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> From: "Carol Geyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005年5月23日 22:35:37:JST
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [announce] Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard
>
> Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard
>
> IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Others Develop Royalty-Free Standard for
> Office Applications Document Format
>
> BOSTON, MA, USA; 23 MAY 2005 -- OASIS, the international e-business
> standards consortium, today announced that its members have
> approved the Open Document Format for Office Applications
> (OpenDocument) v1.0 as an OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the
> highest level of ratification. OpenDocument provides a royalty-free,
> XML-based file format that covers features required by text,
> spreadsheets, charts, and graphical documents.
>
> "XML doesn't always mean open. You can hide a lot in a file format.
> OpenDocument represents an opportunity to ensure truly open file
> formats for productivity applications, which is why it will receive
> the enthusiastic support of public sector steering organizations
> on a global basis," commented James Governor, principal analyst at
> RedMonk. "The participation of enterprises in vertical
> industries, such as aerospace, will also ensure adoption in the
> private sector. One key to success will be the royalty free status
> of the spec; there are no financial penalties associated with
> developing to it."
>
> "Office productivity applications and the documents they create are
> key to today's knowledge economy. Information critical to the
> long term functioning of any organization is stored in the
> spreadsheets, presentations, and text documents its employees create,"
> said Michael Brauer of Sun Microsystems, chair of the OASIS
> OpenDocument Technical Committee. "Today, for the first time in the
> 25-year history of office applications, such documents can be stored
> in an open, standardized, and vendor-independent format."
>
>
> OpenDocument provides a single XML schema for text, spreadsheets,
> charts, and graphical documents. It makes use of existing
> standards, such as HTML, SVG, XSL, SMIL, XLink, XForms, MathML, and
> the Dublin Core, wherever possible. OpenDocument has been
> designed as a package concept, enabling it to be used as a default
> file format for office applications with no increase in file size
> or loss of data integrity.
>
> "OpenDocument is a fine example of an OASIS Standard that originated
> in and continues to be endorsed by the open source community,"
> noted Patrick Gannon, president and CEO of OASIS. "The work of
> OpenOffice.org was submitted to OASIS in 2002 by Sun Microsystems
> with the approval of the OpenOffice.org community for advancement
> under royalty-free terms, so that it would be freely available to
> developers and users of any office software application. Now that
> OpenDocument has been approved as an OASIS Standard, we look
> forward to its robust use by the many organizations and governments
> from around the world that have been calling for an open, safe,
> standardized schema for office documents." Gannon referenced
> OpenDocument implementations in software from Novell, OpenOffice.org,
> Stellent, and Sun Microsystems, as well as several other open source
> projects, as evidence of significant support in the
> marketplace.
>
> Future plans for the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee include
> extending the standard to encompass additional areas of
> applications and users, as well as adapting it to incorporate ongoing
> developments in office applications. All those interested in
> advancing this work, including governments, open source initiatives,
> educational institutions, and software providers, are
> encouraged to participate in the Committee. OASIS hosts an open mail
> list for public comment and the opendocument-dev mailing list
> for exchanging information on implementing the standard.
>
>
> Support for OpenDocument OASIS Standard
>
> "IBM recognizes the importance of a standards-based document format.
> Use of open, non-proprietary formats will facilitate seamless
> collaboration between vendors, customers and partners and ensure the
> maintenance of corporate and government knowledge," said Karla
> Norsworthy, vice president, Software Standards, IBM. "IBM supports the
> OASIS OpenDocument formats, and we believe the
> standardization is a major accomplishment in an important area."
>
> "Sun believes in the power of open standards to enhance business
> productivity and to stimulate innovation by preserving the
> intellectual property rights of content creators," said Tim Bray,
> Technology Director at Sun Microsystems. "Sun is a founding member
> of the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee, and Sun's StarOffice 8
> productivity suite, based on the OpenOffice.org project, uses
> OpenDocument as its default file format."
>
> About OASIS:
> OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
> Standards) is a
> not-for-profit, international consortium that drives the development,
> convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Members
> themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open
> process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and
> unite disparate efforts. The consortium produces open standards for
> Web services, security, e-business, and standardization efforts
> in the public sector and for application-specific markets. Founded in
> 1993, OASIS has more than 4,000 participants representing over
> 600 organizations and individual members in 100 countries. Approved
> OASIS Standards include AVDL, CAP, DocBook, DSML, ebXML CPPA,
> ebXML Messaging, ebXML Registry, OpenDocument, SAML, SPML, UBL, UDDI,
> WSDM, WS-Reliability, WSRP, WS-Security, XACML, and XCBF.
> http://www.oasis-open.org
>
> Additional information:
> OASIS OpenDocument Committee
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office
> OpenDocument FAQ http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/faq.php
>
> Press contact:
> Carol Geyer
> OASIS Director of Communications
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.978.667.5115 x209
>
>
>
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