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"Fallout from the OOXML controversy continues to be felt around the world. ISO is facing a revolt from dissatisfied participants who feel that their technical input was ignored, and national standards bodies from various countries are suffering internal friction over alleged misconduct. The implosion of the Standards Norway technical committee reflects the ongoing turmoil created by the ambiguity surrounding ISO's approval of OOXML."

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OB OOXML Norway ISO

"My post here isn't to say which ISO standard better or worse: OOXML or ODF. But, with the ISO's approval of OOXML as a standard for the same thing that the ISO-ratified ODF does, the ISO is now getting outted for the way its practices could plunge it into irrelevancy."

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OB ISO OOXML

"In a statement made at the Congresso Internacional Sociedade e Governo Electronico (CONSEGI) 2008 conference, representatives from three of the four countries that appealed against an April 1 vote to approve OOXML as a standard -- Brazil, South Africa and Venezuela -- said they are "no longer confident" in the ability of both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to be vendor-neutral and open when it comes to setting technology standards."

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OB OOXML ISO IEC

"A decision to dismiss appeals against the controversial fast-track approval of a Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) document format has provoked six national IT bodies to question the relevance of global standards-setting body ISO."

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OB OOXML ISO IEC

"The news broke on Friday, with the ISO press release, and additional coverage and analysis by Andy Updegrove and on Groklaw. But it would be remiss if I did not share a few details on how, true to form, the end of this DIS 29500 process was botched."

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OB ISO IEC OOXML

"Creating an alternate standards organization will be an exceedingly tough task, but standards are not an area where compromises can be tolerated. Standards govern our lives in a million different ways and the common man and woman deserve to have their standards created in an open, transparent manner that benefits everyone. Let me know what you think of the idea of creating an open standards organization for the benefit of the emerging economies."

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OB ISO IEC OOXML India standards

"Like many people I’ve been appalled by the way ISO officials are trying to dismiss the appeals filed against the way OOXML was processed. Once more I’ve discovered a new aspect of the ISO process which has left me puzzled."

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OB ISO OOXML

"Adobe Systems' popular portable document format, or PDF as it's more well-known, has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard as of Wednesday morning. Adobe has been the key developer and patent holder of the technology, and on Wednesday passed over the entire specification of version 1.7 to the Geneva-based ISO. This comes just a year and a half after Adobe made plans to open up by giving the specification to the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) which was to lay the groundwork for ISO certification."

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OB Adobe ISO PDF

Worth reading, if only to understand attitude and whether they "get" the problem.

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OB OOXML ISO

"Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspect of the whole OOXML story is the financial side of the issue. When everything is said and done, one legitimate question coming from the Microsoft shareholders will be about the ratio between the resources wasted (and as of resources, you can include not just money, but also the wasted time, roadmaps, and of course public image) and the final outcome. This ratio is, I think, unfavourable to Microsoft and shareholders tend to be … demanding , to put it mildly."

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OB OOXML Microsoft ISO

"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."

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OB OOXML Venezuela ISO

"In a letter, members of a Brazilian technical committee said the process that led to OOXML's ISO ratification was flawed, in part because not all participants were given enough time to make their views heard."

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OB ISO Microsoft Brazil India South Africa

"The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, has taken strong objection to the fact that despite a "No" to OOXML by a majority of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) members, the software giant "continued to make representations to the top Indian leadership (read Ministry of Consumer Affairs), pressuring them to change the Indian vote"."

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OB India Microsoft OOXML ISO

"Though OOXML (Open Office XML) was approved by the ISO on April 1, it continues to face impediments to widespread adoption. On Friday, it was revealed that South Africa is appealing ISO (International Organization for Standardization) approval of the standard. And earlier this week, New York state officially promoted ODF (OpenDocument Format) as a standard file format based on customer demand as it launched a new initiative for technology openness and open standards."

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OB South Africa ODF OOXML ISO

"Reuters is reporting that the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) will announce the result of the OOXML vote on Wednesday."

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