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ECMA-376 - Open XML File Formats

Explore the impact of Open XML formats on document management, interoperability, & business efficiency. Learn about the transition to standardized XML structures for improved data access and long-term archive requirements.

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ECMA-376 - Open XML File Formats

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  1. ECMA-376 - Open XML File Formats and the Evolution of Open File Formats Mark Lange Senior Policy Counsel Microsoft EMEA

  2. The XML Vision • XML - Celebrating 10 years (1997-2007) • The XML Dream • Changing the world of Information, Interoperability • Databases, Connectivity, Services, Workflow • A New Era for Documents • Productivity Suites using Standardized XML formats • Business Documents using Custom XML Schemas

  3. Waves of Innovation Automation and ”smart documents” Productivity XML, SOA Filesharing/collaboration Network/Internet Graphical user interface PC Text handling, spreadsheet IBM ball-head typewriter Typewriter Time Now

  4. XML for document management Capability and Interoperability Business Process Efficiency Improved Data Access Business requirements Company standards Customer details, Costs Web service formatting intelligent receipt Efficient capture Validated information Query & extract Text Document Fragment Image Document Assembly Searching & Repurposing Content Auto-creating a polished document data XML structure Data and presentation formatting Document Archival Archived & consumed long into the future without vendor-specific clients or applications

  5. Office Open XML File Formats • Start • Microsoft Office 2000 – Start of XML work • Microsoft Office 2003 • MS Office XML formats published on Danish Government site • EU (May, 2004) http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/2592/5588 “Microsoft should consider the merits of submitting XML formats to an international standards body of their choice” • EU explicit requests: • to put the evolution of the formats in the control of a standards body • to build translators to/from ODF • Governments asked Microsoft to submit Open XML to ISO • Now • Dec 2006 - PEGSCO Report “Microsoft has adopted a “pure” XML format” “The Open XML (ECMA) specifications are freely available” “Both the ODF and the OpenXML document format specifications are XML based, promising great opportunities” • The Open Specification Promise enables any business/licensing model to implement Open XML

  6. Open XML addresses multiple needs • Open • fully documented and freely available for anyone to use • controlled by standards body, not a single company • Interoperable, platform independent • Major advance in technology • enables new range of applications • supports Custom XML Schemas • Internationalization, Accessibility features • Enables quality migration of older documents • Satisfies long-term archive requirements • Can co-exist with other standards

  7. ECMA-376 Adoption Multiple implementations – Multiple Platforms • Microsoft Office 2007 - Default Save Format is Open XML (+ free updates for Office 2000, XP, 2003) – Dec 2006/Jan 2007 • OpenOffice – Novell supports Open XML in OpenOffice – Novell edition – Feb 2007 • Corel – announcement of support of Open XML - Availability mid 2007 • Gnumeric – open source Spreadsheet supports OpenXML • Sun – working on OpenXML import filter for spreadsheets • OpenXMLDeveloper.org (hundred of developers, multiple platforms)

  8. Co-existence of Document Standards • ODF Plug-in Translator for Word finalized on Feb 1, 2007 • Open, Save ODF in Word - Office 2007, Office 2003, Office XP • Available on SourceForge, Microsoft Download Center and Office Online • Over 50,000 downloads – one of the top 25 SourceForge projects • Comprehensive EU compliance tests • ODF test suite (http://testsuite.opendocumentfellowship.org/) • Translator incorporated by Novell to enable OpenOffice to Open and Save OpenXML documents • May 2007 - beta ODF-OpenXML Translator for Excel & PPT • http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter • UOF-Open XML translator project – May 2007 • DIN Working Group preparing Technical Report detailing ODF-Open XML translation

  9. Save as ODF

  10. Goals of ECMA-376 • High Fidelity Migration to Open Formats • Faithfully represent in XML the pre-existing body of word-processing, presentation and spreadsheet documents • Interoperability, Platform independence, Internationalization, Accessibility • Extensive review and modifications during the standardization process • Enable new range of applications - Integration with business data • Support Custom XML Schemas • Long-term preservation • More secure, clear path for migration, future evolution/maintenance in Ecma & ISO

  11. Thank You!

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