Open XML Translator 1.0, available for download on
SourceForge.net , converts MS Word documents written in proprietary
Open XML (OOXML) format to
OpenDocument (ODF) format and back. You can install as a plug-in for Microsoft Word 2007.
Computerworld.com
reports that this product is the first phase of the friendship between Microsoft and ODF. The company finances the development of the converter. An interesting fact is that Microsoft Word 2007 supports about 30 formats, but the recently-gaining and recognized ISO format ODF is not supported.
The development of Open XML Translator worked: the French company CleverAge developed the program itself, and the German Dialogika and the Indian Aztecsoft provided testing and support for the quality of development.