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  • Despite irregularities, OOXML may clear ISO vote

    Early reports indicate that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format appears to have enough votes to be certified an ISO standard but complaints of irregularities and strong-arm tactics are rife.

  • Technocrats rubberneck Microsoft's OOXML

    Microsoft's Open Office XML specifications will be scrutinised by government technocrats in Geneva this week to determine if improvements Microsoft has made to it overcome technical problems noted by ISO members last September.

  • US state to favour Microsoft document formats?

    The US state of Massachusetts is set to mandate the use of Microsoft's Office document formats, including Office Open XML, across its agencies.

  • Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification

    Venezuela and India have appealed against the official ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, bringing the total number of protesting countries to four.

  • Norway backflips on OOXML 'yes' vote

    Norway's national standards body has lodged a formal protest over the country's vote on Office Open XML (OOXML) at the ISO.

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