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Reliable Interoperation between Open Office & MS office by UOML

Reliable Interoperation between Open Office & MS office by UOML. Alex Wang Chair/OASIS UOML TC Chairman / Sursen Co. Open Office ’ s functions are rich enough for normal users It's difficult to work without MS Office documents

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Reliable Interoperation between Open Office & MS office by UOML

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  1. Reliable Interoperationbetween Open Office & MS office by UOML Alex Wang Chair/OASIS UOML TC Chairman / Sursen Co.

  2. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • Open Office’s functions are rich enough for normal users • It's difficult to work without MS Office documents Although you can order the whole enterprise to install Open Office, you can’t unify the formats used by outside people With its large market share, MS office owns unbeatable market advantage • Massachusetts tried to install OpenOffice only, but failed; Instead, they had to support dual standards, and considered using ODF plug-in for MSOffice Compatibility issues block Open Office

  3. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • 1. Edit the existing contents in the original way • Required to purchase the original software • Can’t guarantee the original layout after modification • Not reliable • 2. Append new contents upon existing ones • The existing contents shouldn't be modified • Able to guarantee layout • Very reliable • Behaves the same way as paper handling, which can be accepted by normal users UOML adopts the 2nd solution, providing the same compatibility as paper exchange! Compatibility Solutions

  4. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • Challenges on Document Interoperability Different software can’t process the same document.MS-Word can’t open MS-Excel filePaper is still the only interoperable platform.A pen can write on any paper A paper can be written by any pen

  5. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • Current solutions for interoperation Application Co. A MS Office Application Co. B Open Office The same format Web page Application Co. C AutoCAD Application Co. D • Solution 1 MS Office Application Co. A Open Office Application Co. B Web page Application Co. C AutoCAD Application Co. D • Solution 2

  6. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • Previous efforts have limited impacts on making document storage format standards • Industry practices over the past decade proved it’s not a solution • Simple format, e.g. TXT, can’t meet the need of various software • For complicated ones, e.g. OpenXML, only a few companies or even one company among hundreds of thousands software companies all over the world, have enough resources and professional technology required to handle it • Block innovation • Affect performance optimization, portability, and scalability Standardize Storage formats - not a solution

  7. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML • DBF was market standard of database storage format • Why not continue to improve DBF format? Why SQL? • High performance database(Oracle,DB2...) uses very complicated storage format, e.g. it is storage media related • Is it possible that every application can read/write this format itself? • Few companies are able to parse such complicated format • It is certain that the data will be destroyed by bugs of some software when they save data • SQL avoids this problem • Although to implement the operation is skillful and difficult, a request for the operation is straight forward to any programmer • The storage of data is maintained by professional company to ensure the integrity of data SQL vs. DBF

  8. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML SQL vs. UOML Structured Data Finance system ERP Accounting ……… SQL DB2 Oracle SQL Server … Unstructured Document Open Office MS Office ……… UOML Writer UOML SEP Docbase ……

  9. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML What is UOML? • UOML - Unstructured Operation Markup Language. • UOML is NOT a document storage format. • UOML is the “SQL” for unstructured information • UOML defines an unified operating interface through the • abstract description of unstructured documents • Based on XML, cross-platform, programming language independent, specific application independent • Define general document operating functions

  10. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML UOML Helps Interoperation • UOML provides the same interoperability as a paper • ANY UOML application can open ANY document • (including UOML document and non-UOML document) • ANY UOML document can be processed by ANY UOML application • Three steps to open MS Office documents reliability • Use MS Office to open its document • Generate a UOML document by UOML Writer • Open Office opens a UOML document, appends new content on the previous one

  11. Step 1: Use MS Office to open its document Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML

  12. Step 2: Generate a UOML document by UOML Writer Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML

  13. Step 3: Appends new contents on the previous ones in Open Office Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML

  14. Reliable The layout is 100% retained Can't modify the existing contents in the original way Can be accepted by most users Benefits and shortcomings Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML

  15. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML Value of UOML Solution • Government, Enterprise can install one MS Office in entry, convert all input documents to UOML documents • The other hundreds of computers are only required to have Open Office installed, thus get rid of format compatibility problems • It works the same way as the tradition paper work, can be accepted by users • Open Office can be promoted without format compatible problems

  16. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML Value of UOML Solution • OpenOffice • OpenOffice • OpenOffice • OpenOffice • MS Office • OpenOffice • OpenOffice

  17. Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML Status of OASIS UOML TC • UOML TC was formed in Feb, 2007 • Ten TC teleconferences have been held • The UOML work draft has been Voted as Committee Draft • UOML TC needs your participation! • Join UOML TC, enhance UOML for better Open Office support!

  18. Thanks OASIS UOML TC:http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=uomlUOML Alliance: www.uoml.org Reliable Interoperation between OpenOffice & MS office by UOML

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