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Microsoft Document Formats Gain Mass. Favor

“Massachusetts has proposed changing its standards policy to
make room for Microsoft Office document formats.

“The state’s Information Technology Division on Monday posted a
draft proposal, part of a periodic revision to its overall
technical architecture, to its Web site where it will be under
review until July 20.

“If accepted, the policy update would list Office Open XML as
acceptable ‘open formats’ for use by executive-branch state
agencies…”

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