ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted an international standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, according to documents circulated by a member of a Dutch national standards committee. ...continue reading 'ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard'

Balloting ends for close OOXML ratification vote

Balloting on whether Office Open XML (OOXML) should become an international document standard closed at midnight Saturday in Geneva, in an apparently tight vote. The results have not yet been officially announced. ...continue reading 'Balloting ends for close OOXML ratification vote'

Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard

Ballots are rolling in for the final ballot to decide whether the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopts a file format based on Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) as an international standard. Countries previously against adoption or abstaining, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark and Finland, are now voting in favor. ...continue reading 'Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard'