Microsoft Publishes Implementation Notes for File Formats in Office 2007

Goal is to foster interoperability among office applications


December 16, 2008
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsoft-publishes-implementation-notes/212500611


Microsoft has published documentation detailing its implementation of OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) version 1.1 support in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2, currently in beta and scheduled for release next year. Similarly detailed notes about the company's implementation of Open XML (Ecma 376 Edition 1) in Office will follow in the coming weeks.

These implementation notes offer a guide on how Microsoft is implementing ODF and Open XML within its Microsoft Office suite. The notes, available at no charge on the Document Interoperability Initiative (DII) site, are useful to developers seeking to enhance the interoperability of their solutions with Microsoft products.

"By publishing notes on how we are implementing file format standards in Microsoft Office, we are providing detail that others can use as a reference point for their own applications," said Doug Mahugh, senior project manager for Office interoperability. "We encourage other companies to take similar steps to help achieve greater interoperability across the industry."

Microsoft's implementation notes include the following:

Standardization is a useful first step in promoting interoperability, but more work is required among vendors to achieve the goal:

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