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OOXML ratification faces delay after objection

May 27, 2008 5:07 PM PDT

South Africa's standards body has formally protested the decision approving the OOXML specification.

Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test

April 21, 2008 2:59 PM PDT

Test shows that Word documents generated by today's version of Office 2007 don't conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the ISO.
(By Peter Judge of ZDNet UK)

U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML

March 27, 2008 7:54 PM PDT

Microsoft's Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard.

Microsoft: Streaming Office 'infringes license'

February 11, 2008 2:52 PM PST

Company says British ISP selling a 'streaming' version of Office infringes on license regulations, but Fasthosts denies the claim.

Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push

January 29, 2008 7:41 PM PST

With critical ISO vote on ratification of Office Open XML looming, company maintains it has users' best interests at heart.

Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate

January 18, 2008 12:39 AM PST

Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org.

Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'

January 7, 2008 6:41 PM PST

The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure.

Software shifts for Microsoft

January 4, 2008 6:25 PM PST

As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by.

Office 2003 update blocks older file formats

January 3, 2008 3:38 PM PST

Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.

Gates still has a long to-do list

October 18, 2007 10:24 PM PDT

Even as he moves to part time, Microsoft's chairman will keep pursuing tech such as tablet computing, speech recognition.
Video: Gates' crystal ball

Adobe's designs on the Web

October 4, 2007 5:37 PM PDT

At its Max developer conference, the software maker is outlining its online services as competition with Microsoft heats up.

Microsoft Office heads to the Web

December 10, 2007 4:52 PM PST

Coming soon: Beta of Office Live Workspace, a free tool for viewing, sharing and storing--but not editing--Office documents online.
Video: Office Live Workspace looks to narrow Google Apps gap

Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for Mac

September 25, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Standard version of the software, now slated for January, will sell for $399, while a Home and Student version will cost $149.

Opening doors beyond Microsoft Office

September 20, 2007 7:07 PM PDT

Redmond's desktop software dominance faces an uprising of alternatives from the likes of IBM, Google and Yahoo.

Gauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users

September 20, 2007 5:33 PM PDT

Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated.

Rivals make run at Microsoft Office

September 18, 2007 6:54 PM PDT

Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so.

Microsoft boosts Office for Mac's business features

September 7, 2007 4:44 PM PDT

Office 2008 for Mac is starting to get business features that had been lacking, such as out-of-office e-mail capabilities.

Microsoft eyes new ways to sell Office

September 28, 2007 6:06 PM PDT

An ad-supported or online version of the company's profitable software isn't coming soon. But Microsoft is thinking about options.

Microsoft to partners: It's time to change

July 10, 2007 4:50 PM PDT

The software maker says the time has come to offer business software in versions that are both hosted and not hosted.

Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor

July 2, 2007 6:37 PM PDT

Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards.