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OpenDocument Metadata Use Cases and Requirements Document

As set forth in the Statement of purpose of its charter, the OASIS OpenDocument Metadata Subcommittee submits their OpenDocument Metadata Use Cases and Requirements document. The document has been approved by the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee this Monday, and is available in OpenDocument and PDF formats.

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Google Docs and Spreadsheets: Not quite Google Office, but closer

Google Docs & Spreadsheets accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODF, ODS, RTF, CSV, etc.

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Zoho Writer (beta) Supports ODF

Online Word Processor - Write  Share  Collaborate

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Open standards 'essential to Europe's IT future'

Open standards 'essential to Europe's IT future'
Tom Espiner
ZDNet UK
October 06, 2006, 14:35 BST

A high ranking French government official has called for open standards for software to be adopted by all European countries.

In a report to the French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, National Assembly deputy Bernard Carayon said that the adoption of standards to guarantee interoperability was essential to promote European business and competition.

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Massachusetts CIO quits

By Martin LaMonica Staff Writer, CNET News.com

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