We noted some significant issues with the translation services offered by previous editions of the beta Office Open XML File Converter -- namely complete failure to convert simple Word documents.

As mentioned in the above paragraph, Microsoft also released its 1.0 version of the Open XML File Format Converter. If you're an Office 2004 user but are constantly getting files from your Office ...

Microsoft has posted a message to its Mactopia site making two announcements: the Open XML File Format Converter Update to Office 2004 for Mac will be delayed until June (the second major delay ...

Microsoft's move to make its Open XML document format an international standard could hobble the uptake of OpenDocument, the OASIS-approved document format that is supported by Sun. Earlier this ...

Making good on an earlier promise, Novell has posted an Open XML translator for the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, adding Microsoft Office 2007 file format capability to the open-source ...

Microsoft is continuing to push its claim that developers and users just can't get enough of Open XML, the new file format that the company has baked into Office 2007.

The Open XML Translator allows Microsoft Word documents based on Open XML to be translated into ODF and vice versa, Matusow said. Once downloaded, it can be used as a plug-in for Microsoft Office ...

Ecma, the international standards body accepted Microsoft's proposed Open XML File Format submission for standardization.

European standards body Ecma International Thursday published the first draft of the Office Open XML specification online, as Microsoft Corp.’s file format for office documents continues the ...

"The reality is that Open XML is a new mechanism that allows us to interact with file formats and build the feature-rich applications that our customers are demanding," adds Toys.

The ISO vote to approve Open XML as an international standard is only the first step in a long implementation process, say both critics and supporters of the file format.