Having being exposed to the OpenXML training I feel assured that the long outstanding issue of the closed architecture of the MS Office productivity suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) documents has been very well addressed. The previously closed architecture that dominated the Microsoft Office productivity suite documents is now fully open and available to developers to create and edit in their own applications. The many examples provided in the proposed standard for ISO consideration makes it easy for developers to adopt very quickly. The fact that a document in the productivity suite can be created programmatically and exists as an XML document makes for endless possibilities such as in real-time dynamic document creation and manipulation. The opensource Burrokeet project (www.burrokeet.sta.uwi.edu) will finally be able to include MS Office documents in its repository and manipulate without needing the MS Office applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint - good going Microsoft, I fully support this effort!

Rajendra G. Singh
Systems Engineer - Network Security
The University of the West Indies

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Keuze, innovatie en u

De Open XML-community is een groep openbare instellingen, bedrijven, technologieprofessionals, academici en ontwikkelaars die ECMA Office Open XML en de standaardisering daarvan door ISO/IEC ondersteunt. Deze community gelooft in het promoten van keuze, interoperabiliteit, innovatie en technische uitmuntendheid in documentstandaarden. Lees verder om te weten te komen hoe Open XML wordt gebruikt op een breed scala technologieplatforms, wordt geïntegreerd in allerlei systemen en als standaard wordt geaccepteerd in bedrijven en overheden over de hele wereld.

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Open XML wordt geïmplementeerd door overheden en bedrijven over de hele wereld. Lees hier hoe dit komt.

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Microsoft stelt alles in het werk om ervoor te zorgen dat Open XML een open, vrij beschikbare documentstandaard is. Klik hier om het factsheet over Open XML en IP te lezen.

LAATSTE NIEUWS EN HOOFDPUNTEN

November 18, 2009

Two New Case Studies Available

There are two new case studies available on the site - DAISY Consortium and Research Director - both highlighting the benefits of Open XML

August 18, 2009

Invoicing Solution Provider Grows Business Through Office Business Applications

Diamante creates a set of Office Business Application (OBA) solutions that integrate with Microsoft Office Word 2007 and other Microsoft technologies

August 3, 2009

Global Product and Services Provider Expands Business Opportunities with OBA

i5 Software creates a records management solution built using Online Business Application components

August 3, 2009

Enterprise Software Infrastructure Vendor Delivers More Value, Enhances Sales with OBA

OSIsoft adopted an Office Business Application (OBA) strategy and now markets OBA products designed to leverage its customers’ existing investment in the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

July 28, 2009

Solution Provider Expands into New Markets, Helps Customers Reduce Costs with OBA

PointCross creates an Online Business Application using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to expose critical business information

De vrijheid om een documentindelingsstandaard te kunnen kiezen die het beste past bij de onderhanden taak is belangrijk voor bedrijven, overheden en individuen. Als u lid wordt van de Open XML-community, steunt u de inspanningen om van Open XML een keuze te maken als ISO/IEC-standaard.