On September 14th foundation of OpenOffice.org and OpenDocument Format Promotion Group (ODPG) was announced.
Founders are:
1. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (
news release)
2. Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd. (
press release)
3. NTT COMWARE CORPORATION (
press release)
4. K.K. Ashisuto (
news)
Their background information tells us what they are going to do.
1. They share know-how of OpenOffice.org and ODF among enterprises, local governments and other organizations.
2. They collect various issues and compatibility information about OpenOffice,org and ODF in enterprises, local governments and other organizations.
3. They make proposals to companies and organizations concerned.
4. They support OpenOffice.org community's activity.
5. They make any activity to spead and develop OpenOffice.org.
Founding members are:
1.
Aikoku Alpha Corporation
2.
Aizuwakamatsu City
3.
K.K. Ashisuto
4.
NTT Comware Corporation
5.
CLION Co., Ltd.
6.
Commuture Information Systems Co., Ltd.
7.
Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.
8.
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
9.
Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Maho Nakata, OpenOffice.org Japanese Language Project lead, congratulated the foundation of ODPG and gave a message, "OpenOffice.org Japanese Language Project represents Japanese language supporting activity in OpenOffice.org community and works on translation, quality assurance, marketing and other related activity. These activities are carried out by very small number of volunteers. Supports and contributions extended by user companies and organizations have been very limited. After the foundation of ODPG, we expect that OpenOffice.org Japanese Language Project and ODPG will develop cooperative relations towards sustainable development of OpenOffice.org and ODF."
"We in the OpenOffice.org Community are delighted that this effort, the OpenOffce.org and OpenDocument Format Promotion Group, Japan (ODPG), has been launched, especially given that this year, 2010, marks the Community's tenth anniversary--and the fifth anniversary since the ODF was declared as the preferred standard by the US State of Massachusetts. We look forward to the ODPG's success as a vehicle for the promotion and use of open standards around the world, not just in Japan, and invite all to join the effort." said Florian Effenberger, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead.
Written by khirano based on
the post in OpenOffice.org Community Forum Japanese
