If you haven’t checked out the new Microsoft Subnet and Cisco Subnet focus areas on the Network World Web site yet, you should. Both offer interesting commentaries on their particular subjects. But I ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...

Beta of the open source office suite brings a new Start Centre and some added features that provide a serious, free alternative to Microsoft Office If you think that you always get what you pay for, ...

It’s rare to see anyone stick up for Microsoft’s ugly tactics, but it’s refreshing to see somebody trying to rally for Redmond — even if they are wrong. Fellow NetworkWorld blogger Alan Shimel asks ...

OpenOffice.org Monday called Microsoft’s assertion that its open source application suite violates 45 of its patents “a desperate act.” “It’s just hard to put into credible terms,” said Louis ...

More specifically, the Geneva-based organization formed a Technical Committee to produce a formal standard of the work that is compatible with Office Open XML formats. That committee will take on ...

It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely unsuccessful ...