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OpenDocument Format (ISO/IEC 26300) !!! D R A F T !!!

Overview

What is ODF? (1/5) An XML- based specification describing the content and formatting of a document. The open standard developed by a multi- vendor committee at OASIS and approved by ISO. The standard that meets the common test for openness

What is ODF? (2/2) The default format in OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, KOffice, and IBM Productivity Tools The open standard adopted and supported by many vendors. The option that gives you the most choices for interoperability and future- proofing the access to your information.

ODF is an example of a bigger change Applicatio n Informatio n Old Style Information is closely linked to the application that created it. Control is with the software developer not the customer. Applicatio n Information New Style Information is represented using a real open standard not under the control of a single vendor, and multiple applications can create and access it interchangeably. Control is with the customer not the software provider.

We started to see this in the 1990s Browser The Web New Style Information is represented using a real open standard not under the control of a single vendor, and multiple applications can create and access it interchangeably. Control is with the customer not the software provider. Applicatio n Informatio n Old Style Information is closely linked to the application that created it. Control is with the software developer not the customer.

The trend will accelerate in the 2000s Office Suite Web appsNew apps Document s New Style Information is represented using a real open standard not under the control of a single vendor, and multiple applications can create and access it interchangeably. Control is with the customer not the software provider. Applicatio n Informatio n Old Style Information is closely linked to the application that created it. Control is with the software developer not the customer.

Enabling new concepts Offline / PC Online / Browser

What is ODF not? (1/2) It is not dictated by a single vendor. It is not required to be compatible with a single vendor's commercial products. It is not a forced commitment to either proprietary or open source software.

What is ODF not? (2/2) It is not a limitation of your choices for applications to create and process your information, now and in the future, by everyone who should have access to it. It is not being fully adopted by Microsoft (yet).

OASIS ODF TC (1/2) Founded 2002 Charter: Creation of an open, XML based file format for office applications Name: “OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC”

OASIS ODF TC (2/2) Members from multiple organizations, for example: Adobe IBM Intel KDE Novell OASIS Sun Microsystems

ODF Design Goals

ODF Roadmap (1/2) OpenDocument 1.1 Results from accessibility SC and erratas Released as Committee Specification in October 2006

ODF Roadmap (2/2) OpenDocument 1.2 Results from accessibility SC, meta data SC, and formula SC Additional enhancements Targeted for mid 2007

Benefits

ODF Benefits (1/2) Long-term reuse of and access to data No lock-in to proprietary tools or undocumented formats Competitive data processing products Reduced costs

ODF Benefits (2/2) Increased reliability, because more data automation Platform independence Interoperability

ODF starts a new game with new rules that lets everybody participate ISO/IEC 26300

Defined in an open, transparent process Mailing lists open to the public Individual members allowed Public meeting agendas and minutes Received public comments are publicly visible

A growing number of contributors

OpenOffice.org Different Applications - One Format IBM WorkplaceAjaxWrite

Different Applications - One Format

StarOffice KOffice TextMakerAbiWord Different Applications - One Format

Broad reuse of established standards Dublin Core SVG MathML XForms XLS:FO XLink SMIL

A long tradition of openess

Innovative usage of ZIP archives for documents unzip

Reuse of Concepts / Readability of the Format

Adoption

ODF Momentum (1/3) OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) TC: Defining the ODF specification Adobe, IBM, Intel, KDE, Novell, OpenOffice.org, Sun,...

ODF Momentum (2/3) OASIS ODF Adoption TC: Focus on technical education about ODF as well as ODF adoption by ISV's IBM, Intel, Novell, OpenOffice.org, Oracle, Sun,...

ODF Momentum (3/3) ODF Alliance: Focus on public policy 35 founding members (March 2006) More than 330 companies and organizations (as of October 2006): BBC, Bull, Bristol City Council, Corel, EDS, EMC, Google, IBM, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat, Software AG, Sun, City of Vienna,...

ODF Application Support OpenOffice.org 2.0 StarOffice 8 Office Suite KOffice IBM Productivity Tools TextMaker AbiWord / Gnumeric AjaxWrite Google Docs & Spreadsheet Microsoft Office (via plug-ins) Firefox (via plug-ins) See for an updated listhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument_software

All major platforms covered Windows Linux Mac OS X Solaris OS FreeBSD Symbian PalmOS

Gartner says: “By 2010, ODF document exchange will be required by 50 percent of government and 20 percent of commercial organizations (0.7 probability).”

Development

ODF Community Site

Developer Resources Book: OpenDocument Essentials: OpenDocument Utilities OpenDocument Perl Module: Robert Weir's weblog

Public Sector

Open Standards Efforts Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA (ETRM) Belgium Spain / Extremadura Denmark

Open Standards Efforts France (RGI) Germany (SAGA) Malaysia Brazil IDABC (European Commission)