Microsoft said it plans to sponsor an open-source project to create software that will convert Office documents to OpenDocument, a rival format gaining ground, particularly among governments. The ...

Since this story was originally reported, it has been updated to more accurately describe the OpenDocument Format standard. Microsoft announced Wednesday the creation of the Open XML Translator ...

In context: OpenDocument is an ISO standardized format for saving word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics using ZIP compression and XML metadata. ODF is the native file ...

In another blow to the supremacy of Microsoft’s Office franchise, Belgium on Friday became the second governmental body to approve the use of the OpenDocument format as a way to exchange government ...