Document Architecture in Open Systems: The ODA Standard

In 1989, the ISO Standard 8613 "Office Document Architecture
(ODA) and Interchange Format" was published. The Standard is
intended for the interchange of documents in an Open Systems
environment. ISO 8613 is technically identical to the CCITT
Recommendations of the T.410 series called "Open Document
Architecture (ODA) and Interchange Format" published in
1988. Almost all major companies in the office automation
and telecommunication area are currently developing products
based on this Standard.
In this book, all important aspects of the presently
publishedeight parts of the Standard are discussed. The
book provides a comprehensiveand detailed introduction to
the technical specifications of ISO 8613 and the concepts on
which these specifications are based, including the
extensions which were added to the ODA Standard in 1991.
The book isprimarily addressed to readers who want to
investigate the applicability of the Standard for their
document interchange problems, plan to acquire products
based on the Standard, or intend to develop document
processingsystems conforming to the Standard.