1810 Podcast: OpenDocument and the Move to XML FormatsCustomers are now implementing solutions based upon the OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft’s OpenXML standard, endorsed by ECMA, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Billions of word processing and spreadsheet files are being converted to XML in one of these two formats. OpenDocument expert Gary Edwards believes that adopting OpenXML means lock-in to Microsoft products on an unprecedented scale. In this podcast, Edwards defends OpenDocument’s capabilities but also challenges the ODF community to out-innovate Microsoft to provide a competitive alternative to Microsoft’s lock-in. He also challenges the open standards community to focus on delivering alternatives to Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint servers. Edwards also describes Open Document Foundation’s da Vinci plug-ins for Microsoft Office.

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