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Files are made available in both ODF and PDF. Software available that allows full read/write access for ODF includes OpenOffice.org, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, IBM Workplace, Lotus Symphony and Sun's StarOffice among others.  An extensive and growing list of supporting applications is maintained by the Open Document Fellowship. Please visit http://iso26300.info for more information.

 

About ODF - General Info. 
About ODF and the Alliance - An Introduction  PDF  | ODF
Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs)  PDF  | ODF
ODF Slideshow  PDF  | ODF
Refuting the Myths About ODF  PDF  | ODF
Why ODF? The Importance of OpenDocument Format for Governments  PDF  | ODF

 

ODF Implementation 
Business Case Toolkit: A Government Guide for Evaluating the Cost of Moving to ODF Compliant Applications  PDF  | ODF
Cost-Savings Case Studies of Moving to ODF-Supporting Applications  PDF  | ODF
Ramboell Report: Estimating the Costs of Implementing Office OpenXML and ODF in the Central Government (Denmark)  PDF  | ODF

 

Policy Updates and Analysis 
Applications Support for ODF  PDF  | ODF
Government Adoptions: A Global View of ODF Policy  PDF  | ODF
ODF & New York State's Strategy for Openness  PDF  | ODF
Plug-Ins/Converters -- FAQs  PDF  | ODF

 

Reports and White Papers 
Achieving Openness: a closer look at ODF & OOXML  PDF  | ODF
Emerging Business Value of OpenDocument Format v1.0  PDF
ODF Annual Report 2007  PDF  | ODF
Open Documents and Democracy - Yale ISP White Paper  PDF
Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems  PDF

 

Recent Alliance Public Comments 
Alliance Comments on Massachusetts' ETRM v4.0  PDF  | ODF
Alliance Response to NY State Request for Comments on eRecords  PDF  | ODF
Alliance Response to the Burton Group's Report  PDF  | ODF

 

Blogs of Interest to ODF and Open Standards 
Bob Sutor's Open Blog
Charles-H. Schulz
Groklaw
Jomar Silva
Open Malaysia
Rob Weir
Standards News Portal - Andy Updegrove

 

OOXML Updates and Analysis 
Alliance Response to Ecma's Proposed Disposition of Comments  PDF
Alliance Response to the Burton Group's Report  PDF
BRM Fact Sheet on DIS 29500/OOXML  PDF
Google's Position on OOXML as a Proposed ISO Standard  PDF
Issue Brief: ODF's Benchmark for Accessibility  PDF
Issue Brief: OOXML & IPR - Minding the Gaps and Why They Matter  PDF
Issue Brief: Two Standards Equal More Cost and Less Choice  PDF
Microsoft Cuts Off Access To Old Documents - What happened and why open formats matter  PDF
OOXML: Ecma's Top 10 Worst Responses to NB Comments  PDF
Oracle Comments on DIS 29500  PDF
The Case Against OOXML  PDF
Updated: Oracle Comments on DIS 29500/Ecma's Disposition of Comments  PDF




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