http://www.itworld.com/iec xx http://www.itworld.com/software/54658/nations-question-isos-merit-following-dropped-ooxml-appeals Countries whose appeals were dismissed regarding the ISO/IEC's approval of Microsoft's OOXML as an international standard are questioning the judgment and relevance of the ISO/IEC and the standards they approve. http://www.itworld.com/software/54658/nations-question-isos-merit-following-dropped-ooxml-appeals#comments Software News IEC ISO OOXML standards Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:19:50 -0400 ITworld staff 54658 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/open-source/54310/iso-iec-reject-appeals-approve-ooxml-spec The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have given the green light to publish the Microsoft-backed Office Open XML (OOXML) specification after organization leaders rejected appeals from four countries to protest the vote that approved OOXML as a standard. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/54310/iso-iec-reject-appeals-approve-ooxml-spec#comments Development Open Source News IEC ISO OOXML standards Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:04 -0400 ITworld staff 54310 at http://www.itworld.com