Microsoft adds to open document moves

Microsoft has begun an initiative designed to increase the openness of its document formats and boost interoperability of them between platforms.

The Document Interoperability Initiative focusses on bringing together vendors to test, refine, create, and template document format implementations, Microsoft said. This will involve testing the interoperability of the Open XML Format and the Open Document Format on a range of platforms including Mac OS Leopard, iPhone, Palm OS, Symbian, Linux and Windows Mobile.