Novell has announced support for the Open XML file formats in their version of OpenOffice. Word-processing documents are supported now, and spreadsheet/presentation support is coming next. Here are some links for more information: Novell's download ... [Read More]

The new ODF to Open XML Translator Project has been getting a lot of attention lately. This is a collaborative project to build add-ins for Office 2007 that can read and write ODF (Open Document Format) documents. The first component is a Word add-in, ... [Read More]

The guys at Sonata have submitted another instructive Java code sample. This one shows how to do some basic document management chores such as adding or removing parts from the Open XML Format package. It's packaged as a simple utility. Click here for ... [Read More]

The Open XML Formats can be used from any language or platform, and this article is a great example of that flexibility in action: sample Java code that generates a valid Open XML Format word-processing document. The resulting document can be read by products like Microsoft Word 2007, even though it was generated with no use of Microsoft tools or APIs. ... [Read More]