktop search performance, company reps say.

Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh: The Pause That Refreshes

Latest release is designed to get feedback via Windows Update.

Microsoft's 'Albany' Project May Take Aim at Google Docs

Secret project appears to involve hosted Office-like applications aimed at the consumer market.

Analysts: Upgrading to Vista SP1 on Intel Chips? Proceed with Caution

Some PCs using Intel chips can't be upgraded , and PCs using some Symantec solutions will have to wait for a fix.

Hadoop Summit: Yahoo Gathers the Stuffed Elephant Crowd

Event drew experts to speak on Hadoop, a Java-based framework for running data-intensive applications on computer clusters.

Microsoft Steers OOXML Into Apache POI Project

The company partnered with Sourcesense to broaden the use of Office 2007 file formats by Java applications.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Launched

The new tool supports imaging for IT desktop deployments and updates Microsoft's Business Desktop Deployment solution.

April Release for Windows XP SP3 RTM?

Web site claims scoop on release-to-manufacturing date.

Microsoft May Release Out-of-Cycle Patch for Word Flaw

The problem, enabling remote code execution, depends on the server used to run the program.

Rootkit Security Vendor Snapped Up by Microsoft

Redmond's latest addition will add rootkit security technology to Microsoft solutions.

Microsoft Reissues Security Patch for Excel 2003

Update resolves an Excel calculation error.

Dynamics CRM 4.0 Launch Event Highlights 'Ease-of-Use'

The keynote address announcing Microsoft's latest customer relationship management product focused on automating processes for sales personnel.

Citrix, HP Team Up on Embedded Hypervisor

Lightweight preinstalled solution will give customers the ability to try out virtualization.

Yahoo Makes Case for Independence

The company is poised for "accelerated financial growth," CEO says.

Microsoft Takes First Steps Toward Eclipse Support

A Microsoft exec talked about enabling Eclipse tools with Windows Presentation Foundation technology in order to support Java developer needs.