OpenDocument Format now ISO standard
The
International Organization for Standardization has approved the
OpenDocument Format as an ISO standard, according to the
ODF Alliance. Used in the
OpenOffice suite among others, and developed under the auspice of
OASIS, ODF is a set of XML-based specifications for saving word-processing, spreadsheet and other office documents. 'With adoption of ODF by ISO/IEC now assured, software that implements the standard will now become more attractive to those European and other government purchasers for whom global adoption by ISO/IEC is either desirable, or required,'
writes standards attorney Andrew Updegrove.
Posted By Joab Jackson
Posted by Brad Grimes, Joab Jackson on May 03, 2006 at 2:33 PM