REDMOND – Jan. 19, 2009 – In December, 2008 Microsoft published implementation notes Open Document Format (ODF) in Office 2007 Service Pack 2. On Jan. 16, 2009 the company published a second set of such notes, this time for OpenXML, as part of its commitment to further promote transparency and interoperability among office productivity applications. The notes are designed to offer information useful to developers seeking to enhance interoperability with Microsoft products.

More information on these releases is available in the December announcement and related Q&A, as well as the Document Interoperability Initiative Web site listed below:

• Press Release: Microsoft Takes Concrete Steps to Foster Interoperability Among File Formats – Dec. 16, 2008

• Q&A: Microsoft Publishes Implementation Notes for File Formats in Office 2007 – Dec. 16, 2008

• Document Interoperability Initiative Web Site