Fraunhofer Fokus recently announced a new project to create an IS29500-Validator and Document-Library. The project will test the validity of documents regarding conformance to ISO/IEC 29500. As part of the project activities Fraunhofer Fokus will initiate the development of an Open Source document validator.  Additionally they will create a document library website consisting of valid test and template documents that implementers can use to compare their implementations against what is expected. Word processing, presentation and spreadsheet documents will be made available.

Microsoft Corporation will support these activities as a development partner. For more information, visit the Fraunhofer Fokus website (http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de) and for technical details be sure to watch for articles from Stephen Peront (http://blogs.msdn.com/speront).